La Aurora 100 Anos robusto – First Impressions

Origin : Dominican Republic
Wrapper : Dominican Corojo
Binder : Dominican Republic
Filler : Dominican Corojo and Piloto Cubano
Source : gifted from barbalet

Here we are again my faithful minions. I will not go into detail in this section like I did in the video about numbers, sizes, etc, so if you are curious, you will have to watch my ugly mug for a bit.

Today I am going to be reviewing the La Aurora 100 Anos in the …

A Passion for Puro d’Oro

I’m sure by now most of you have heard of the new Puro d’Oro offering from the folks at Davidoff. Last night I was fortunate enough to be invited by Mike Copperman to cover a Puro d’Oro launch event at his shop, Bethesda Tobacco (a CRA Great American Cigar Shop), in Bethesda MD.

I’ll let the video speak for itself as I could never express the ideas of friendship and passion like Hendrik Kelner Sr. and Chef Wayne Nish do. …

Rocky Patel Decade Edicion Limitada Robusto

Just when you thought Brian has reviewed every limited release that has hit the shop shelves in the past six months, I surprise you with another. This time around it’s a special edition from the perpetually prolific Rocky Patel. One released with surprisingly little fanfare. I first became aware of the cigar when it appeared on the shelf at my local shop maybe a month ago, and I haven’t heard much about it since. Which makes it a great candidate …

La Flor Dominicana Air Bender (Guest Review)

The following is a message from Tom

Hello Stogie Review! As always, Ed and I offer you our monthly guest review for the month of April.

A month or two ago, Ed was given some samples of the Air Bender by La Flor Dominicana. He smoked one immediately and wasn’t impressed at all. Then I saw Stogie Review’s own Brian Hewett review this cigar, and he wasn’t impressed either. This left us with low expectation to say the least.…

A Comparison between Canadian and American Cigar Shops – Part 1

This article was written by Daniel Temos (Dalamscius) and is the first installment of a two-part series. Be sure to back next week when the final portion of this article is available.

It’s a Friday night, you head out to your local B&M (Bricks and Mortar) Cigar shop with plans to hang out with some of the folk there and enjoy a good cigar. You pick up a well-priced $6 or $7 Nicaraguan cigar from one of the …

Press Release: Davidoff to Introduce New “Puro d’Oro” Cigar

Yesterday I received an email asking me about the new Davidoff Puro d’Oro. Unfortunately, I was only vaguely aware of it from seeing Tweets by Danielle Hawthorne and could not answer the email with anything useful. To try and remedy that problem, I contacted Danielle and asked if she would be so kind as to send me any press information she may have available.

Danielle was awesome and had press information to me in short order. I was able …

CAO Gold Perfecto

Origin : Nicaragua
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade seed
Binder : Nicaraguan
Filler : Nicaraguan
Source : Sent from a BOTL

Today I have for you a review that I am shocked has not been done yet in any vitola, the CAO Gold perfecto. This cigar has been around since 1996 and they introduced a maduro in 2007. This particular vitola I am smoking for your, and my, pleasure is an extension of the Tenth Anniversary size that was …

Press Release: La Aurora Serie 107 Anniversario

Last year, Miami Cigar Company did something that came as a surprise to many people. Nestor Miranda declared July 12th National Nestor Miranda Cigar Day and gave away a free Nestor Miranda 20th Anniversary Danno cigars at certified accounts. The give-away was a massive success and brand awareness spread throughout the internet like wildfire.

To celebrate La Aurora’s 107th Anniversary, Miami Cigar aims to repeat their success. 107 certified accounts have been selected to hand out free cigars, while supplies …

Tatuaje L’esprit de Verite – Pre Release (Guest Review)

This review comes courtesy of DannyP6228
from the Stogie Review Fan Forums

I am a huge Tatuaje fan, but I wasn’t always. The first experience I had with a Tatuaje was a miserable one. It was a Havana VI Almirantes I had several years ago that was so poorly constructed I could not even smoke it. So I stayed away from the brand for some time.

Then, one of my friends was nice enough to share a Havana VI Angeles …

Fuente Fuente Opus X Pussy Cat

Following last week’s monolithic maduro, it seemed only fair to try on a the opposite extreme from the latest release of Arturo Fuente special edition cigars, the Fuente Fuente Opus X Pussy Cat. Ordinarily I avoid reviewing cigars from lines thave have been covered in the past, but this is a special vitola and different than those featured in previous reviews, and, well, the name makes me chuckle.

Opus X cigars are pretty rare to begin with, released in …