Over the last couple of months, Mike and I have been talking with Fred “Godfadr” Rewey, CEO of Nomad Cigar Company, on Twitter. Fred was kind enough to offer us some samples to try and Mike and I discussed doing a joint review with those samples. Like the well oiled machine that we are, Mike […]
Partagas 1845 Launch Event (plus giveaway)
This past Saturday, I made my way over to Leesburg Cigar & Pipe in Leesburg, Virginia for the Partagas 1845 launch event. The latest offering from General Cigar, the Partagas 1845 is a whole new blend featuring a Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, a unique & proprietary Connecticut Habano binder, and a filler comprised of Dominican & […]
An Evening with Guillermo Leon – Part Two
The second of two parts with Guillermo Leon of La Aurora Cigars. This follows the format of the other Q&A videos we have recorded. George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper (Bethesda) sits down with Guillermo Leon and discusses all things La Aurora from the history of when Guillermo was handed the “keys” to the factory, to […]
An Evening with Guillermo Leon – Part One
The first of two parts with Guillermo Leon of La Aurora Cigars. This follows the format of the other Q&A videos we have recorded. George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper (Bethesda) sits down with Guillermo Leon and discusses all things La Aurora from the history of when Guillermo was handed the “keys” to the factory, to […]
CI Legends – Green Label
Here we go with the fourth cigar in the series, the CI Legends Green Label made by Puros Indios. As I said all the other times, these are available in one size only, 5.7×54, and only available at Cigars International. Starting off with this CI Legends Green Label the wrapper is a little rougher than […]
Morro Castle (first impressions)
For today’s review, I fished a cigar out of my coolidor that I think I acquired from my Stogie Review Fan Forums “secret santa.” Morro Castle is one of the several cigars manufactured by AJ Fernandez exclusively for Cigars International. I had just finished doing my taxes, and decided to enjoy the nice weather outside […]
CI Legends – Red Label
Welcome back for the next installment from the CI Legends series. Today boys and girls I will be reviewing the CI Legends Red Label. Taking a whiff of the wrapper and foot and the only scent present is a natural tobacco. This is the same on the cold draw also. Starting out this CI Legends […]
Quesada Q D’etat Molotov
Ever since I fell in love with the Domus Magnus last year I’ve been on this journey tasting all things under the Quesada umbrella. One of the newer releases is the Q D’etat Series. The first of what is to be three releases is the Quesada Q D’etat Molotov. An interesting shaped Dominican puro perfecto […]
Nub Connecticut 358
I think I just heard the collective sigh of every single Stogie Review reader around the globe. I know, we’ve covered Nub Cigars to death over the years and we are at the point now where it feels like beating a dead horse. With that said, there is a method to my madness. This isn’t […]
CI Legends – Blue Label
Welcome my friends to the next in the CI Legends series, this time the Blue Label made by Matasa. Just like all the others this one is available only from Cigars International and only in one size, 5.75 x 54. Sniffing the wrapper gives a sweet tobacco scent while the foot and cold draw just […]