My Top 5 Cigars of 2007

Several months back a topic was started on our Fan Forums about our Top Cigars of the year. I think the original mention was for a list of 25 or so, but with the decisions being so difficult I decided to prune the list down to my Top 5.

With the new year starting tomarrow what better time to finially post my list of favorites.

My list is comprised of my 5 favorite cigars from 2007 (in descending order.)…

Punch Rare Corojo (Guest Review)

This time around, JB and Ace from our Fan Forums wrote up some nice reviews on the Punch Rare Corojo and Cacique Miami.

Check them out…

Bargain Cigar Rundown – 2007

With the year coming to a close, and Christmas behind us, its about time to look back at what we have been smoking as of late in order to save a few bucks for Christmas Spending.

2007

Helix X542
Purchased From: Tinderbox
Count: 25
Price: 41.95
Shipping: 8.95 Flat Rate (Free over $100.00 order)
Price Per Cigar: $2.04

Flor de Oliva Corojo
Purchased From: Tinderbox
Count: 25
Shipping: 8.95 Flat Rate (Free over $100.00 order)
Price Per Cigar: $1.98…

What was your holiday cigar?

This year I had some grand plans for a nice smoke on Christmas Day, but when it came time to light one up I just didn’t feel much like a cigar. I planned on smoking something later that evening, but by the time the day was over I realized that I skipped my Christmas smoke all together this year.

Generally the Christmas smoke isn’t as important to me as the Christmas Eve smoke. For one reason or another I find …

Merry Christmas from Stogie Review

Merry Christmas

A hope that everyone finds the time, late on Christmas night,
to dig out one of the finer cigars from their humidor to smoke
while reflecting on the day spend with loved ones.…

Your Questions, My Answers (YQMA) Episode 23

After a hiatus of several weeks YQMA has returned. In this episode I am joined by our very own Brian Hewitt and our good friend Chris aka Ceedee from Cigar Live.

Among the banter we discuss the following topics:

1. Lighter reviews and recommendations
2. Using a sack of Coffee beans as an air freshener
3. Constructing a Display Humidor
4. Dos Capas (Barber Pole) Cigars
5. Pinar 3000 Cigars and pre embargo tobacco
6. Health questions from a …

601 Blue (Guest Review)

I was browsing the Fan forum just the other day when a couple of reviews caught my eye. Solid is a regular poster on the Fan Forums and has commented here on the front page numerous times as well.

After reading his thoughts on a few cigars I thought those that do not visit the forums may enjoy them as well.…

H. Upmann Cabinet Selección Robusto

I picked up a couple of these guys after a local tobacconist told me these were kind of hard to come by. As the story goes, not every shop can get their hands on these cigars, and as a condition of getting them as a shop owner, you can’t advertise that you have them. It might make the other shops angry or jealous. Seriously.

I don’t know if the story is true or not, but it has a certain conspiratorial …

Helix X542

Brand: Helix
Vitola: Corona
Length: 5.00 Inches
Ring Gauge: 42
Wrapper: Connecticut
Binder: Mexico
Filler: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Honduras
County of Origin: Danli, Honduras
Price Breakdown: $2.04 per single

Brand:
Helix Cigars are hand made at the Centro American Cigars S.A. factory in Danli, Honduras. The company is part of the General Cigar Company empire which consists of many brands such as Punch, Hoyo de Monterrey, and Macanudo.

The wrapper is Connecticut Shade while the binder is made up of …

Shipping Cigars

One of the common questions we receive here at Stogie Review is “I have some cigars I would like to ship to someone, how should I go about it?” With that being said I thought I would do a mini shipping how-to.

I prefer to ship cigars as follows.…