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. …

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 …

Rocky Patel Signature Series – Toro

Origin : Nicaragua
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder : Nicaraguan
Filler : Honduran and Nicaraguan
Source : gifted to me by a fellow BOTL

Hello again to all the cigar enthusiasts out there. I have for you today the Rocky Patel Signature Series toro.

I will point out, Rocky Patel also released a Signature Series cigar for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) but it has a different label. I do not know if the blend is the same or …

El Tiante La Leyenda

Baseball season is less than a week old and my beloved Baltimore Orioles already have the second worst record in all of baseball and it doesn’t look like its going to get any better, any time soon. So what better way to kickoff this baseball season? How about with a cigar by arguably one of the greatest pitchers of all time? The El Tiante La Leyenda comes from the stables of the great Luis Tiant. La Leyenda celebrates Luis Tiant’s …

Andros – Toro

Origin : Dominican Republic
Wrapper : U.S. Connecticut
Binder : Dominican Republic
Filler : Dominican Republic
Source : Famous Smoke Shop Exlcusive

I am bringing you a Famous Smoke Shop exclusive cigar today in the Andros toro. This cigar is made in 5 sizes, Churchill (7.50 x 50), Corona (5.50 x 46), lonsdale (6.75 x 44), robusto (4.50 x 52) and toro (6.75 x 50), and is available in a …

Thompson Cigar Black Label Robusto

Origin : Philippines
Wrapper : Unknown
Binder : Unknown
Filler : Unknown
Source : Thompson Cigar Exclusive

Today I have a super cheap smoke review for your viewing and reading pleasure, the Thompson Black Label Robusto Natural. These are an exclusive cigar for Thompson Cigar and therefore I can not find much information about them online.

These cigars come in bundles of 25 at a price of $15.95 per bundle and are a mixed filler cigar.

I picked these up …

Pinar del Rio Clasico Exclusivo – Lancero – Short Ashes

About a month ago I received a nice package from Tony Casas that included 3 of these Pinar Del Rio Clasico Exclusivo Lancero’s so I figured why not do a short ashes for your viewing pleasure.

Walt did a full review of this exact same cigar on May 29th, 2009. I will refer you back to his post for a bit more information than I will give here. Yes, I do not feel like typing for some reason (HAH).

I …

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 …

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 …