Week in Smoke – TGT Edition

Filling in for Brian Hewitt this week. Something about complications from that sex change he finally got taken care of a few weeks ago. As always, we wish him a speedy recovery. Back again with another Week in Smoke. I’m always surprised how popular these posts are. Some of you even like them more than my video reviews…I’m not sure whether to take that as a compliment or what? Some fantastic personal news. After almost 16 years (Class of 1996 …

Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 2

It’s been over two months since my last Week/Month in Smoke, so I figured I was overdue for another one. Here’s a recap of some of the cigars I’ve smoked over the last few weeks, in addition to any I evaluated for a full review or featured first impressions. Some of these cigars may have already been reviewed by myself or another member of the Stogie Review crew, while others just might make it into a full-length review sometime …

Week in Smoke – TGT Edition

Thanks for the feedback in the last episode of Week in Smoke. I do plan on doing more “themed” Week in Smoke episodes both for boutique and main stream cigars. I’m actually in the process of planning out the next episode with a focus within a certain General Cigar brand. If you have been around Stogie Review since the beginning you can probably guess which brand that is. This episode I have a nice assortment of cigars. One newcomer …

Week in Smoke – TGT Edition

As always, I disagree with Brian Hewitt. This isn’t Padilla week on Stogie Review. Sure Brian reviewed the Padilla Artemis and I reviewed the Padilla Black Bear but I assure you, it was a coincidence. Switching things up a bit this episode of Week in Smoke, I’ve decided to do a themed version. This isn’t an original idea in fact I got the idea while reading some State of the Brand posts by Charlie Minato over at The Halfwheel. …

Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 11

Back once again due to a heavier than average day job work load here’s Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (or the past month, or however long it has been since the last issue), along with a couple of quick thoughts that came to me at the time. These are not full …

Walt’s Week In Smoke

This week has been a bit of a scramble for content. My plan was to crack open one of my coolers and do another Humidor Diving video, since they seem to be well received. As the week progressed, I had a couple of things pop up and I kept pushing off the recording.

I’m no stranger to last minute recordings. In the past I’ve recorded a video in the evening and managed to upload and write a post for midnight, …

Week in Smoke – TGT Edition

I hope everyone rang in the New Year safely and not too hung over! We got an interesting question a couple days ago from Jeff who wanted to know if we ever thought about revisiting a cigar that we reviewed two or three years ago? For those of you who have been with us for awhile will recall that we’ve done this (although nothing recently) before or have one of us give a “second opinion” of a cigar. Typically we …

Brian’s The Week In Smoke, Issue 10

Back thanks to a serious of unfortunate, time consuming events, once again here’s Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (OK, more like the past month, but I don’t feel like changing the name), along with a couple of quick thoughts that came to me at the time. These are not full reviews, but …

Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 1

I have to apologize again, folks. Things are extremely busy for me right now, and for the second week in a row I wasn’t able to record a video review. Lots of changes are happening in my life right now: I successfully passed my PhD dissertation proposal, my wife & I recently announced that we’re expecting our first child in May, and I’ve decided to put school on hold while I look for a job… which will almost certainly involve …

Week in Smoke – TGT Edition

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a safe, enjoyable and refreshing Thanksgiving holiday. Anyone do any Black Friday shopping? I’m actually on the hunt for some Sesame Street figurines that are proving to be impossible to find for some reason. Of course these figurines aren’t sold online and no sign of them in the half dozen stores I’ve checked. I refuse to pay seven times retail for them on eBay. Also a heartfelt thanks for all the comments on …