Summer and the Fourth of July is here once again, and for our readers in The States, that means it’s time to celebrate the birth of a nation by grilling, drinking adult beverages and smoking fine cigars. So it seems only right that I go a little overboard with my review this week. How about […]
Padilla Studio Tobac Special Edition Figurado
I’ve been saying it for a while: If you’ve gotta make a 6 x 60, make it in a shape that’s comfortable to smoke. Say for example, a flattened box press, or in the case of the Padilla Studio Tobac Special Edition Figurado collaboration, a girthy figurado. Heck, I’d even try a cigar with the […]
Dunhill 100th Anniversary Edition (First Impressions)
With time running short again this week, I searched through my coolidor for some potentially interesting subjects for a first impressions video. I offered a few options to my fellow Stogie Review compadres, and the nearly unanimous choice was the Dunhill 100th Anniversary Edition. I’d never smoked a Dunhill before, let alone this special limited […]
EP Carrillo Edición Limitada 2011 “Dark Rituals”
Following right on the heels of my first impressions video for the EP Carrillo Short Run 2012, this week I’m reviewing the EP Carrillo Edición Limitada 2011, also know as the “Dark Rituals.” Having not yet tried them myself, but based on very strong recommendations from everyone I spoke with, I picked up a full […]
1143 Seconds with Pete Johnson
Last week, the night before I left for an overseas business trip, I sat down with Pete Johnson at a Tatuaje Cigars event hosted by Holt’s Cigar Company in Northeast Philadelphia. We talked about a lot of things going on in the Tatuaje universe, including the upcoming Cojonu 2012s, future installments of the Monster series, […]
Tatuaje Black Label Petite Lancero
I’m back from IPCPR in Las Vegas (perhaps you noticed a mention of it or two in the past few weeks?) and it’s time to get back to doing what we do the other fifty-or-so weeks a year: reviewing cigars. But it’s a little too soon to break into the random samples I picked up […]
Nestor Miranda Special Selection Atlanta Braves Alumni Association Edition Piramides
Yes, the name of name of this special edition cigar is ten words long, and that’s with me omitting mention of the cigar’s oscuro wrapper. These are the problems you face when a special selection adds a special edition, review titles that take up nearly as much space at the cigar review itself. For the […]
Punch Rare Corojo 10th Anniversary
When General Cigar shipped me a five pack of the new Punch Rare Corojo 10th Anniversary edition cigars, I decided to let them rest a while. I knew that probably meant that Jerry would beat me to the review (he did, sorta), but I wanted to give them a fair shake. So far my experience […]
Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Pyramid
The story of the Diamond Crown Julius Caeser is an interesting one, and it comes in two parts. The first part is the history of the name. Most people are already aware that JC Newman is the company behind this cigar, and it’s no coincidence that first two letters of their name and the initials […]
Para Japón Virtual Release Party & Contest
The earthquakes and tsunamis that ravaged Japan earlier this year may no longer be in the headlines, but that doesn’t mean all has returned to normal in the archipelago nation. The process of cleaning up and recovering from the disaster will take years, with a high cost that is nearly impossible to accurately estimate. The […]