Wrapper : Nicaraguan Habano Binder : Costa Rican Filler : Nicaraguan and Honduran Source : Gifted by John (local broker/rep) This week I am doing a first impressions of the Placeres Reserva which was given to me by our local broker/sales rep, John. This cigar is box pressed and is about a 5 by 50 […]
For Walt
It has been a crazy 2013 so far for us here at The Stogie Review Family. It is hard to put into words all the emotions. What we wouldn’t give for the problems of the past where our biggest worry was whether the server would stay up for IPCPR. Walt and I have formed a […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 27
It’s once time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (or the past month, or however long it has been since the last issue), […]
Mike’s New and Wanted Stuff
Not much to this writeup but I wanted to get something up for you this week as I am suffering from allergies something fierce. I wish I could have done a cigar review but I don’t want to do one just on my notes without tasting the cigar I am reviewing. I think it does […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Thank you. It has been a month and half since my brother committed suicide and you have my heartfelt thanks for your support and well wishes. I won’t lie; it has been difficult. I catch myself picking up my iPhone and wanting to send him a text message to see how he is doing, thinking […]
Tatuaje TAA 2012
We all have our favorite cigar haunts, and part of the challenge of being on the road as much as I have been lately is finding a temporary replacement for the home shop. Or in some places, just finding a place you can smoke a cigar all you can hope for, forget the climate control […]
2008 Montecristo Petit Edmundo
The Montecristo Petit Edmundo was released in 2007 following the successful launch of the larger Edmundo size. Montecristo has always been a well respected line in the Cuban portfolio and these new vitolas are extensions of the successful brand to fit more of what today’s smokers want. Retailing for just under $8.00 a stick, its […]
Trocadero by L’Atellier
Wrapper : Nicaraguan Rosado Habano Binder : Nicaraguan broadleaf Filler : Nicaraguan Source : Gifted by Jeff Welcome to this week’s cigar review of the Trocadero by L’Atellier in the cambon size (5 1/4×52). This cigar is available in two more sizes also, honore (5 3/4×56) and montaigne (6 1/4×60) with a MSRP of $3.50 […]
Vertigo Intimidator Lighter
A few weeks back I received a surprise package from Steven over at Lighters Direct. The package contained four Vertigo lighters for me to try out. Prior to receiving the package I hadn’t had any experience with the Vertigo line. Since then I’ve learned that it is a budget line, of sorts, produced by Lotus. […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Cigar Safari Edition
It’s time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. This time, a special edition is in order to cover the cigars I smoke down in Nicaragua on Drew Estate’s Cigar Safari. But instead of revisiting cigars like the T52 (which I smoked every day I was there), I’m focusing mostly on the […]