Rocky Patel Fusion

Video is a bit different this time and runs 18:22. I did a dry run of using ustream.tv to stream a live video of me reviewing the Rocky Patel Fusion. Thanks to Bernard and Richard from the Stogie Fan Forum for participating. It was a lot of fun and I think this has a lot of potential once some additional planning and logistics are worked out.

This Rocky Patel Fusion really threw me for a loop and really stresses…

Makers of cigars fear bill’s burn

Stogie Fan Forum

One of the recommendations we received on how we can make The Stogie Review better was to have a Forum/Message Board so that Stogie Review visitors can communicate with each other as well as give us another avenue to communicate with you.

I’d like to take a moment to introduce the Stogie Fan Forum.  You can access the Stogie Fan Forum by the link on the left sidebar.  It took a little bit of work but I’ve made it so…

Ashton VSG

Up for review this week is the Ashton VSG. This particular stick was requested for review a couple of weeks back. Being one of the first cigars I laid eyes on as I rummaged through my cooler, I decided it was about time I stopped looking at it and started smoking it.

During a quick pre light inspection I found the wrapper to be a consistent medium brown color with a few medium sized veins running throughout. When pinched…

Your Questions, My Answers – Episode 17

Walt and I had a blast recoridng Episode 17 that runs about 1:21 and we cover some of the following topics:

* The need for a hygrometer
* The need for a “storage thingie”
* Leaving your humidor in direct sunlight
* Cuban cigars and cellophane
* Cuban cigars and box codes
* Favorite places to smoke
* We offer parental advice to a young smoker
* Moistue barrier for a custom humidor

Living The American Dream

So I’m going thru and catching up on a lot of the e-mails I received while I was MIA. One of the e-mails (I originally thought it was spam) was for this news service for blogs called TheNewsRoom. My man Jayson over there is a fan of The Stogie Review and thought we could find some cigar related video news items to post.

So I decided to check it out this morning and while they don’t have pages upon pages…

CI Legends (Yellow Label)

Wow! Check out the babbling idiot in the video! Like I promised, I’m back! I forgot how awkward it is to talk to a camera. This will definitely take another video or two before I’m back into the swing of things. I was a bit uncomfortable in my new studio.

Anyway, it was some time ago that I reviewed the Green Label from the CI Legends Series which is produced by Puros Indios. This time around I bring you the…

Good Byes, Welcomes & Updates

I’m not a glass empty kind of guy so we’ll start with the good bye part. We all know that sometimes in life things just don’t work out. It’s never someone’s fault or something in particular that triggers it, as the old saying goes, shit happens.

With that, I (the collective I) would like to thank Justin for his contributions to The Stogie Review. Justin brought some great ideas and insight to us during his stay. I wish Justin the…

Davidoff Cigarillo

Today I decided to do a little digging in the humidor and fill a request for a “Little Cigar” for those that are tight on time. The cigar I walked away with is the Davidoff Cigarillo. This little guy weighs in at 4 inches long with a 23 ring gauge. These are machine made in the Netherlands and Denmark with a Sumatra Wrapper, Java Binder, and Brazilian and Indonesian Fillers. The tobacco is all natural but dry cured for…

Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Maduro

After a much needed short vacation, I return this week with a Review of the Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Maduro. I picked up a few of these sticks to try a few months ago while stopping into a local B&M. With a price tag of $3.75 I decided to give them a shot.