At the 2010 IPCPR Convention in New Orleans, a wide range of new products were released. Among those being promoted by La Aurora and Miami Cigar was the Guillermo Leon line. Due to the success of the La Aurora 107, and several other lines distributed by Miami Cigar, the Guillermo Leon picked up a lot […]
J. Fuego 777 Zero (First Impressions)
Last year I named the 777 Corojo by J. Fuego my number 10 cigar for 2009. Despite my praise for the Corojo, I was not a fan of the 777 Maduro. With my thoughts of the Corojo and Maduro being polar opposites, I didn’t know what to think when Jesus introduced the new Connecticut wrapped […]
Augusto Reyes Red Label (First Impressions)
Earlier this month I had my first experience with an Augusto Reyes Signature. The cigar was provided for our Twitter Brothers of the Leaf Cocktail Hour Press Kit and I was impressed by it. A couple of weeks later I came across a second cigar among my IPCPR samples and was more than happy to […]
Casa Gomez Maduro (First Impressions)
During my first IPCPR Convention, 2008 in Las Vegas, I had the pleasure of meeting Benny Gomez, Loren Gomez, and Brad Mayo. That year, and each year after, the guys have all shared a booth at the trade show and we make a point to stop in and say hello. This year we took a […]
Toraño Single Region (First Impressions)
Back in July we got word that Torano was taking back control of its distribution. In addition to the in-house sales staff and rebranding, Torano came out swinging with the announcement of three new lines to be introduced at IPCPR. Of those new lines, the most interesting to me was the Single Region – Serie […]
Augusto Reyes Signature (Short Ashes)
At this years IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans, I was introduced to a few new brands. One of those brands, while not new to the industry, was Augusto Reyes. Having talked on Twitter, I was looking forward to getting over to the booth and sampling the brand. In addition to the sample I was […]
La Perla Habana Black Pearl COBRE – Toro
Origin : Nicaragua Wrapper : Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder : Habano Criollo Filler : Nicaraguan Source : Bought at local shop Doing this a little differently this week to see how it goes. I am reviewing the La Perla Habana Black Pearl COBRE in the toro size this week. This cigar is available in three sizes […]
Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Natural Belicoso
Origin : Miami, FL Wrapper : Nicaraguan Corojo Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Nicaraguan Source : purchased myself I am going to review a cigar that has not been done for a couple years here on Stogie Review and that is the Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ belicoso size. Jerry did a previous review of […]
Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve Maduro Lancero (Short Ashes)
Last weekend I found myself with some spare time, which is getting harder and harder to come by with the baby so near, and wanted to use it wisely. Knowing that I was going to be in the vicinity of a cigar shop, I got in touch with a couple of people to hang out […]
Casa Fuente (First Impressions)
Welcome back my fellow cigar smokers to another one of my first impressions reviews. Today I have for you a cigar I have been looking forward to trying, the Casa Fuente. These cigars were supposed to be exclusive to Casa Fuente in Las Vegas but I have actually found them available online for purchase. I […]