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 …

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 …

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 …

Declaration by Jameson Cigars

Just like I preface the video I wanted to start out by saying that Jameson Cigars is a long time advertiser and all around great supporter of The Stogie Review. All the Declarations smoked for this video were all provided by Jameson Cigars.

This is my first experience with Jameson Cigars. Walt has previously reviewed the Red Label and Black Label. I first heard about the Declaration at the 2009 IPCPR show. When they were officially released awhile back, …

Nestor Miranda Dominicano Robusto Grande (Pre-Release)

I just love it when a plan comes together. Though calling what I have for you this week the result of a “plan” is really stretching it. It’s more the result of a little luck and a lot of shooting from the hip. Last week, Rich Meade (a regular on the Stogie Review forum, and occasional front-page guest reviewer) and I were sitting in the Buckhead Cigar Club here in Atlanta, doing what guys do in a cigar shop, smoking …

Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Guest Review)

This review comes courtesy of Daniel (Dalamscius)
from the Stogie Review Fan Forums

Cigar: Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne
Drink: Messias 2004 Late Bottled Vintage Tawny Port
Wrapper: Triple-Fermented Connecticut
Binder: Cuban-Seed Nicaraguan
Filler: Cuban-Seed Nicaraguan
Vitola: Robusto 5×54
Price Range: $5.00 – $6.50
Burn Time: ~1.5 hours

The Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary line was released in 2008. The purpose of these blends was to mark the 10 years in business of Tabacalera Perdomo and the decade of rave reviews …

Fan Forums Upgraded

Back in August 2007 we opened the doors to the Stogie Review Fan Forums. Now, I’m not going to make any outlandish claims like a certain forum conglomerate does but over the past two and half years its grown into an impressive community both in quantity and quality. Its definitely exceeded any expectations we had and unlike that conglomerate, I’m proud that we were able to build our community from the ground up. To keep up with that growth, we’ve …