Wrapper : Connecticut Binder : unknown but probably Dominican Filler : who knows – one place says Nic other Dom Source : cigar.com with my own money I am starting off another series review for your enjoyment. This time it is going to be the Cigar.com house blends. All of these will be in the […]
Thank You – 5 Year Anniversary
I wanted to take a moment to thank our loyal readership/viewership. Five years ago today, The Stogie Review was born. Two geeks (Walt & I) who played Battlefield 1942 online together discovered we had a similar love for the leaf and on a whim decided to start The Stogie Review to share our thoughts with […]
Catching up with Ernesto Perez Carrillo
I got word yesterday that our good friend Ernesto Perez Carrillo was going to be in my neck of the woods at the Gaithersburg location of Davidus Cigars. We last spoke to Ernesto back at the 2010 IPCPR in New Orleans so it was a great opportunity to spend a few minutes catching up with […]
Nub San Andreas Maduro (First Impression)
Over the past week you have probably seen a couple of reviews pop up across the cigar blogs which focus on new Studio Tobac Product. Outside of the Cain Daytona, which has hit stores, some of those cigars may not look familiar. The cigar I have for you today is another of those unfamiliar cigars, […]
Alec Bradley Maxx Connecticut The Freak
This week I’m taking a look at the Alec Bradley Maxx Connecticut line’s largest vitola named “The Freak”. According to the press release, it was created to address consumer demand for a Connecticut-wrapped cigars in the larger Maxx formats and started hitting the shops in August of 2010. We saw a lot of manufacturers adding […]
El Triunfador SODO
I’d like to thank Brian Gulley for contacting me telling me about the El Triunfador SODO. Brian recalled my review of the original release of the El Triunfador and wanted me to try the SODO Edition that were made for his local B&M J&J Cigars in Seattle WA. Brian was gracious enough to send me […]
Blind Tasting st Sir Stogies – Live Stream
The Blind Tasting was held at 3:00pm EST and run until roughly 4:30. I will have the edited video available for viewing sometime this week. The cigar we smoked was the La Aurora 1495 Brazilian Maduro. Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV
Cigar.com – Cameroon Label
Wrapper : Cameroon Filler : Dominican Source : cigar.com with my own money I am starting off another series review for your enjoyment. This time it is going to be the Cigar.com house blends. All of these will be in the robusto size (5 x 50). First one is going to be the Cameroon Label. […]
My Father Le Bijou
The following writeup and video comes from our good friends Tom and Ed visit Tom’s Cigars for more reviews like this Ed and I are back on The Stogie Review for our monthly guest spot. With his new shop capacity, he is able to carry more brands. This new expansion has created a flurry of […]
Stogie Review ‘Best Of’ Contest Winner
Last week I put together a contest announcement to give away a 5 Pack of Cain F Nub. In order to win, I asked everyone to put together a Stogie Review ‘Best Of’ list. We had some great entries come in, many of which brought back a variety of memories from the last couple of […]