Last month I received a surprise letter from Oliva. I would seem that despite my vocal displeasure for the way the 2011 Studio Tobac Advisory Board was handled, I was nominated once again to hold a place on the 2012 Studio Tobac Advisory Board. In hopes that things would be different, I accepted the nomination […]
Los Blancos Nine (Short Ashes)
After a very hectic couple of weeks, which involved a totaled vehicle and non-stop phone calls from various insurance people, I am back with a cigar review. This time I revisit the Los Blancos Nine. I first tried this cigar a couple of years back at the IPCPR trade show in New Orleans. I fell […]
CI Legends – Black Label
Welcome to the last of this series review with the CI Legends Black Label by La Aurora Starting out there is a sweet tobacco scent on the wrapper and just plain tobacco on the foot and cold draw. First couple puffs give a woody note but the spice ramps up very quickly and takes over […]
CI Legends – Copper Label
This weeks cigar is the CI Legends Copper Label by Drew Estates. Giving the wrapper a whiff I get a scent of a coffee with a lot of creamer in it. Foot gives off sweet tobacco and the cold draw has a nice vanilla taste to it. It does have a sweetened cap, just so […]
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 […]
An Afternoon with Litto Gomez (Part One of Two)
In our ongoing series of Q&A videos, George Brightman of W.Curtis Draper sits down with Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana. This is the first of three two parts where George and Litto talk about HR 1639/S.1461 and other legislative issues facing the premium cigar industry. Litto spends time talking about his humble beginning with […]
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 […]
CI Legends – Orange Label
Welcome to the CI Legends Orange Label by Rocky Patel review. Starting out there is a natural tobacco scent on the wrapper, the foot has natural tobacco and some hay and the cold draw gives a little bit of spice with the natural tobacco taste. Right off the bat there is a nice woody spice […]
CI Legends – Purple Label
Welcome to the next installment in the CI Legends series with the CI Legends Purple Label by Graycliff This might be the shortest write up in history as this cigar did not have much complexity to it at all. Starting off there was a sweet barnyard on the wrapper, sweet tobacco on the foot (although […]
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 […]