Morro Castle (first impressions)

For today’s review, I fished a cigar out of my coolidor that I think I acquired from my Stogie Review Fan Forums “secret santa.” Morro Castle is one of the several cigars manufactured by AJ Fernandez exclusively for Cigars International. I had just finished doing my taxes, and decided to enjoy the nice weather outside as I daydreamed about how responsibly my tax dollars were being used (ha!).

As I lit up, I realized how sunny, windy, …

CI Legends – Red Label

Welcome back for the next installment from the CI Legends series. Today boys and girls I will be reviewing the CI Legends Red Label.

Taking a whiff of the wrapper and foot and the only scent present is a natural tobacco. This is the same on the cold draw also.

Starting out this CI Legends Red Label and the first couple puffs provide a leather taste.

I will note this is the only one in the legends series that …

Week in Smoke – TGT Edition

One of the things I’m most known for on Stogie Review is dressing up for the holidays. Jerry The Turkey, Jerry The Elf, Jerry McCruz…everyone has their favorite. I’m often asked why I don’t do other days like Valentines Day. Lets face it, its usually cold here in Maryland in February and no one wants to see my nipples get all rock hard. What about Easter? A few years ago I had an idea to dress up …

Quesada Q D’etat Molotov

Ever since I fell in love with the Domus Magnus last year I’ve been on this journey tasting all things under the Quesada umbrella. One of the newer releases is the Q D’etat Series. The first of what is to be three releases is the Quesada Q D’etat Molotov. An interesting shaped Dominican puro perfecto where the ring gauge is listed in three sizes 38/58/44. If you watched our 16 Minutes with Terence Reilly interview you will know …

New Romeo Y Julieta and Montecristo Epic 2007

I’ve found that avoiding the record levels of pollen here in Atlanta really limits your cigar smoking opportunities. Especially when your main source of ventilation is an open window and a fan. Unfortunately that also means another week without my trademark Tower of Burn. But, as luck would have it, I do have a little something to talk about in its place. I’ve come across some interesting information about a couple of new Altadis cigars that will be hitting the …