I’m sure by now most of you have heard of the new Puro d’Oro offering from the folks at Davidoff. Last night I was fortunate enough to be invited by Mike Copperman to cover a Puro d’Oro launch event at his shop, Bethesda Tobacco (a CRA Great American Cigar Shop), in Bethesda MD. I’ll let […]
Press Release: La Gloria Cubana Artesanos De Tabaqueros
Two weeks ago I found myself in the right place at the right time. I was chatting it up on Twitter and got to talking with Jackie from Bonita Smoke Shop. She made mention of the new Artesanos De Tabaqueros from General Cigar Co. and I asked if that stick would be in addition to […]
CAO La Traviata (Animados)
So you’re probably scratching your head and asking yourself, “another La Traviata review?” We’ve covered the CAO La Traviata a lot here on Stogie Review. I got a sneak peek before the 2009 IPCPR, then Brian and I reviewed it in a episode of The Herfing Heads, it made my Top 10 list for 2009, […]
Malfetano
Brand: Malfetano Manufacturer: Alec Bradley Vitola: Corona Wrapper: Criollo 98 – (Trojes Viso) Binder: Criollo 98 – (Trojes Seco) Filler: Honduran (Trojes) and Nicaraguan (Jalapa) Origin: Honduras MSRP: $6.90 Brand: Up for review this week is a cigar that, until recently, I had never heard about. I was first introduced to this brand around Janaury […]
Camacho Select
Way back in 2007, Walt originally reviewed the Camacho Select. Fast forward to 2010 and the Camacho Select has been through a packaging and blending change. I originally scored two boxes of these Camacho Selects for my silence on not revealing who was behind the Black Band Project. Last year when I first smoked the […]
El Triunfador No. 3 by Tatuaje
Origin : Nicaragua Wrapper : Ecuadorian Habano Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : Purchased a box from The Humidour with my own funds I have a treat for you today with the newly released El Triunfador from Tatuaje Cigars (Havana Cellars). This re-released cigar with a new blend comes in six sizes: No.1 […]
21 Minutes with Pete Johnson
Quick shout out to all the peeps who came out to Drapers on Friday. It was great seeing familiar faces as well as putting faces and real names to Twitter handles. Twitter peeps like @tatuajecigars @nicetightash @doc8466 @stogieguys @sboyajian @naugs56 @dabyrdman33 @btmiles @dcspeopleschamp @chris_suspect @edfernandez2 (Norfolk VA), all the Facebook people like Larry (NC), Benjamin […]
Gurkha Empire IV
Origin : Unknown Wrapper : Brazilian Arapiraca Binder : Unknown Filler : Long-leaf Dominican and Nicaraguan Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds Today I have for you the Gurkha Empire IV. This is a cigar that there is not much information floating around on except what is on the Cigar’s International […]
Gurkha Empire I
Origin : Unknown Wrapper : Honduran Habano Binder : Unknown Filler : Long-leaf Ligero from Peru and Nicaragua Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds Today I have for you the Gurkha Empire I. This is a cigar that there is not much information floating around on except what is on the […]
Declaration by Jameson Cigars
Just like I preface the video I wanted to start out by saying that Jameson Cigars is a long time advertiser and all around great supporter of The Stogie Review. All the Declarations smoked for this video were all provided by Jameson Cigars. This is my first experience with Jameson Cigars. Walt has previously reviewed […]