Stogie Review Update

Over the past couple of weeks Stogie Review has had a buzz of activity, behind the scenes. I wanted to take a few minutes, while I smoked my “A” Cigar from the CAO Last Stick Standing Promotion, to talk a bit about what is going on here at Stogie Review.

• StogieReview.com reliability issues
• Stogie Review Fan Forums has closed
• We will not be covering CigarFest 2012
• We may be covering Smoke on the Water in Baltimore
• California Citizens Against Proposition

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Nomad Cigars – Fugitive (Joint Review)

Over the last couple of months, Mike and I have been talking with Fred “Godfadr” Rewey, CEO of Nomad Cigar Company, on Twitter. Fred was kind enough to offer us some samples to try and Mike and I discussed doing a joint review with those samples.

Like the well oiled machine that we are, Mike and I never discussed which sample we would review together. Fortunately, out of sheer coincidence we both saved a large figurado, The Fugitive, …

Nub Connecticut 358

I think I just heard the collective sigh of every single Stogie Review reader around the globe. I know, we’ve covered Nub Cigars to death over the years and we are at the point now where it feels like beating a dead horse. With that said, there is a method to my madness. This isn’t just a review, but a serious inquiry as well.

You see, earlier this week I found myself in a position where I was tight on …

Sosa Underground (First Impressions)

Several years ago I used to frequent JM Cigars in Exton, Pennsylvania. It was a long drive (approximately 45 minutes) but this particular shop wasn’t far from a friends house and they had the largest walk-in humidor in the area. I used to love dropping in on a Friday afternoon and pacing up and down the humidor, searching out new product.

One of the cigars routinely stocked was the Sosa line. On a whim, I picked one up and enjoyed …

Contest: Win a Stogie Review Travel Humidor

This weekend I began to feel a little under the weather. I made it through the weekend and crashed on Monday when I became “Full Blown Sick“. Being completely stuffed up, smoking a cigar would have been a complete waste. Here we are on Friday and I’m just about over whatever has my sinuses all jacked up.

Rather than push it and try smoking a cigar for review today, I spent a little time trying to come up …

Ask The Readers: What do you do with Empty Cigar Boxes?

Ever since I started smoking cigars, I’ve been saving empty boxes. At first it was simply a matter of having a cool box. Eventually the empty boxes served as great organizational tools for inside my coolidor.

I’ve been saving my boxes for so long that these days I do it out of habit. Every once in a while I get a call or visit from an uncle who asks for them, and I’m happy to turn them over. He …

AKA Cigars – Respect

A few weeks back we received an email from AKA Cigars asking if we would be interested in reviewing their product. We were happy to give the cigars a try and a short time later, samples arrived at my doorstep.

While I waited for cigars to arrive, I headed over to the AKA Cigars Website to do a little reading. Up until that point I really didn’t know much about the brand. What I learned from the AKA Cigars website …

Ortega Cigars Serie D No. 10

A couple of months back there was quite the buzz about Eddie Ortega separating himself from Rocky Patel. Not long after I learned that news, I learned that Eddie Ortega was striking out on his own with a line of cigars. I’ve known Eddie for a few years now and he is always a pleasure to talk to. Because of this friendship, and that he has a good reputation among the cigar community for his previous cigars, I was eager …

Camacho SLR (Humidor Diving)

In a past Humidor Diving video, I spent a bit of time digging around in an old cooler searching for a Camacho Negro that I purchased a few years back. In my search, I came across an old Camacho SLR. I set that cigar aside and planned to feature it sometime later. That time has come.

I don’t know precisely how old the Camacho SLR is but there are a couple of points of reference. As you can see …

Famous Nicaraguan 3000 (Humidor Diving)

Several years ago I was a proud member of the Club Stogie community. Club Stogie was a popular cigar forum, with a large member base, that was ‘newbie’ friendly. The community has since been purchased and folded into a larger community, which is nothing like it used to be, however, it was there that I got my feet wet in trading cigars. My eyes were opened to a variety of cigars that I couldn’t buy locally and I found my …