Rocky Patel Sun Grown Fuerte

Ordinarily I shy away from cigars that are exclusive to one retailer, whether they be online or brick and mortar. Not because I have anything against exclusive blends, I just try to focus on cigars that are easily available to the largest number of our readers. But every now and then you come across a cigar that’s just so intriguing, you can’t not review it. Cigars like Jerry’s perennial favorites, the Man O’ War Ruination and the CAO…

Cigar Shop Review: Schuylerville, NY – Badgers Cigar Den

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Name of Shop: Badger Cigar Den
Date Visited: 12/03/2009
Street Address: 102 Broad Street
City: Schuylerville
State: NY
Zip: 12871
Phone Number: (518) 507-6464
Hours of Operation: Mon – Friday Noon to Whenever
Saturday 10am to Whenever
Sunday 10am to 6pm

La Herencia Cubana

Thanks for everyone who voted for this week’s review on The Stogie Review Fan Forums. It was a tight race and the La Herencia Cubana was the dark horse and came out of no where to win it in the end. The La Herencia Cubana is another cigar from the stables of AJ Fernandez. Similar to the Man O’War series and the Disel Unholy Cocktail, it is only available from Cigars International and/or Cigar.com.

The La…

Gurkha Empire V

Origin : Unknown
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder : Unknown
Filler : Long-leaf Honduran, Nicaraguan and Mexican
Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds

Today I have for you the Gurkha Empire V. This is a cigar that there is not much information floating around on except what is on the Cigar’s International website. To sum it up, there are six blends available that vary in…

Gurkha Empire IV

Origin : Unknown
Wrapper : Brazilian Arapiraca
Binder : Unknown
Filler : Long-leaf Dominican and Nicaraguan
Source : Purchased from Cigars International with my own funds

Today I have for you the Gurkha Empire IV. This is a cigar that there is not much information floating around on except what is on the Cigar’s International website. To sum it up, there are six blends available that vary…