Prize Provided by Prometheus The time has come to announce our first 3rd Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas Winner. To enter the Day 1 contest for a chance to win a Sencillo 4 Cigar Sampler with cutter, we asked everyone to post their cigar related Christmas wish list. We have randomly selected a […]
Your Christmas List – 2010
December kind of got away from us but we thought it was about time we rolled out this years annual 12 Days of Christmas. Day 1 of our contest is setup the same way as it was last year. We would like our loyal readers to take a moment and put together a cigar related […]
A Look At YourCigarRatings.com
As of late, my participation on the Stogie Review front has been a bit sporadic. Family duties with my infant daughter, in addition to coming down with a nasty cold, have left me in the dark when it comes to recent additions to the cigar world. Fortunately, my smart phone has allowed me to keep […]
Stogie Review Trivia Contest
Every so often Stogie Review likes to reward its viewers/reader with contest prizes. This time around we have something a little different, which we hope will be fun for all participating. In the photo above, there are five prizes. To win one of those prizes, we have a series of trivia questions for you to […]
Blind Tasting at Sir Stogies
In the past, I have hosted blind tastings at local cigar shops. I would gather a group of people and create a sort of focus group to discuss a particular cigar. As the name implies, the cigar would be unbanded and no information would be provided before lighting up. It has been some time since […]
IPCPR 2010 – Random Show Floor Footage
Like past years, Jerry and I made a point to get over to the convention center when registration opened to pick up our press passes. As the day wears on, the line at the registration area gets horribly long. With our badges secured, and a little more than an hour of time to kill, Jerry […]
IPCPR 2010: The Week In Review
With everything going on lately, there just hasn’t been the time to get a proper cigar review ready. So no tower of burn this week. In its place, I’ve compiled some thoughts and observations on the trade show and how it went. The Overall Scene Months before tickets were booked for this year’s trade show, […]
Women of IPCPR (2010)
Whenever Stogie Review covers an event, we try to bring back a little something for everyone. Some go crazy for detailed cigar information while others like to drool over the models making the rounds. Armed with the still camera this year, Brian set out to track down IPCPR models and bring them to you in […]
Ron Melendi Speaks During CRA Seminar
During the IPCPR Trade Show, several seminars are held before the show floor opens. We generally like to sit in on those seminars, but only two were of any interest to us this year. The first being put on by Cigar Rights of America. Rather than present you with one two-hour presentation, we broke the […]
Rocky Patel Speaks at the CRA Seminar at IPCPR 2010
To close out the CRA Seminar at the 2010 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel shared a few words with the crowd. He encouraged everyone to start a state organization to fight for cigar smokers rights. The speech was well delivered and well worth watching.