I decided to treat myself today. Today isn’t a birthday, wedding, anniversary or any other special occasion. I’ve had a tough spell at work the past couple weeks and more busy days in the weeks ahead so while I have a momentary break, I thought I would celebrate how lucky a life I live. To […]
S.T. Dupont (Churchill)
So I’m sure most of you bargain shoppers received the same e-mail as me from JR Cigars with regards to S.T. Dupont cigars. Its been awhile since I’ve had a S.T. Dupont but a deal is a deal and any box selling for $49.95 a box (down from $100+) is a deal to me. S.T. […]
Camacho SLR
Origin: Danli Honduras Wrapper: Honduras Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras Size Name: Rothschild Length: 4.50 Ring Gauge: 50 Strength: Full I recently got the chance to try my first Camacho SLR Rothschild. I won a three pack on Cigar Auctioneer for around six dollars a couple weeks ago and couldn’t wait to light one up.
Oliva Grand Maduro (Churchill)
Its been an exciting summer for me so far! Summer filled with great stogies, new shops, events and most importantly, wonderful people. One of those wonderful people that I got to briefly meet was H. Granville Smith. Granville is the President of Signature Enterprises Inc which operates Signature Cigars here in the MD/DC area. With […]
Email & RSS Subscriptions
Just wanted to point out that you can subscribe to the Stogie Review using the Email or RSS Subscription options. We had an email subscription plugin previously but when our provider crashed awhile ago we lost the plugin and all subscribers when the site was restored. So if you enjoy our reviews, please feel free […]
La Flor Dominicana Gran Maduro Cabinet
Last week (July 26th) I attended the La Flor Dominicana event at Bethesda Tobacco in Bethesda MD. At the event I picked up an assortment of La Flor Dominicana stogies. The series that caught my eye immediately was the Gran Maduro Cabinet.
CAO CX2
Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: Cameroon Filler: Columbia, Nicaragua Size Name: Toro Length: 6.00 Ring Gauge: 54 Strength: Medium A few months back, some of you may remember CAO running a contest for their new CX2 cigar. To win one these cigars all you had to do was, go to their website and take a short quiz. […]
5 Vegas Gold
I had to get emissions the other day, so I went early and thought I should have a cigar. Since it was only about 10:00 AM and I had not really eaten, I though I would go with a milder cigar and decided on a 5 Vegas Gold.
Rocky Patel – Vintage 1990
Wrapper: Honduras Binder: Mexico Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua Size Name: Toro Length: 6.50 Ring Gauge: 52 Strength: Mild – Medium I was looking through the humidor the other day and I realized that I was down to a few cigars from what Jerry sent me when he made a trip to Corona Cigar. The one […]
Seed to Soul DVD
I encourage everyone who wants to learn more about the stogie making process to check out a film commissioned by CAO called Seed to Soul on DVD. Our friend Gary Manelski who is the Cigar Guide for About.com, recently reviewed this short documentary. I ordered myself a copy from CAO’s website and while it really […]