Alec Bradley Prensado (Gues Review)

A Note from Tom:
Ed and I are back once again for our monthly guest spot here on The Stogie Review. It’s hard to believe we’ve been here for two years!

If you watched our January video, I put Ed on the spot and asked what his top cigar was for 2009. My choice was the Alec Bradley Tempus. He came up with the cigar we are reviewing today, the Alec Bradley Prensado.

I can’t deny I’m a bit of an Alec Bradley whore.…

Tatuaje RC184 (Guest Review)

This review comes courtesy of Rich (BootyRock)
from the Stogie Review Fan Forums

The RC cigars (RC meaning “Retro Cuban”) are two unique figurados. They feature half of the cigar wrapped in foil (the head), and the names (numbers) relate to the size in millimeters. Blended to be milder than the regular Miami line. Little else is known about this blend, aka, I can’t find much info on them.
These cigars are not regular production…Pete tends to release these on a whim, with…

Anatomy of a Cigar

Over the past year or two, we have seen an explosion in the way cigars are marketed. In addition to tying a persona to the brand, some manufacturers are giving you an inside look into what makes up their product.

Two great examples of this can be seen during presentations by Jose Blanco, of La Aurora, and Tim Ozgener, of CAO, when they put on blending seminars at cigar shops across the country. Both companies allow the consumer to smoke the…

Gurkha Empire I

Origin : Unknown
Wrapper : Honduran Habano
Binder : Unknown
Filler : Long-leaf Ligero from Peru and Nicaragua
Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds

Today I have for you the Gurkha Empire I. This is a cigar that there is not much information floating around on except what is on the Cigar’s International website. To sum it up, there are six blends available that vary in construction, strength and flavor. Over the next six reviews, we shall see if i get those same results.

This cigar comes…

Mederos Fifty 3

Brand: Mederos
Blender: Carlos Mederos
Vitola: Fifty 3 (Torpedo)
Ring Gauge: 52
Length: 6.125
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo (Jalapa)
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Origin: Nicaragua
MSRP: Unknown
Purchased From: Samples from Mederos Cigars & Jerry Cruz

Brand:

The Mederos Fifty line is one that features six sizes, all residing in the fifty ring gauge range. Up until Jerry was kind enough to send me five cigars, I had never heard of the brand. Shortly after receiving my samples from Jerry, I received two more from Mederos directly.

Unlike the average manufacturer, Mederos Cigars offers a website with a wealth of brand information dating all the way back to 1907…