As you may have already heard, the MBombay Gaaja takes its name from a Sanskrit word meaning Elephant. For fun I googled the name, and found it also has other meanings in Hindi, like lightning, bombshell and thunderclap. It kind of makes you wonder what you’re in for before lighting up the cigar. But the […]
Davidoff Anniversario No. 3 702 Series
Davidoff released a new series called the 702 Series in February 2017. The 702 Series use a special Ecuadorian Habano wrapper grown exclusively for these cigars at the San Juan finca near Cotopaxi in Ecuador. The tobacco is a hybrid of 3 cuban seed habano tobaccos. The farm is set in the foothills of the […]
Camacho Check Six
Camacho Cigars introduced the Check Six at the 2016 IPCPR as an extension to the Brotherhood series of cigars. The Brotherhood is a limited edition line of cigars that is released annually and released in only one size. This years release, Check Six, is named after the phrase for a soldier, marine, airman or sailor to […]
Serino Royale Maduro XX Toro
I was approached a couple of months ago by Serino Cigars to review there Royale Maduro XX. I hadn’t heard of Serino Cigars at the time, but was happy to give them a shot. Serino Cigars was founded in 2016 by Tony Serino and his son, Carson, who partnered with Omar Gonzales Aleman. Aleman worked at […]
Black Works Studio Sindustry Toro
In 2015, James Brown, owner of Black Label Trading Company and co-owner of Fabrica de Oveja Negra, created Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) as way to experiment with tobaccos in different blends featuring Nicaraguan tobaccos. It’s sort of the mad science laboratory for James Brown. Our friends at Cigar Federation have a post about its creation here. […]
HR Hirochi Robaina Claro Toro
Recently, Brian and I attended IPCPR in Las Vegas and ran into Spencer Drake of White Hat Distribution at their booth. They are now the distributer of the HR line of cigars. HR Cigars had been previously distributed by Cubanacan, then by La Palina Cigars, but has finally found a home with White Hat. Spencer […]
Davidoff Yamasa Toro
Just before IPCPR, Davidoff has released a cigar that was 20 years in the making: Davidoff Yamasa. What makes this cigar so special is that it uses tobacco from a region in the Dominican Republic that is not known for growing tobacco and is actually has soil that isn’t great for growing it either. That […]
2016 La Flor Dominicana TAA 48
2016 La Flor Dominicana TAA 48 For my next installment of the 2016 TAA line of cigars, I’m going to be reviewing the La Flor Dominicana TAA 48. I’m back at the Serious Cigars Clear Lake location smoking in their lounge again. The La Flor Dominicana is usually one of the more full bodied cigars […]
Tatuaje TAA 2016
Tatuaje TAA 2016 Lately, I’ve been smoking a lot of the limited releases from cigar companies for the Tobacconists’ Association of America or TAA. Only select shops can carry these cigars as they have to be a member of TAA. These limited releases are usually very good cigars, though hard to find. You can find […]
Ben’s Week in Smoke – Bayou Edition No. 14
Ben’s Week in Smoke – Bayou Edition No. 14 I know it’s been awhile since I last posted at Stogie Review, but I have a good excuse. I recently moved from the Mississippi Gulf Coast to Houston, TX. While the move didn’t keep me from smoking cigars, it definitely curtailed how many I smoked since […]