In November I sat down with Dave Wagner, VP of Sales at Oliva, to discuss Sam Leccia’s departure from Oliva. As the conversation came to a close, Dave mentioned that Studio Tobac was going to create an Advisory Board to bounce new product ideas and samples off of. I was asked if I would be […]
A. Turrent Triple Play – Gran Toro
Wrapper : San Andres Morron Binder : Connecticut Broadleaf Filler : Nicaraguan, San Andres and Honduran Source : bought at local shop Welcome back to my little corner of the galaxy and this weeks review of the A. Turrent Triple Play in the Gran Toro size. Today’s review is a little special because I believe […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
I’m writing this installment of Week in Smoke as I sit at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta GA waiting on stand-by for a flight home. Just so you know, the WiFi options in Concourse C are very sad. Luckily I have my jailbroken iPhone and a nifty app called MyWii and since I’m grandfathered into a […]
Curivari Reserva Limitada – Petit Cafe
Earlier this week I put together a post outlining my first impression of the Curivari Reserva Limitada – Classica Epicure. In that review I made note that I was impressed with the cigar and looked forward to smoking through the remainder of my samples (courtesy of Jim Cronin at Top Shelf Cigar Co.). A few […]
Regusto Churchill
A few weeks ago I was contacted by a fellow named Richard McArthur who is in the process of bringing a line of popular Panamanian cigars to the United States. The cigars are called “Regusto”, which according to the company’s new (and yet incomplete) website translates to “to taste again or repeatedly”. Intrigued at the […]
Buckhead Cigar Club – A Humidor Tour
We’ve posted reviews of cigar shops from across the country before. We’ve even reviewed Buckhead Cigar Club and thrown in some great still shots of the shop. Buckhead Cigar Club is the home shop of our own Brian “Mouth of the South” Hewitt and I’ve been fortunate enough to visit Buckhead on a few recent […]
Curivari Reserva Limitada – Classica Epicure
On a typical Friday afternoon, I leave work and head over to Kensington Tobacconist for a cigar before picking my daughter up from our babysitter. This week the shop was closed while the owner took a much needed vacation. With nowhere close to enjoy a cigar, I made arrangements for my mother in-law to pick […]
A Look at CigarPhoto.net
A few weeks ago, I new post popped up on the Stogie Review Fan Forum gaging interest in a photography driven cigar blog. The feedback was positive and our friend, Jay, set the wheels in motion to get the blog underway. A short time later I received a message fro Jay asking if we would […]
Rodrigo – toro
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Habano Binder : Dominican Filler : Dominican Source : Samples sent from Rodrigo Cigars I have a treat for you today with the Rodrigo Cigars in the toro size. This is a boutique brand that is only available in select places right now. I was given these cities that it is available […]
Contest: Win a 5 Pack of Cain F Nub
Last week I spent a little time with Dave Wagner, Vice President of Sales for Oliva. Between cigars and off topic conversation, Dave asked if we still ran contests here on Stogie Review. When I told him product wasn’t as forthcoming as it used to be, he handed me a box of Cain F Nub […]