In this episode Walt and I talk about: Special occassion cigars Different parts of the tobacco plant and how they are used Rotating Your Cigars Lew Rothman and the Cuban Embargo Marketing Cigars that claim to have Pre Embargo tobacco Cigar smoking etiquette Must have Cigar Media (magazines, books, & DVD)
User Review
While I’m editing the video for Episode 7 or Your Questions, My Answers I thought I’d share with you a review from one of our loyal visitors to the site. John Baelly was our winner of the box of Tatuaje Series P we gave away awhile back. After John had the chance to smoke a […]
Cuesta-Rey Cabinet Selection #1
This cigar is just as long as the name for it. I’m smoking the Cuesta-Rey Cabinet Selection #1 (Maduro). This monster or giant of a cigar comes in at 8.5 inches long with a 52 ring gauge. It features a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper with the binder and filler out of the Dominican. Its been […]
Dona Flor
Up for review this week we have a Brazilian puro, the Dona Flor, in a robusto size (5×52). The Dona Flor is offered in mata fina and Connecticut shade, this example was the mata fina. I received this cigar at the same time as the Alonso Menendez reviewed back in November, so it’s been in […]
Gurkha X-Fuerte
This week for a review, we have the Gurkha X-Fuerte. I received this cigar a couple weeks ago from Tim, a Club Stogie Member, who decided to catch me off guard with a little care package. This particular Gurkha is a monster weighing in at seven inches long with a fifty four ring gauge. While […]
Alonso Menendez
Well Walt and I woke up earlier yesterday morning and decided to do our first ever joint video review. We’ve received a lot of requests for this over the past couple months so we gave it a shot. This is really unscripted and will probably take a little bit of work to smooth out the […]
Nording by Rocky Patel
Named after the famous pipe maker, Eric Nording (I don’t smoke pipes but thats what I hear), I bring you the robusto sized Nording by Rocky Patel. The Nording by Rocky Patel features a Costa Rican wrapper, Mexican binder and a filler blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco. Now I’ve also seen other places that […]
Oliva Serie O
This weeks Wednesday review is of the Oliva Serie O Perfecto (5×55). According to the Oliva web page the Serie O is a Nicaraguan puro made in the Cuban style of growing the same seed in different regions. The sun-grown Habano wrapper was very silky with only a few small veins. The pre-light draw was […]
Excalibur 1066 Dark Knight
To continue with the trend of reviewing user requested cigars, this week I have the Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur 1066 – Dark Knight. This particular vitola weighs in at 5.75 inches with a 54 ring gauge. The Dark Knights all have a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper, instead of the Cameroon that their counterparts have. While […]
Episode 6 – Your Questions, My Answers
Episode 6 has the other member of the Stogie Review joining us. Brian joins us for the first time on Your Questions, My Answers. Video runs about 51 minutes with Brian, Walt & I addressing the following topics: * How we started smoking cigars and what cigar was our first * The Dos and Dont’s […]