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 […]
1844
Wrapper : San Andreas Maduro Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : Jeff gifted to me Today I have a first impressions of the 1844 cigar that is available from CI and it’s organizations and is made by AJ Fernandez. I gave an update on the RabbitAir purifier also and told why the review […]
Women of Cigar Expo 2011 (Cigarnival)
Unless you have been avoiding Stogie Review over the past two weeks, you are well aware that Mike and I attended the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo 2011 (Cigarnval) event. Like any event that we attend with attractive women working, we do our best to bring you photos of the lovely ladies. This time around […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Rain…rain…rain…that about sums up the past week. Normally I can push through a little rain but torrential down pours for hours on end just put a dent in my smoking plans. Needless to say, its been a bit of a slow week for cigars. Slow but still a handful or two of eclectic assortment of […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 8
Labor day just passed, and to quote a popular line from the movie Office Space, “I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be.” As such, instead of my usual review, I dusted off a Week in smoke that has been laying dormant added a few recent […]
Tour of the New and Improved Famous Smoke Shop
Can you believe there is still video from the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo 2011 (Cigarnival)? For a small two day event with crowds of people, I’m very happy with what we walked away with, in terms of video. In earlier posts, and in replies to comments, I made mention of getting video footage of […]
Ask The Chief
To help us answer a question from Episode 203 of Your Questions, My Answers. We turn to Skip Martin aka Chief Hava of CroMagnon Cigars to talk about how leasing factories work. We also talk about whats new with CroMagnon as well as his take on on Jose Blanco coming out of retirement and joining […]
Your Questions, My Answers – Episode 203
Back again with another episode of Your Questions, My Answers. In this episode we talk about the recent news of Jose Blanco joining Joya de Nicaragua and the impact it will have. From their we banter back and forth about smoking lounge etiquette and whether bringing your own cigars is acceptable or in bad taste. […]
Brad Mayo of Jameson Cigar Co at Cigar Expo 2011
During the Famous Cigar Expo 2011 (Cigarnival), Mike and I caught up with Brad Mayo from Jameson Cigar Co. We had to twist Brad’s arm a bit to get him to do a video but we managed to get our way. In the short video below, Brad talks about the Santos de Miami and makes […]
Glynn Loope of CRA Speaks with Stogie Review at Cigar Expo 2011
During the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo 2011 (Cigarnival), Mike and I had the pleasure of talking with Glynn Loope, Executove Director of the Cigar Rights of America, for a few minutes. Glynn was kind enough to record a quick interview with us before we parted ways. The video below is about three minutes long. […]