Earlier this month I received a surprise email from Chris Weber, VP and Marketing Director for Veritas Cigars. Chris was interested in having Stogie Review smoke their new Torch Lineup. A couple of days later I received a package in the mail which contained 6 Torch Connecticut and 6 Torch Habano. Torch by Veritas Cigars […]
Nomad Cigars Connecticut Fuerte
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder : Ecuadorian Habano Filler : Dominican and Nicaraguan Source : Samples sent from Nomad This week I take a look at a brand new cigar from the Nomad Cigar Company. This cigar is the Nomad Cigars Connecticut Fuerte. This cigar will be available (today, March 1st actually) in four sizes, […]
Nica Rustica El Brujito
Love it or hate it, it’s the most crazy time of the year. There are more events calling for a great cigar in this 6 week period at the end of the year than at any other time. But for most of us, it’s the also the most difficult time to find time and a […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 35
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), […]
CAO Cigars Flathead V554 Camshaft
Cars, cigars and pin-up models sounds like a winning combination, right? Unfortunately for the purposes of Stogie Review, I can really only address the tobacco portion of this cocktail. In this case, it means lighting up the new CAO Flathead V554 Camshaft and taking notes. As the name suggests, this cigar was inspired by the […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 29
It’s once time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. This edition covers both cigars I had prior to IPCPR 2013, and a few I’ve had since. (Look for a more IPCPR-centric edition soon.) In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily […]
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 […]
Perla del Mar
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : Gifted by local sales rep Dan Down and dirty first impressions review on the Perla del Mar (Pearl of the Sea) by J.C. Newman Cigars this week. I am smoking the M size (4.75×52) which our local sales rep, Dan, gifted me two […]
Key West “Al Capone” by Rafael Fuente (first impressions)
Several weeks ago, I received a little sampler pack of cigars from Island Cigar Factory, a chain of three cigar shops down in Key West, Florida. They carry a line of their own cigars made at their own factory in the Dominican Republic. The most visually-stunning cigar among the samples they sent me was this […]
Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 21
It’s 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), along […]