It’s that time again. And I’m not referring to that time of the week were I proudly display the tower of burn. I’m talking about time of the year when the big daddy of cigar media, Cigar Aficionado, crowns a new annual champion. It’s kind of a Miss Universe contest, except the winner is ritualistically […]
Jameson Cigar Co. Black Label (Short Ashes)
This Short Ashes review features the Jameson Cigar Company Back Label. This cigar was one of a couple that were left over from my Blind Cigar tasting at Kensington Tobacconist a couple of months ago. Lets see how it turned out in comparison to the blind review. MP3 Version: Right Click > Save As Check […]
Gurkha Grand Reserve (Guest Review)
This review comes courtesy of Jeremy from the Stogie Review Fan Forums Here you go guys. My thoughts on the Gurkha Grand Reserve. The website says: The Grand Reserve is the flagship brand of the Gurkha Cigars. This magnificent cigar is infused with the finest cognac in the world, handmade from the finest tobaccos. The […]
Cigarfest 2009 Announcement
I was talking with Carlos via twitter the other day about Cigarfest and if I was planning on heading out for the event. During the conversation he recommended that I signup for the Cigarfest announcements on their official site. I did not get around to signing up yet but received a notice from Cigar Bid […]
Panacea Connecticut
Brand: Panacea Connecticut Vitola: Toro Ring Guage: 50 Length: 6.00 Wrapper: Connecticut Shade Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan Price Point: $6.00 Brand: Panecea cigars are a product of Flatbed Cigar Company, headed up by Paul Bush. The cigars are crafted in the Dominican Republic and distributed out of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Panacea line […]
Los Blancos Primos (Guest Review)
This review comes courtesy of our good friend Rich Meade from the Stogie Review Fan Forums Hello hello hello, Well, lately I have been on a bargain cigar kick. I’m sure the 13 days of Christmas contests are influencing it a bit, but nonetheless I’m having a great time saving money, and discovering some hidden […]
A Stogie To Do List For 2009
It’s been a both an excellent and a horrible couple of cigar weeks for yours truly. As clock ticked away the final days and hours of 2008, I lit up some truly excellent cigars. I also spent around a week’s worth of time sans stogie as wrestled with a sinus infection, and now a chest […]
Stogie Poll: Smoking while you are sick
As you may know, a couple of weeks ago I came down with a nasty cold and had to take a little hiatus from Stogie Review and cigars in general. While sick, I got an email from Keith asking if we smoked cigars while we were ill. Shortly after receiving the email I ran an […]
CAO Lx2
I want to preface this review the same way I did in the video. These Lx2 were gifted to me by Jon Huber of CAO Cigars. Jon was nice enough to send me a few Lx2’s to try after having a conversation on Twitter about how they can be hard to find and how I’ve […]
Padron Londres Maduro (Short Ashes)
Not having an article in mind to write about this weekend, I decided to put together a short ashes video in its place. This video features the old stand by of many people, the Padron Londres Maduro. MP3 Version: Right Click > Save As When you are done with the video check out the original […]