It is hard to believe that after six years of Stogie Review and five years of covering IPCPR that we have never had any kind of discussion with Michael Herklots. So it is pretty cool that Herklots makes his Stogie Review debut to talk about all his work with Nat Sherman and more specifically the […]
Epicurean Cigars (IPCPR 2012)
New cigar company with a familiar face. Many of you will recognize Steve Ysidron from his days with Savinelli. Steve left Savinelli to focus on his love for cigars and created Epicurean Cigars. Steve takes time to walk us through his lines such as Azul and Gonzo.
Blanco Cigar Co (IPCPR 2012)
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 […]
PDR Cigars (IPCPR 2012)
We catch up with Abe Flores of PDR Cigars with his new releases like his Small Batch Reserve, Flores Y Rodriguez, a solomon sized Liga Especial and the box pressed Abe Flores Serie Privada. Also see the douche blogger who just left his stuff in the middle of the booth…
Tatuaje Proto 2 – Saints & Sinners 2011 (first impressions)
Deciding to change things up a little bit this week, I reached into my 2011 Saints & Sinners smoker’s kit and pulled out the Tatuaje Proto 2. According to the exclusive overview published by our friend Jay over at CigarPhoto.net, the Proto 2 is the original unreleased blend of La Casita Criolla. Unlike the final […]
My Father No. 1 (plus giveaway)
Yesterday, Jerry posted a review for a cigar that he was surprised to discover we had not yet reviewed before: the Liga Privada No. 9. Following his lead, today I’m doing something similar with the My Father No. 1. It should come as no surprise that this is a cigar I enjoy immensely — so […]
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 […]
An Afternoon with Bill Paley (Part One)
This is the first of two parts of An Afternoon with Bill Paley of La Palina Cigars filmed on April 21st with George Brightman at W.Curtis Draper (Bethesda). This follows the usual Q&A format on our ongoing series of interviews with many of the legends in the cigar industry. Bill and George discuss the past, […]