Illusione ~88~ Robust

Every now and then it happens. The weekly review deadline looms near, and have to frantically dig through the humidor looking for just the right cigar to review. Oh, who am I kidding, that’s just about every week, and “the right cigar” is anything I have enough of to do a fair review. But this week I was stumped. Everything I had on hand had been reviewed recently. While browsing our Cigar Review Index looking for ideas, I noticed something …

Tatuaje J21 (Guest Review)

This review comes courtesy of Rich (BootyRock)
from the Stogie Review Fan Forums

The Reserva line of cigars is an extension of Tatuajes Selección de Cazador line (Miami or Cabinet if you prefer). There are 4 (5 if you count the SW Maduro) sizes: The SW (“Sir Winston” a churchill), A Uno (“A”), Noellas, and the J21 (robusto). The Reserva line is blended to be a milder version of the Miami, yet with added complexity. The blend is identical in …

A Short Session With Avo Uvezian

I like steak dinners, cigars and socializing as much as the next guy, but I have to be honest, the real reason I attended the Avo Cigar Dinner this past Friday at Cabernet Steakhouse was to see and hear Avo Uvezian play the piano. And after the boxes of LE 10′s were signed, pictures with Avo were taken and the plates were collected, Avo made good on the promise to play.

We spend a lot of time (and money) on …

Your Questions, My Answers (YQMA) – Episode 41

After a long, long, long hiatus, we are back with a new episode of Your Questions, My Answers (YQMA). Due to schedule conflicts and the complications of editing multiple videos streams together into one video, we slowly drifted away from the video show that many people came to love.

Realizing that Stogie Review had a hole where YQMA used to be, the bunch of us put our heads together and talked about how we could bring the show …

Miura Directo De Fabrica Magnum

Origin : Nicaragua
Wrapper : Connecticut
Binder : Nicaraguan
Filler : Nicaraguan and Panamanian
Source : Purchased from local store (Self Serve Beverage) for $5.99

First off I have to say, this is a big sucker!

I am going to throw out a guess as to the name, Miura being named for the Spanish fighting bull.

They have 9 sizes for these and 5 different wrapper choices. Minis (24 x 3.5), Churchill (48 x 7.0…

Famous Artisan – Nicaragan Edition – Connecticut

Brand: Nicaraguan Artisan
Manufacturer: Tabacalera Protalasa
Vitola: Robusto
Ring Gauge: 50
Length: 5.00
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Origin: Nicaraguan
MSRP: $23.99 per 5 pack
Source: Free samples from Famous Smoke Shop

Brand:

The Artisan – Nicaraguan Edition is a product of Famous Smoke Shop. Produced by Tabacalera Protalasa, these cigars feature three wrapper varieties which include Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade, Ecuadorian Habano, and Maduro. Binder and filler of all varieties consists of Nicaraguan grown tobacco.

Each …

Smokin Tweets Published In Cigar Snob

A couple of months ago I wrote an article on my personal blog talking about the benefits of cigar manufacturers utilizing the Twitter service. After the article made the rounds on Twitter and a handful of people got a look at it, I was approached by Cigar Snob Magazine to write a similar article to be featured in an upcoming issue.

I was thrilled with the opportunity to write something for a print publication and got started on a …

Avo Limited Edition 2010 Super Robusto

2010 has been around just about long enough now for me to get used to writing “10″ instead of “09.” And a new year (I know, I’m really stretching the meaning of “new” at this point) means a new Avo limited edition. The Avo Limited Edition 2010, or “LE 10″ as it is commonly called, was released to roughly coincide with Avo Uvezian’s 84th birthday on March 22nd. As a part of the celebration, Avo himself is touring the country, …

Alec Bradley Tempus (Guest Review)

Ed and I have returned for our monthly guest review here on The Stogie Review. This time around we review the Alec Bradley Tempus. This is Alec Bradley’s flagship cigar, and is my top pick for 2009. I find myself smoking them on a regular basis to this day. Brian and Walt reviewed the Tempus awhile back, so I thought it was fitting that Ed and I have a go at it.

I had a hard time picking …

CAO La Traviata (Animados)

So you’re probably scratching your head and asking yourself, “another La Traviata review?” We’ve covered the CAO La Traviata a lot here on Stogie Review. I got a sneak peek before the 2009 IPCPR, then Brian and I reviewed it in a episode of The Herfing Heads, it made my Top 10 list for 2009, it also made Brian’s Box Worthy List of 2009 and even more recently, Walt did a Short Ashes video back in January. So …