Name of Shop: Kensington Tobacconist Date Visited: 03/13/09 Street Address: 450 Penn Ave City: West Reading State: PA Zip: 19611 Phone Number: (610) 373-5001 Hours of Operation: Mon. – Sat. 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM Website: http://www.kensingtontobacco.com Location: Above Average The shop is located off of the Penn Ave. exit on Rt. 422. This is […]
Cigar Shop Review: Lake Mary, FL – Corona Cigar Company
Last week I announced the Stogie Review Fan Forum Cigar Shop Reviews section, this week I’d like to feature one of those reviews as well as give you an update on how we are progressing. Since the initial launch of this new section, we have racked up 11 reviews and are off to a great […]
23 Minutes with Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson was in the MD/DC area this week doing the tours of three of the local shops in the area. I met up with Pete at W.Curtis Drapers in DC for the 1st Friday event (every 1st Friday of the Month they have someone in the shop for an event). Pete was generous to […]
God of Fire, Carlito 2006 (Guest Review)
Today I’m doing the God of Fire 2006 Carlito Blend (tubo) This cigar is the brain child of Keith Park (Prometheus accessories). Park teamed with Carlito Fuente to develop the limited edition cigar along with Carlos Jr. The cigar is produced in 2 Blends, the Carlito (Cameroon Wrapper), and the Don Carlos (Sun Grown Habano). […]
Sneak Peak: Oliva Connecticut Reserve
A few days ago I got word that I may be lucky enough to score myself a couple of the new Oliva Connecticut Reserves. Getting some information that they were shipping as early as Friday February 27th, I didn’t get my hopes up in regards to getting a pre-release review together. Due to a couple […]
Interview with Hal Rubin
As I mentioned in yesterdays El Cobre Short Ashes Review, I had plans to speak with Hal Rubin of Empire Cigars in regards to his house blend. The interview ran about 15 minutes overall and has some interesting information within it. I had some second thoughts about incorporating the entire interview into my upcoming review […]
A Stogie To Do List For 2009
It’s been a both an excellent and a horrible couple of cigar weeks for yours truly. As clock ticked away the final days and hours of 2008, I lit up some truly excellent cigars. I also spent around a week’s worth of time sans stogie as wrestled with a sinus infection, and now a chest […]
Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas, Plus 1: The Final Day
This is our final, of thirteen, prizes being given away for our First Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas. The prize is a box of Mi Barrio signed by Erik Espinosa, Orlando Espinosa, Eddie Ortega, and Don Pepin Garcia. To enter this contest, all that was required was that you send in a Christmas […]
Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas: Day 12
This is our twelfth, of thirteen, prizes being given away for our First Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas. The prize is a box of Oliva Serie V Liga Especial signed by Jose Oliva. To enter this contest, all that was required was that you send in a Christmas story which involved cigars. This […]
Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas: Day 11
This is our eleventh, of thirteen, prizes being given away for our First Annual Stogie Review 12 Days of Christmas. The prize is a box of Padilla Miami signed by Ernesto Padilla. To enter this contest, all that was required was that you send in a Christmas story which involved cigars. This Prize Sponsored By […]