Its great to be back in action. Huge props to Walt, Brian, Tom, Matt, Ed and BigReg for taking care of my spots the past month or so while I’ve been on maternity leave! I’ve been excited to review the newest release from Camacho Cigars in the form of the Room101. If you remember back […]
Brick House (Guest Review)
Back once again on the Stogie Review, we have Tom and Matt with another video cigar review. This time the guys tackle the Brick House by J.C. Newman Cigars. During the 2009 IPCPR convention in New Orleans, we had the pleasure of speaking with Drew Newman about the Cigar Family offerings. One of the brands […]
Illusione Nosotros (Pre-Release)
Brand: Illusion Nosotros Blender: Dion Giolito & Jonathan Drew Vitola: Robusto Ring Gauge: 50 Length: 5.00 Wrapper: Corojo Binder: Habano Connecticut Filler: Nicaragua Origin: Nicaragua MSRP: From $7.95 to $12.95 Brand: The Nosotros cigar is a collaboration between Dion Giolito of Illusione and Jonathan Drew of Drew Estates. It was debuted at the 2009 IPCPR […]
La Caridad Del Cobre (First Impressions)
Up this week I have something that is a little different. Instead of smoking four to five of the same stick to generate an opinion, I went ahead and recorded my first impression of a cigar which I received at IPCPR 2009. Since this is not something that we generally do here at Stogie Review, […]
General Cigar Announces Macanudo Millionaire Contest
Over the last couple of months we have been seeing different contests and giveaways from a few different cigar manufacturers. Among them is General Cigar, which you may remember announcing details on a Mr Punch Tax Relief Program and a Partagas $10,000 Man Cave giveaway. I received a press release yesterday announcing General Cigars newest […]
Perdomo Patriarch Corojo (Short Ashes)
Right around this time last year, the word was spreading about all of the new lines coming out of IPCPR 2008 in Las Vegas. One of the brands getting a bit of buzz was the Perdomo Patriarch. While none of us were able to get our hands on a sample, Brian did manage to get […]
Don Tomas Cameroon Collection
A month or so ago I reviewed the Don Tomas Maduro and was quiet surprised by how the maduro performed, the flavors and the price point. I decided to explore more of the offerings from the Don Tomas stable of cigars and our new moderator on The SR Fan Forums, KnightRid, was nice enough to […]
IPCPR 2009 Photo Stream
While Jerry, Brian, and I were attending the 2009 IPCPR Convention in New Orleans, we set ourselves up with a few loose roles. Jerry manned the video camera, while Brian and I manned our cameras. Brian was focusing on taking photos while Jerry and I both had equipment for both still and video, which we […]
We The People – Belicoso
Brand: We The People Maker: El Titan de Bronze Vitola: Belicoso Ring Gauge: 54 Length: 6.50 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade Binder: Ecuador Filler: Nicaragua Origin: Miami, FL MSRP: $268.00 per box Brand: We The People is a brand that I was introduced to at the 2009 IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans. I was introduced […]
Twitter Brother of the Leaf Cocktail Hour
A couple of weeks back, Jerry posted an article about a Herf that Stogie Review and Hava Cigars were throwing while in New Orleans. The idea was to get everyone from Twitter together while we were all in town for IPCPR and have a drink and smoke a few cigars. While getting everything setup as […]