Think back to the first time that you ever held a Xikar Xi Cutter. If you were like me, you probably picked it up and asked yourself “where are the fingers holes?” Before I could experiment and mangle my cigar, I was given a demonstration by a shop owner. I would like to offer you […]
The 2011 Xikar New Product Lineup
While attending the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo 2011 (Cigarnival), Mike and I had the pleasure of spending a lot of time with Kurt Van Keppel of Xikar (Sponsor of our Cigar Expo Coverage). We set out to record a handful of videos with Kurt. The first was The History of Xikar. The second video, […]
Video Diary: Cigar Expo 2011 – Day 2 (Walt)
Earlier this week I posted a video diary that I put together for the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo 2011 (Cigarnival). I wasn’t expecting much out of the video but we recieved a lot of positive feedback on it. The following video is what happened on Day 2 of the Expo. Unfortunately, with this video […]
W.Curtis Draper – The Next Chapter
Earlier this year the DC Location of W.Curtis Draper pretty much became a non-smoking cigar shop due to complaints from tenants (a law firm) that was situated above the shop. W.Curtis Draper had been at its 14th Street location for almost 25 years. There have been a lot of changes for my home shop this […]
EP Carrillo Maduro Encantos
One of the most popular cigars produced by La Gloria Cubana during Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s tenure was the Serie R maduro. To this day, it’s hard to find a shop that doesn’t carry them, and they continue to sell well. Given his enduring success with those, it was really only a matter of time until he […]
Video Diary: Cigar Expo 2011 – (Mike)
Well I don’t know how well you will like this but this is my diary thing like Walt did except I forgot to break mine up into Day 1 and Day 2 posts. Yea, noobs. Just some of my thoughts put on the flipcam before, during and after CigarExpo (Cigarnivale) 2011. Enjoy. AUDIO –> Right […]
Cigar Expo 2011: Day 1 Wrap-up
Every time Mike and I go to an event, we make a point to record our thoughts at the end of the day. The Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo (Cigarnival) was no different and we fired up the camcorder when we got back to our hotel room. In this video, which runs a little over […]
Video Diary: Cigar Expo 2011 – Day 1 (Walt)
One day, a few days prior to leaving for the Famous Cigar Expo 2011, I was messing around with my Flip Camera when I had an idea. Wouldn’t it be cool if I used the camera to create a video diary of significant cigar events, like Cigar Expo? I could carry the video camera around […]
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 […]
Rene Castenada from Miami Cigar Co
Early on during our first day at the Famous Cigar Expo, I got to talking to Rene Castenada of Miami Cigar Company. Rene was kind enough to record some video with us and highlights some of the current releases as well as some of the new products that will be hitting stores across the country. […]