I was checking my email and came across an interesting press release from J.C. Newman Cigar Co. It seems that they have been recently profiled on CNN. The video runs less than three minutes and shows how the company is doing their best to keep their employees working during these tough economic times. Embedded video […]
CAO Italia (Short Ashes)
Due to the holidays and lots of running around, I wasn;t able to set aside the time required to do a full blown review this week. Instead I opted to go with a Short Ashes review of a cigar that was featured in the past. The cigar of choice was the CAO Italia. MP3 Version: […]
Arturo Fuente Añejo “The Shark” (Gues Review)
This guest review comes to us by way of our good friend Rich Meade of the Stogie Review Fan Forums. Today, I’m doing a cigar that is a bit of an anomaly. Being born out of the result of a hurricane in 1998 that devastated the plantations of Chateu de la Fuente. The result of […]
El Primer Mundo Habano Criollo Maduro Torpedo
Recently a number of people have asked me about El Primer Mundo cigars. They’ve wondered if cigar company is still around. Cigar shops that carry El Primer Mundo cigars have been running pretty low on stock as of late and for a while, Sean Williams, the owner and a regular of numerous B&M’s in the […]
Ask The Readers: What is a Premium Cigar?
If you have been into cigars for more than a couple of days, I’m sure you are familiar with the term Premium Cigar. This term gets thrown around alot in the industry and I thought it would be great to talk about it a little bit and see if everyone could help me refine my […]
Top 10 Cigars (2008)
Welcome to The Great Torpedo Edicion of Top 10 Cigars for 2008. In case you’ve been kidnapped by elves or in-laws and missed it, be sure to checkout Walt’s Top 10 and Brian’s Top 10. I was actually surprised that my list actually shares 3 cigars that are on Walt’s list. Really thought Brian and […]
601 Habano Oscuro Corona (Guest Review)
This review was done by OlivaSerieV from the Stogie Review Fan Forums eo 601 Habano Oscuro Corona 5 x 42 Paid: $2.25 (They are $4.50 each but got one thrown in for free this one time) Beverage: Santa Teresa 1796 Ron Antigo de Solera and a couple bottle of H2O 12/17/2008 around midnight. Outside late […]
Camacho Triple Maduro
Tom and Ed join us once again for another video cigar review. For their review, they are joined by special guest Anthony as they relax at Casa de Eduardo. MP3 Version: Right Click > Save As
My Christmas Eve Tradition
Here I sit in front of my laptop on Christmas Day. As I type this, the clock reads 7:53 AM. I’ve already tore through my Christmas gifts, and my wife has done the same. While she is quickly wrapping up a desert to take to her parents house this evening, I’ve decided to take this […]
Crazy Hat Holiday Special
I’m not even sure how to describe this video. I hope it provides a little entatinment for you…with that I hope all you have a safe and loving holiday season surround by friends, family and the smoke from your favorite cigar…Long Ashes!