Two weeks ago, Mike and I attended the 2013 Cigarnival by Famous Smoke Shop. Based on the stats from years past, we went into this event knowing full well that the most popular post, by far, was going to be the one where we show off the Women of Cigarnival. This year I handed that […]
6th Annual Smoke a JJ for JJ Day
We are two weeks away from the 6th Annual Smoke a JJ for JJ Day. 6 years? The older you get, the faster time goes by. This is always a bitter sweet time of year. I find myself always looking forward to the camaraderie that we experience together but at the same time, dreading the […]
2013 Cigarnival by Famous Smoke Shop – Day 2
Over the weekend, Mike and I had the pleasure of attending the 2013 Cigarnival hosted by Famous Smoke Shop. Earlier this week we shared our opinions of the first day of the event. Today we focus on the second day, Saturday. Day 2 is when the all-out-party begins and everyone with a ticket is in […]
Davidoff Nicaragua Toro – Contest time! – Winner Announced
Recently I was invited by Davidoff to attend their launch party of their new cigar line, Davidoff Nicaragua, in New York City. I went with my local shop owner, Paul Bertucci of The Cigar Shop in Biloxi, MS, as they are an appointed Davidoff White Label merchant. We flew in Thursday morning for the event […]
Mike’s Cigarnival 2013 Diary
Welcome to this year’s little diary Walt and I do. Just some more of me blathering about Cigarnival, before and after. Sorry for the big honking nose. Slapped a macro/wide angle lens on the flip and I cant pick one or the other so it macros the wide angle, hence the huge boogie shooter. I […]
2013 Cigarnival by Famous Smoke Shop – Day 1
In this video, Mike and I share our thoughts on the first day of the 2013 Cigarnival hosted by Famous Smoke Shop. As in years past, the event is broken into two days with VIP Ticket Holders getting access to dinner, drinks, and cigars, a day before the masses join us on Saturday. The biggest […]
Western Humidor Caliber 4R Hygrometer
This week, I’m taking a look at a humidor staple that isn’t made of tobacco: The Western Humidor Caliber 4R hygrometer. Ordinarily, we don’t talk about hygrometers very much, because, let’s face it, they’re necessary but boring. Or at least that was my opinion until I spotted the Caliber 4R in the Cigar Oasis booth […]
Alec Bradley Nica Puro
Wrapper : Nicaraguan Habano Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : bought at local shop Welcome to this weeks review of the Alec Bradley Nica Puro. You should be able to tell by the name that this is a Nicaraguan puro that comes in six sizes, Bajito (4.2×52), Churchill (7×50), Gordo (6.2×60), Robusto (5×50), […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Another week closer to IPCPR 2013. The question has been asked, will we be there? Where else would we be? This year we needed some help getting there so we reached out and found a sponsor to help offset the costs of traveling. Flights to Las Vegas sure are more expensive than Orlando and Denny’s […]
J. Fuego Edicion de Familia 2012 Robusto Tubo
As frequent visitors to Stogie Review know, when J. Fuego releases a new cigar, it’s only a matter of time before I smoke it. But sometimes it takes a while. Case in point, this week’s cigar review, the Edicion de Familia 2012. Sure, I did try an IPCPR pre-release last year (as noted in an […]