Brand: Perdomo Patriarch Maduro Blender: Nick Perdomo Jr. Vitola: Robusto Ring Gauge: 50 Length: 5.00 Wrapper: Nicaraguan Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Origin: Nicaragua MSRP: $125.99 per box of 20 Brand: The Perdomo Patriarch Maduro is a brand that I am not completely familiar with. During some online research I was only able to come […]
Cubao (Guest Review)
Matt and Tom are back once again with another Guest Video Review of the Cubao. The guys smoked the Toro this time around and are back to recording in St. Pete Pipe and Cigars. Video runs roughly seventeen minutes. MP3 Version: Right Click > Save As
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 […]
Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 Silver (Twitter Review)
Some time ago, I received a surprise sample of the Cain Habano. Being told I had to smoke it on the spot, I decided that I was going to use twitter to convey my thoughts as it burned. The Twitter Review, or Tweet-View, had an excellent response and I wanted to do a more organized […]
Illusione cg:4 (Guest Review)
Back for the second time this week, we have our good friends Tom and Matt. Just like in the Alec Bradley Family Blend, the guys have recorded from Tampa Humidor. Up this week they take a look at the Illusione ~cg:4~. MP3 Version: Right Click > Save As
Alec Bradley Family Blend (Guest Review)
With Jerry on maternity leave to help care for his petit corona, our good friends Tom and Matt are stepping in to help provide video content in Jerry’s absence. For their first review together, they take a look at the newly released Alec Bradley Family Blend. While at the 2009 IPCPR Convention in New Orleans, […]
La Aurora Preferidos Maduro Robusto
Brand: La Aurora Facing: Preferidos Maduro Blender: Jose Blanco Vitola: Robsuto Ring Gauge: 50 Length: 5.00 Wrapper: Brazilian Maduro Binder: Dominican Filler: Brazil, Dominican, Cameroon Origin: Dominican Republic MSRP: $10.00 Brand: The La Aurora Preferidos Maduro is a cigar that is not new to the market. This offering has been around for some time now […]
CAO MX3 (Short Ashes)
A couple of months back I was at Kensington Tobacconist and bumped into my local CAO Cigars rep, Paul Spence. He was familiar with Stogie Review and we got to talking about a review of the W. Curtis Drapers Exclusive CAO MX3. When he learned that I hadn’t tried it yet, he offered to send […]
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 […]
Davidoff Seleccion 702 – LE 09
Brand: Davidoff Facing: Seleccion 702 (Limited Edition 2009) Vitola: Toro Especial Ring Gauge: 48 Length: 6.625 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun Grown 702 Binder: Unknown Filler: Piloto, Olor, San Vincente MSRP: $26.00 Brand: Each passing year Davidoff of Geneva releases a limited production cigar which is made available word wide. Each edition is hand crafted and packaged […]