La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Matatan

I’ve got a treat for those of you who can’t get enough video cigar reviews. Once again I’ve teamed up with Rich Meade (aka “BootyRockRich“), a regular on the Stogie Review Forums, to bring you a joint review of the new La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Matatan.

One of the fun things about talking cigars with Rich is the fact we usually have very different opinions. So when we arrived at a similar verdict in our last …

Cain Habano (Guest Review)

Cain Habano

Cigar: Cain Habano
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Vitola: Robusto 5.7×50
Price: Was a bit over eight bucks at my local shop. Better prices found online.

Setting: Garage, about 55 degrees out, 6:30pm, having a Peach Snapple.

Pre-light: The cigar has a nice chocolatey brown wrapper with a few prominent veins. The cigar is fairly lumpy with lots of firm and soft spots. The wrapper and foot have a nice barnyard smell with a touch of …

21 Minutes with Pete Johnson

Quick shout out to all the peeps who came out to Drapers on Friday. It was great seeing familiar faces as well as putting faces and real names to Twitter handles. Twitter peeps like @tatuajecigars @nicetightash @doc8466 @stogieguys @sboyajian @naugs56 @dabyrdman33 @btmiles @dcspeopleschamp @chris_suspect @edfernandez2 (Norfolk VA), all the Facebook people like Larry (NC), Benjamin and Jennifer. I know I’m forgetting some people…to @dcamacho who bailed at the last minute…c’mon son, bros before hoes!

My yearly interview with …

Illusione 4/2g (Guest Review)

This review comes courtesy of beaverc32
from the Stogie Review Fan Forums

Cigar Facts:

Vitola: Churchill (7.5×49)
Price: ~$9-10 (the one reviewed was gifted via bomb)
Wrapper: Cafe Colorado
Binder: Corojo ’99 and Criollo ’98?
Filler: Corojo ’99 and Criollo ’98?

The Illusione 4/2g is a beautiful cigar with a fairly smooth wrapper. For the length of this cigar, I find the weight of this cigar to be fairly light. The cigar seems firmly packed with tobacco, and the only …

La Estrella Cubana Oscuro

Origin : Nicaragua
Wrapper : Costa Rican Maduro
Binder : Brazilian
Filler : Dominican and Nicaraguan
Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds
Cost : $34.99 per bundle of 20 (this is the cost I paid so the price may be different if I got them on sale)

I have for you today, the La Estrella Cubana Oscuro. This cigar comes in four different sizes, belicoso (52 x 6.0″), churchill (48 x 7.0″), toro …

Camacho Liberty 2009 (Joint Review)

Brand: Camacho Liberty 2009 Series
Blender: Christian Eiroa
Vitola: 11/18 (Figurado)
Ring Gauge: 54
Length: 6.00
Wrapper: Habano
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Honduras
Origin: Honduras
MSRP: $16.50
Purchased From: Won from Dylan Austin’s Twitter contest

Brand:

Camacho Cigars has a rich history among the cigar community, from its early days founded by Simon Camacho, throughout its operation by Julio and Christian Eiroa, and through its current ownership by Oettinger Davidoff Group. Throughout the brands history, Camacho has been …

Our Swedish Hero

Back in 2006 Stogie Review was born. It started out as two guys posting reviews back and forth with no intentions other than sharing our opinions with a few friends. Over time, the website grew consistently and we began to develop a following. That following increased in size even more when we began producing video reviews in addition to our regular content.

For nearly four years we have been overjoyed by the following that we have developed. One of our …

Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R52

While doing my homework for this week’s cigar review, I was a little surprised to learn that Arturo Fuente’s Rosado Sungrown Magnum was released at the tail end of last year. Sure, I heard rumors about them and even saw one given out at a Fuente event last year, but since I hadn’t seen them around until this past week, I assumed that they just hit the market. And then I remembered a funny story. Actually, not as much funny …

Cigar Shop Review: Arlington, VA – Cigar Connections

This review comes courtesy of Stephen (sboyajian)
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Name of Shop: Cigar Connections
Date Visited: 9/23/09 (but almost daily)
Street Address: 1000 N Randolph St # 1A
City: Arlington
State: VA
Zip: 22201
Phone Number: (703) 294-6363
Hours of Operation: 10 – 9 (M-Sat) 11 – 5 (Sun)
Website: Website is currently being developed

Location: Above Average
The shop is …

CAO Escaparate #7

I need to thank Adrian and Butthead’s Tobacco for thinking of me. Adrian gave me the heads up on the CAO Escaparate #7 months ago and was kind enough to make sure I got enough to do a review. We are no stranger to CAO’s Escaparate collection. We’ve reviewed many of them like the MX3 and Bratalia to name a couple. Also, thanks to the Stogie Review Fan Forums for voting. The CAO Escaparate #7 edged out the Tatuaje Drac, …