Royal Agio introduced the San Pedro de Macoris line at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas with an Ecuador and Brazil lines. They have followed those two successful lines this year with the Nicaragua and Sun Grown lines which debut at the 2019 TPE show in Las Vegas this past February. You can […]
RoMa Craft Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794 Washington
RoMa Craft Tobac introduced the Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794 in 2016 as an exclusive to online retailer Famous Smoke Shop. RoMa Craft Tobac has themed their cigar after different historical subjects and the Intemperance line is named after the temperance movement during the Prohibition era. The Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794 takes on a similar theme […]
Cornelius by Cornelius and Anthony Cigars
It has been a while since I’ve sat down with the intention of reviewing a cigar. These days I spend most of my time being a father to three young girls while trying to grow a brand new business. That isn’t to say that I’m retired from Stogie Review – most of my time on […]
Avo Improvisation 30 Years
In 2018, Avo Cigars celebrates their 30th anniversary in the cigar business and they have released a special cigar to mark the occasion. The Avo Improvisation series is a series of special tweaked blends of classic Avo cigars and this years is framed around the Avo Classic No. 3 and is called the 30 Years […]
Debonaire Daybreak Toro
Debonaire House cigars have been around since 2012 and was founded by Philip S. Zanghi III. Debonaire House has two cigar companies under it with Debonaire and Indian Motorcycles Cigars. Both lines feature “ultra premium” cigars that utilize the highest quality tobacco available. Because of this, Debonaire cigar aren’t cheap. Enter the Daybreak. Introduced at the […]
Aguila Cigars – Flight Review – CONTEST (Contest ended)
I was recently approached by iHavanas to review their new Aguila cigar line produced in Nicaragua. iHavanas is mainly known for being one of the premier sellers of Cuban cigars, but with the growing interest in Europe for Nicaraguan cigars, iHavanas has brought out their own Nicaragua cigar for this new and growing fan base. Not […]
D’Crossier Selection 512 Lancero
While on a recent trip to the Dominican Republic, I was given a cigar that I’ve heard a lot about but almost never saw. This trip was with several other bloggers, some I’ve known for quite some time and some I was meeting for the first time. One of them was Master Sensei, Eric Guttormson, […]
La Palina Illumination Robusto
At IPCPR 2016, La Palina introduced the Illumation to their extensive line cigars. Considered a “Goldie light” by La Palina, its made at El Titan de Bronze factory in Miami, FL using mostly the same tobaccos as the Goldie. The only difference is they replaced the medio tiempo tobacco with a higher priming ligero leaf. […]
Hoyo La Amistad Robusto
This July at IPCPR 2016, Brian and I were taken around the General Cigar Company’s booth by Victoria McKee-Jaworski, director of public relations for General Cigar Company, who showed us their new offerings. Several things caught our eye, but none more than the newest offering by Hoyo de Monterrey, La Amistad, which you can watch […]
Pier 28 by Espinosa Cigars
While at IPCPR, one cigar that was getting a lot of buzz was the new Pier 28 from Espinosa Cigars. I first heard about the cigar from my friend, Mark Just of Tower Cigars in Sacramento, CA. He gave me a sample of it while we were having lunch at IPCPR. He said he […]