One person we couldn’t find at last year’s IPCPR in Las Vegas was David Blanco of Los Blanco Cigars. Little did we know that David was busy taking care of his obligations as a reservists in the military. One of the most noticeable changes since we last talked to David was a slight name change […]
EPC Cigars (IPCPR 2012)
We were very fortunate to catch Ernesto Perez Carrillo early on in the show. As usual they have his booth tucked away where it takes people a little bit to find him. Luckily we found him before the crowd did and got a quick five minutes of his time to catch up on his new […]
Liga Privada No. 9 by Drew Estate
In my Week in Smoke series I’ve been talking a lot about how great the Liga Privada No. 9 by Drew Estate has been smoking. It came as a bit of a surprise that none of us here at Stogie Review have actually reviewed it (we did publish a guest review). So this isn’t some […]
little boris by Tatuaje Cigars (pre-release)
I know its been a Tatuaje love fest here the past couple days. Let the love continue but first I have to get the “legal” notice out of the way. This sample was given to me by Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars while he was in the area for a Father’s Day event at The […]
Quesada Q D’etat Howitzer
The Quesada Q D’etat Howitzer has been on my list to smoke since I reviewed the Molotov back in April. By now you know that the Q D’etat Series was created as a protest against increased restrictions on cigar smoking and higher tobacco taxes. The Howitzer, a massive 6×60, represents the second of three releases […]
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 […]
CAO Last Stick Standing “A”
This is the second of three videos for the CAO Last Stick Standing contest. Basically there are three cigars, the one with the most votes, wins and becomes a future release sometime in 2013. Walt, Brian, Charlie and I all received a container of the three contenders and we wondered what the best way to […]
Partagas 1845
The newest release from the stables of General Cigars is the Partagas 1845. I have a soft spot for Partagas. Any of you who have been with us since the beginning (can’t believe you have stuck around for over six years) probably found Stogie Review because of my review of the Partagas Black on YouTube […]
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 […]