The Dunhill Heritage was released this year at the 2015 IPCPR by General Cigar as Dunhill’s strongest cigar to date. The blend is a mixture of Honduran and Nicaraguan aged tobaccos including an habano ligero wrapper. The cigar is available in 4 sizes: Robusto (Boxed Pressed): 5 x 50 Toro: 6 x 50 Gigante: 6 x […]
Island Jim by Oscar Valladares
In the Cigar Community, the name Island Jim is one that seems to be gathering a lot of attention. Between Leaf and Bean in Pittsburg (which I hear is a great shop) and the Island Jim Cigar from Eddie Ortega’s Wild Bunch release, the man and face are becoming commonplace. I was recently gifted an […]
Hoyo De Monterrey Excalibur 1066 Dark Knight
Years ago, back when I first started smoking cigars, I had this crazy idea that cataloging my cigar purchases would be fun and informative. I went out, purchased labels, and adhered them to the cellophane of any cigar I purchased. The cataloging was tedious work but in my mind it would be well worth the […]
CLE Eiroa CBT Maduro Prensado
CLE Cigars is releasing a maduro version of their successful Eiroa line called the Eiroa CBT Maduro. They are being released at the 2014 IPCPR show and feature a capa (wrapper), banda (binder) and tripa (filler) (CBT) all composed of maduro tobacco. They haven’t let anyone in on what type of tobacco they use, just […]
Eiroa Prensado
In 2013, CLE released two new cigars: CLE Plus and the Eiroa. I first tried the Eiroa over the winner at the Cigar Lounge of Starkville in Starkville, MS. They had two size available at the time so I bought both to try out. While hanging out there, I first smoked the the Eiroa Prensado. It is […]
Asylum 13 99 Problems Lancero
Asylum 13 has been one of the hottest brands on the market lately and it’s no surprise why. They have been making very good cigars for a very good price for the past couple of years. Most stores haven’t been able to keep them in stock, buying as much as they can, when they can. […]
Camacho Diploma 11/18
In late 2013, Camacho rebranded their company including reblending some of their classics like the Camacho Diploma. They also got rid of a few lines to more streamline the brand. This was meet with a lot of contention with the large group of fans of Camacho. The Diploma had been one of my favorites for […]
Camacho Blackout Figurado
Late in 2013, Camacho announced a new limited edition cigar called the Camacho Blackout. This new cigar went through an extensive fermentation process for its wrapper called “press fermentation”. The process is where extra weight is added to the top of the pilones (large tobacco stacks) as the wrappers fermented. This gave the wrapper its […]
J. Fuego Edicion de Familia 2012 Robusto Tubo
As frequent visitors to Stogie Review know, when J. Fuego releases a new cigar, it’s only a matter of time before I smoke it. But sometimes it takes a while. Case in point, this week’s cigar review, the Edicion de Familia 2012. Sure, I did try an IPCPR pre-release last year (as noted in an […]
Epicurean Armando Gutierrez Vintage 2007 Toro
Today we take a look at Epicurean Cigar Company’s Armando Gutierrez Vintage 2007 Toro (or “AG Vintage 2007” for short). As you may have heard, Epicurean is Steven Ysidron’s new(ish) venture in the cigar world after parting ways with Savinelli. In more recent news, the company signed a deal with the fast growing Emilio Cigar […]