A Note From Tom Ed and I got together last weekend to review the Gurkha Cellar Reserve. It boasts 15 year aged tobacco, Criollo 1998 wrapper, Dominican Olor binder and a 15 year old Criollo, Nicaraguan filler. I know a lot of people slam Gurkha as simply an overpriced brand. I’ve been guilty of it […]
Drew Estate & Joya de Nicaragua Event (plus giveaway)
I recently caught up with Kevin McCormack, sales rep for Drew Estate and Joya de Nicaragua, at a DE/JDN Double Shot Event hosted by Main Street Cigar in Bel Air, MD. Kevin and I talked about the latest releases from Drew Estate & Joya (including My Uzi Weighs A Ton, Undercrown, Dirty Rat, L40, and […]
Casa Magna Domus Magnus Limitada
The Casa Magna Domus Magnus Limitada flew under my radar at IPCPR this year. It wasn’t until after the show that I was hanging out with John Anderson of W.Curtis Draper comparing notes on what cigars impressed us at the show that I first heard about the Domus Magnus. John was very excited as it […]
Alan Rubin Responds
This is what I love about cigars…the humor. A bit of advice if you are new to the site. When I rant about something, its all in good fun and meant as good laugh…and for pageviews LOL. Trust me, I don’t take myself that seriously. Regardless, I’m happy to see Alan Rubin take the time […]
Alec Bradley Black Market
Introduced at this year’s IPCPR and recently started hitting the shelves of shops everywhere is the Alec Bradley Black Market. I heard a lot of talk about the Black Market on the show floor and since it was one of the few cigars I didn’t get to sample at the show, I was extremely excited […]
CAO OSA Sol
The CAO OSA Sol should be on your shop’s shelves by now. I’ve been working on this review since I first sampled the Lot 50 (Robusto) at IPCPR. Having smoked almost a box worth of the three various sizes I figured now is a good time as any to expand on the thoughts I’ve shared […]
Casa Fernandez Cuban Seed Corojo 2006
In an effort to be more consistent, Ed and I barely made our August spot on The Stogie Review. But we made it damnit! A big challenge we’ve had lately is figuring out what to review. It is often over thought, and to be bluntly honest, Ed is a picky bastard who won’t just review […]
Laying Down the Law
In the first two episodes of Your Questions, My Answers (Season 2) we’ve talk a lot about Cuban cigars. Particularly about what will happen when the Cuban Embargo is lifted and about Cuban trademarks. Our answers were typically uninformed and mainly for entertainment purposes. In cases where we aren’t educated or have enough background about […]
Your Questions, My Answers (Episode 202)
Thanks for the great feedback on the Season 2 Premiere of Your Questions, My Answers. Received a lot of great questions after that episode so I hope you guys keep them coming. In fact, why not submit a question here and enter to win a five pack of the La Casita Criolla. For Episode 2 […]
La Casita Criolla
The newly release La Casita Criolla has been the buzz in the online cigar world way before it was released at IPCPR. The all Connecticut broadleaf cigar interested many and perplexed others who weren’t quite sure if an all broadleaf cigar would work. Would the La Casita Criolla wbe one of those “too much of […]