Nording by Rocky Patel

Where does the time go? Have we really be reviewing cigars that long? Way back in March 2007 I originally reviewed the Nording by Rocky Patel. Lets face it, things have changed since 2007. Presidents, SCHIP, smoking bans, the band on the Nording and of course my palate. I gave the Nording a glowing review back then which begs the question; with all the changes, how does the Nording stack up in 2010?

For the most part…

AVO Heritage (First Impressions)

Back in July, Mike got his hands on a Pre-Release AVO Heritage for review. Shortly after that review I started hearing a little buzz about the upcoming release. During IPCPR I spoke to several people that were head-over-heals in love with this latest creation from AVO.

It wasn’t until after I arrived back home that I was able to fire up my TBOTLCH Press Kit sample of the AVO Heritage and see for myself what it was all…

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 given at the Augusto Reyes booth, I also came home with samples in my TBOTLCH Press Kit.

With time coming at a premium…

Gran Habano Azteca Jaguar

This year at the IPCPR trade show, it was hard to avoid the Gran Habano booth. Not only was it on a major foot traffic highway, but if you got within two or three booths you just had to go have another look at “El Gigante”, the world’s largest production cigar. (Or at least I couldn’t resist.) Yes, a real, smokable production cigar. Reportedly, for $200,000 you can buy yourself one of these massive 19 foot, 1,920 ring…

Spending Time With Ernesto Perez Carrillo

By now you are probably sick to death of IPCPR 2010 coverage, and I wouldn’t blame you. This is the biggest time of the year for the cigar industry and every cigar-blogger under the sun reports their take on industry news and new releases.

Here at Stogie Review, we try to do things a little differently and give you the news straight from the horses mouth (so to speak). Like last year, Ernesto Perez Carrillo, of