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 edition of Brian’s The Week In Smoke), but experience left me thinking that I really needed to smoke it again a few times after …

Cigar Dinner with LFD

Cigar Dinner with LFD

I have a treat for you this week as I give you a little look at a cigar dinner my local shop, Genuine Tobacco, put together with La Flor Dominicana, Union Station Grill and Mirus Financial Partners. If you do not know what a cigar dinner is, well, it is a dinner with cigars before, after and in-between courses (seriously, you probably figured that out yourself but for Brian Hewitt’s sake, I included …

Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Lancero

The A. Fuente Don Carlos lancero is quite a rare cigar.  Only available originally from Casa Fuente or Carlito himself, these cigars have recently been available in gift sets from Prometheus, limited edition humidors from Fuente Cigars or in boxes of 13 that were available to a very select few retailers.  I was lucky enough to be gifted one of these by Marvin Holthouser of Harbor Cigars in Destin, FL while visiting there last week.  Besides being a great …

Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 28

It’s once time again for another issue of Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (or the past month, or however long it has been since the last issue), along with a couple of quick thoughts that came to me at the time. These are not full reviews, but quick blurbs based on …

Placeres Reserva

Wrapper : Nicaraguan Habano
Binder : Costa Rican
Filler : Nicaraguan and Honduran
Source : Gifted by John (local broker/rep)

This week I am doing a first impressions of the Placeres Reserva which was given to me by our local broker/sales rep, John. This cigar is box pressed and is about a 5 by 50 cigar, with guessing on the 50.

Pre-Light

Taking a sniff of the Placeres reserva and I get a huge hit of barnyard from the wrapper …