Thanks to our good friend Keith Park, of Prometheus, Stogie Review has a few prizes that we are excited to give away. The first contest prize is a Sencillo Retro Lighter. The retro line of lighters is slim and features a flint ignition system. I reviewed the Retro Lighter by Prometheus last year and that […]
Glynn Loope of CRA at the 2012 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival
During the 2012 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival, the Cigar Rights of America was out in full force. As the crowds began to thin, Mike and I had the opportunity to spend a few minutes with Glynn Loope, Executive Director of the CRA. Glynn discusses the current political climate, as it relates to cigars, and offers […]
Edicion de Familia by J. Fuego at the 2012 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival
While attending the 2012 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival, we had the pleasure of speaking with long-time friend of Stogie Review – Jesus Fuego. While chatting, Jesus began to tell us about his new annual release which he is calling the J. Fuego Edicion de Familia. The blend is made up of Nicaraguan and Honduran Tobacco, […]
Eddie Ortega at the 2012 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival
While attending the 2012 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival, Mike and I had the pleasure of hanging out with Eddie Ortega. We talked about a handful of things throughout the course of the event but when the crowds settled down, he was kind enough to record a little video with us. In the video, Eddie discusses […]
Women of the 2012 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival
Starting in 2009, Stogie Review has had the pleasure of covering the annual Famous Smoke Shop Festivities. It started out as the Cigar Expo and has transformed into the Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival. The oddest thing about that coverage, especially since this is a male dominated website, is that the posts featuring the women of […]
Famous Smoke Shop – Cigarnival 2012: Day 2
Yesterday I posted the first video diary entry covering my thoughts of the 2012 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival. Today I have the second video from the event. This video is a bit shorter than the first and includes a little dedication to jjo at the end. More formal coverage will be posted in the coming […]
Famous Smoke Shop – Cigarnival 2012: Day 1
Last year when Mike and I covered the 2011 Famous Smoke Shop Cigarnival, I tried something a little different and recorded a video diary as I went about the day. We were surprised by how well those videos were received and I wanted to do them again this year. The video below outlines my day, […]
little monsters pictorial
Well the awaited little monsters by Tatuaje Cigars have hit W.Curtis Draper (my home shop). Below are a few pics I snapped of the box I got. Too bad I don’t have anymore of the Frank to snap a pic of it with Frank Jr. In An Afternoon with Pete Johnson series, Pete told us […]
Blog Father Red Label Edicion Limitada
Hey everyone else has a limited edition, why can’t I, The Blog Father have one? By now many of you know Hewitt and I traveled to Nicaragua as guests of Drew Estate along with other members of the blogger community plus Thor from Cigar Press magazine (poor guy always gets lumped with us). I’m sure […]
An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (Part Two of Two)
So I lied in Part One…I thought this was going to be a three part series but it turns out to be only two. Part Two is jammed pack with Litto telling great stories including how he tweets from his horse while on his farm in the Dominican, the impact of social media, family member […]