Mayorga Maduro

Origin: Estelí, Nicaragua
Wrapper: Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Size Name: Robusto
Length: 4.75
Ring Gauge: 50
Strength: Medium

Not too long ago I took a ride down to a tobacco store in Pottstown to see if they had anything interesting in the walk in humidor. Like usual, a few things caught my eye and I made my way to the register. The cashier pointed out that if I spent…

Winterize Your Humidor (Part 1)

I don’t know about you but it’s the time of year I dread. Physically I enjoy the cold weather here in Maryland. What I can’t stand is the effect winter has on my humidor. It never fails, as soon as I kick on my heat pump, my house and thus my humidor gets drained of its humidity and the dry air takes its place. Past winters it has been a struggle to keep my humidity level at or above…

Joya De Nicaragua Celebracion

Twenty nine years ago today at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines, CMSgt Cruz gave birth to his third and final son, me! That’s right! Today (October 27th) is my 29th birthday. There are plenty of cigars I could choose to smoke to celebrate this occasion. I have a few OpusX aging, the last of my AVO 80th and the slew of birthday cigars that Walt mailed me. But today is a day to celebrate and…

Camacho Corojo

Origin: Danli, Honduras
Wrapper: Honduras
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Honduras
Size Name: Nacionales
Length: 5.50
Ring Gauge: 44
Strength: Full

A month or two ago, Lou (Teninx) a member of Club Stogie posted that his local shop was going to discontinue the sale of Camacho brand cigars in their store. This was due to lack of space for another new line of cigars they were bringing in. Included in the post was an…

5 Vegas Classic

Here we have a 5 Vegas Classic Corona that is yet another cigar I received in a trade over at Club Stogie. This corona measures 5.5×44 with a fairly smooth wrapper with but a few small veins. The cap was somewhat sloppy looking but cut cleanly revealing a pleasant draw and taste. There was an enjoyable slightly floral/herbal aroma to the cigar from the foot to the head.

The foot toasted quickly and the first few puffs had a…

Smoking in your vehicle

I just recently started smoking in my car. The reason I only started doing it recently was because I was afraid my car would wind up smelling like a stale cigar. After reading an article posted my Mark Neff of Cigarmony on the subject, I decided to give it a try.

Video Reviews

Due to the amount of positive comments we have received in regards to video reviews, we are proud to announce that we will be making Video Reviews a regular thing on Stogie Review.

To find the current videos please take notice to the sub category in the right navigation pane. By clicking on “Videos” you will be directed to a listing of all cigar reviews that contain a video portion or you can visit us at http://www.youtube.com/group/stogiereview for all…

Leon Jimenes

Origin: Santiago, Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Dominican Republic
Binder: Indonesia
Filler: Brazil, Dominican Republic
Size Name: Petit Belicoso
Length: 5.00
Ring Gauge: 52
Strength: Medium

A few weeks ago I stopped into a B&M in Reading on my way to class. Among the small handful I purchased was a Leon Jimenes. Lately I have read a couple comments from people who really enjoy this cigar, so I decided to give it a try.…

Helix XP Maduro

This hefty torpedo comes in at 6×54 with a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper, Honduran binder, and a mix of Dominican, Brazilian, and Mexican filler. The firm cap cut cleanly revealing a pleasant pre-light aroma and draw with a mild tobacco flavor though lacking the sweetness on the lips that I find in a lot maduro-wrappered cigars.

This cigar lit easily with the slightest bit of toasting the foot though the draw produced a little less smoke than I expected…

La Rosa Cubana

Today I bring you a review of the La Rosa Cubana stogie. Huge props to our friends over at Stogie Guys for taking the time to send me this stogie and to get my opinion on it. At the end of the review you will also see an embedded video hosted over at YouTube of me smoking the La Rosa. This is something new and were going to try and provide 7-10 minute video clips to accompany our written…