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JFR (Guest Review)

Walt — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:00:04 +0000

This week we have a guest review that is a little different. Long time readers tcr and sdlsatcom got together and produced an audio review for your listening pleasure. The cigar in the spotlight is the JFR Robusto (Just for Retailers).

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Jameson Cigar Co. Black Label (Short Ashes)

Walt — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:00:22 +0000

This Short Ashes review features the Jameson Cigar Company Back Label. This cigar was one of a couple that were left over from my Blind Cigar tasting at Kensington Tobacconist a couple of months ago. Lets see how it turned out in comparison to the blind review.

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Jameson Cigar Company Black Label

Romeo y Jullieta Habana Reserve (Guest Review)

Walt — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:00:19 +0000

While the Stogie Review crew is in Vegas for the annual IPCPR trade show, we have put together a series of guest posts to keep you entertained in our absence. These are our safety net just in case something goes wrong and we can’t post as often as we would like.

This guest review comes courtesy of Justin and is in the form of an audio review.

Fuente Fuente Opus X (Guest Review)

Walt — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:00:22 +0000

Image courtesy of Dennis “Stogie Baby” Camacho

Along with some music from the Dominican Republic. I will review for you what is now my favorite Dominican cigar. I want to thank Walt for inviting me as a guest reviewer. I’m a huge fan and its my pleasure to do a review for the site.

Thanks and Enjoy!
Dennis “The Stogie Baby” Camacho
www.TheStogieBaby.com

This weeks guest reviews comes from Dennis, aka The Stogie Baby. Since January 2008 Dennis has been doing something new and exciting. He features reviews with an interesting style, if you haven’t already taken a peek at what The Stogie Baby has to offer I would certainly recommend checking it out.

Camacho Corojo

The Great Torpedo — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:00:11 +0000

I originally planned to do a video review of this but its been raining the past few days here in MD, so I’m falling back to doing a episode of The Stogie Voice. In this episode of The Stogie Voice I bring you the Camacho Corojo 07/05.

My brother and I celebrating my 30th at my parents in Upper Marlboro MD

Camacho Corojo 07/05

Cuesta Rey Centenario Pyramid No. 9 (Maduro)

The Great Torpedo — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:32:20 +0000

A few weeks ago, I was browsing thru the podcast directory on iTunes to see if there were any new podcasts that I could add to my rotation of virtualization, Stargate, Warcraft and of course cigar related podcasts. Luck would have it that I stumbled upon Chris Trotter and his Cigar Alliance podcast.

I listened to his first episode and was really impressed with his straight talk and the niche he found within the “new media” world of cigars. I then listened to his second episode and had my ego stroked as Chris described The Stogie Review as being “innovative”. Finally as I listened to his third episode and him poking fun at my blueberry pomegranate juice review that I knew I had to share Chris and his Cigar Alliance podcast with our fans here at The Stogie Review by giving him a spot on The Stogie Voice.

With that I give you guys, Chris Trotter from The Cigar Alliance podcast and his review of the Cuesta Rey Centenario Pyramid No. 9 (Maduro). While you’re subscribing to The Cigar Alliance in iTunes be sure to search and subscribe to The Stogie Voice since I couldn’t figure out how to add these audio only reviews to our existing RSS feed that we have for iTunes.

Cuesta Rey Centenario Pyramid No. 9 (Maduro)

Bolivar (Dominican)

The Great Torpedo — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:51:20 +0000

Welcome to the new Stogie Voice (formerly known as The Stogie Sampler). Thanks to everyone who chimed in various ways with various name suggestions for this new audio only feature.

Walt reviewed the Bolivar (Dominican) back in June and since I had one of these sitting in my humidor for the last three months, I thought I’d give it a shot and see what my taste buds make of it.

My opinion of the Bolivar (Dominican) wasn’t too far off of Walt’s. I was disappointed and actually grew pretty frustrated with this Bolivar requiring relight after relight. I’m sorry but when a cigar carrys the name Bolivar I expect something a bit more stable. I also found the bitter flavor profile offensive. I don’t know about you but I don’t like the taste of bitter coffee. Its like drinking the last cup of coffee that has been sitting on the office warmer for 6 hours. Add to that the dry, salty finish and I was just disappointed by the Bolivar (Dominican).

Maybe I went into the review with high expectations. The Connecticut Medio Tiempo binder is the same binder you will find on the Partagas Black and knowing how much I love the Partagas Black had me really excited about the Bolivar (Dominican). Well give me a Partagas Black any day over the Bolivar (Dominican). Maybe its unfair to compare these two cigars based soley on the two having the same binder and a similar filler but when one of the selling points used to market the Bolivar (Dominican) is to add a blurb about it sharing the same binder that you find on the Partagas Black, you’re just asking for it to be compared.

If I were you, I’d stay clear of the Bolivar (Dominican).

P.S. – I was able to figure out the “chipmunk” effect problem I was having with the mp3. So this is in mp3 format so everyone should have no problems listening. Also look for The Stogie Voice Podcast available soon on iTunes.