This article was written by Daniel Temos (Dalamscius) and is the second installment of a two-part series. If you have not yet read the first installment, I strongly suggest you give it a read before progressing to part two. In part 1 of A Comparison Between Canadian and American Cigar Shops we discussed the impact […]
Cigarfest 2010: Day 1 Summary
As you may have known, Cigars International puts together an annual herf up in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. Over the last couple of years I have been fortunate enough to attend and this year was no different. Mike and I were able to get press passes to check out the event and report back […]
Jon Huber at Cigarfest 2010
On Friday, Mike and I made our way out to Cigarfest 2010. Traffic was light and we made excellent time to the resort. While killing time until we were scheduled to met up with Jason C. (Long time viewer of Stogie Review), I spoke with Jon Huber about scheduling our interview with him. It just […]
A Comparison between Canadian and American Cigar Shops – Part 1
This article was written by Daniel Temos (Dalamscius) and is the first installment of a two-part series. Be sure to back next week when the final portion of this article is available. It’s a Friday night, you head out to your local B&M (Bricks and Mortar) Cigar shop with plans to hang out with some […]
Pairing Wine and Cigars: An Intermediate Guide
It is a well known fact that most cigar smokers enjoy a smoke with some form of beverage. The most common are beer (Pairings 101: Cigars and Beer), spirits (Pairings 101: Cigars and Spirits), and coffee (Pairings Coffee and Cigars: Science or Serendipity?). It seems that, for some reason, cigar enthusiasts do not think of […]
Cigar Shop Review: Houston, TX – Serious Cigars
This review comes courtesy of boomerd35 If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: Serious Cigars Date Visited: 6/15/09 Street Address: 6608 FM 1960 W City: Houston State: Texas Zip: 77069 Phone Number: 281-397-9800 Hours of Operation: M-Sat 10am-9pm […]
A Short Session With Avo Uvezian
I like steak dinners, cigars and socializing as much as the next guy, but I have to be honest, the real reason I attended the Avo Cigar Dinner this past Friday at Cabernet Steakhouse was to see and hear Avo Uvezian play the piano. And after the boxes of LE 10’s were signed, pictures with […]
Smokin Tweets Published In Cigar Snob
A couple of months ago I wrote an article on my personal blog talking about the benefits of cigar manufacturers utilizing the Twitter service. After the article made the rounds on Twitter and a handful of people got a look at it, I was approached by Cigar Snob Magazine to write a similar article to […]
Cigar Shop Review: Orange, CA – Maxamar’s Cigars
This review comes courtesy of Keith1911 If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: Maxamar’s Cigars Date Visited: 09/12/09 Street Address: 3744 E. Chapman Ave. #E City: Orange State: CA Zip: 92867 Phone Number: 714-633-3000 Hours of Operation: M-F […]
Cigar Shop Review: Burke, Virginia – Burke Cigar
This review comes courtesy of SmellMyAsh If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: Burke Cigar Date Visited: September 16 2009 Street Address: 9558 Old Keen Mill Rd City: Burke State: VA Zip: 22015 Phone Number: 703-440-0678 Hours of […]