Black Label Trading Company has been making waves in the cigar world for several years. Their approach to the boutique cigar market is in a very unique way. When you are looking in the humidor of your local cigar shop, the different cigar lines from Black Label Trading Company will really stand out and catch […]
Romeo San Andrés By RyJ Toro
As I smoked through several Romeo San Andrés Toros for this review, I found myself imaging the moment when the idea for the cigar came together. I envision a small group of Altadis blenders and decision-makers walking leisurely along a tobacco field, looking on as a tour group gets the scoop on farming and tobacco […]
La Aurora Preferidos Platinum Cameroon Robusto
The La Aurora Preferidos is an iconic cigar that I’m sure you’ve smoked or at least seen at your local cigar shop. The originals came in tubos in the double perfecto shape in red, blue, green, silver and gold. Later on, they added several more colors in which all the colors represent precious metals or […]
Drew Estate Florida Sun Grown (FSG) Robusto
One of my favorite interviews at last year’s IPCPR trade show was talking about Florida Sun Grown tobacco with Jeff Borysiewicz. This is a passion project, and I could tell. Especially when he showed us the tobacco he brought with him. If you want the full scoop on the FSG, the process, see the actual […]
Rocky Patel Hamlet Paredes 25th Year Toro
Rocky Patel released the Hamlet Paredes 25th Year in 2017 at IPCPR in Las Vegas. The cigar is in response for cigar smokers asking Hamlet Paredes during his cigar events for a more medium to mild cigar as compared to his popular Tabaquero line which is more medium-full. The 25th Year celebrates the 25th year […]
Curivari Onassis 550
I’ve been meaning to write up a review on the Curivari Onassis for months now, but then I get distracted by something like a freshly open beer and I forget. Usually that means smoking it without bothering to take notes or pictures. But not this time. As much as I’d like to just light it […]
Debonaire Daybreak Toro
Debonaire House cigars have been around since 2012 and was founded by Philip S. Zanghi III. Debonaire House has two cigar companies under it with Debonaire and Indian Motorcycles Cigars. Both lines feature “ultra premium” cigars that utilize the highest quality tobacco available. Because of this, Debonaire cigar aren’t cheap. Enter the Daybreak. Introduced at the […]
Macanudo Inspirado Red Robusto
I think the last Macanudo we reviewed here on Stogie Review was the Macanudo Mao back at the end of 2016. It’s been even longer since I reviewed one. So when these samples of the new Macanudo Inspirado Red showed up at my door a few days ago, I decided on the spot I’d review […]
My Father Cigars The Judge Grand Robusto
My Father Cigars introduced the The Judge in 2016 with two sizes, grand robusto and toro, and added the toro fino in 2017. The Judge line is a line of all large vitolas with ring gauges of 52 and higher. The Judge was inspired by a friend of the Garcia family that is a judge […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day – Camacho Candela Robusto
Its that time of the year again. The time when we see all the candela wrapper cigars emerge. Candela is a historic cigar wrapper which was hugely popular during the turn of the century up until about the 50’s for cigars. Now, its almost impossible to find a candela cigar….unless it’s St. Patrick’s Day. The […]