Cuchillos Cubanos ~40~

Sorry folks, I have to interrupt our usual programing. Tune in next week for your weekly dose of “The Tower of Burn”. Instead, grab a smoke and sit back with “The Great Torpedo”.

This week, I’m here with a relatively new but not very publicized cigar from Dion Giolito. If you didn’t know, Dion is the mastermind behind the “CRUZ”ado and Illusione cigar lines. The Cuchillos Cubanos ~40~ is Dion’s first footprint into the budget line…

Cigar Shop Review: Providence, RI – Cigar Masters

This review comes courtesy of Jim (Maduroman)
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Name of Shop: Cigar Masters, Providence
Date Visited: 2/16/09
Street Address: 1 West Exchange Street
City: Providence
State: RI
Zip: 02903
Phone Number: 401-383-9002
Hours of Operation: 12-1:00 a.m.
Website: http://www.cigarmasters.com

Location: Above average
This is located right at…

Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo 2009 – Event Wrapup

After two days of beer and cigars, Brian and I had yet to sit down and record something together for Stogie Review. Knowing that time was running short, we managed to commandeer the office of Hayward Tenney and Gary Korb (both work as copywriters for Famous Smoke).

With Brian and myself having a couple of drinks in us, we managed to ramble on for a bit about the expo and some of the pros…

Famous Smoke Shop’s Cigar Expo 2009 – Lingerie Show

On Friday night, after dinner was served and the drinks started to flow, the entertainment was scheduled to begin. After a down-pour soaked the boxing ring, which canceled the exhibition fights, everyone gathered under a large tent to check out the lingerie show put on my Bare Elegance.

I didn’t have the best seat in the house but was able to record the entire show without much trouble. The video runs about 16 minutes.

La Aurora 1495 Connecticut

Before leaving for the Famous Smoke Shop Cigar Expo, I decided to sit down and have my morning coffee with something on the milder side, as not to overload my plate before a long day of smoking. I wound up coming across a sample that was left over from my blind tasting of the La Aurora 1495 Connecticut tasting and figured I’d give it another try.

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Gurkha Ancient Warrior (Short Ashes)

Way back in September of 2006, I smoked one of my very first Ancient Warrior cigars by Gurkha. At that time it was branded as a K. Hansotia product and carried a limited edition tag. These days I’m not sure if it is still the same cigar that it was back in 2006 or not. I was fortunate enough to get a couple of them in the mail via Duque cigars and I thought I would give…

CAO Habano (Escaparate)

Video runs a bit long but its well worth it to see what The Herf’n Heads think of the CAO Habano (Escaparate).

Ordering Information
You can order the CAO Habano from Emerson’s of Norfolk Cigars. You can give them a call (1-800-842-2990) or if you don’t like human interaction, you can easily order from their website.

5 Vegas Relic

If you’ve been paying attention to cigar trends, you’ve probably noticed there have been quite a few. For years, large ring gauges were the name of the game. And then it seemed like everyone was introducing their popular lines in the lancero format. Even more recently, we’ve seen a sudden increase in large figurados and salomon cigars.

But the trend I’m thinking about, the one that’s relevant to this particular cigar review doesn’t have to do with size or shape…

Cigar Shop Review: Lawrenceville, GA – Ole Stogie and Son’s

This review comes courtesy of Rich Meade
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Name of Shop: Ole’ Stogie and Son
Date Visited: 03/14/09
Street Address: 1124 Lawrenceville Hwy. Ste 301A
City: Lawrenceville
State: GA
Zip: 30045
Phone Number: (770) 277-3633
Hours of Operation: Mon,Tue (10-5:30pm) Wed-Friday (10-8pm) Saturday (10-12am)
Website: www.olestogie.com

Location:…

Xikar HC Series – Habano Colorado

You minus well start dialing your B&M’s phone number to see if they have these. The new HC Series from Xikar is the new name for their Defiance cigars. Not only a new name but an expanded line up that includes a cigar for practically any time of day. While I’m not usually drawn to full bodied cigars, this little firecracker known as the Habano Colorado has started to carve out a little piece of my heart these days.…