I know its been a Tatuaje love fest here the past couple days. Let the love continue but first I have to get the “legal” notice out of the way. This sample was given to me by Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars while he was in the area for a Father’s Day event at The […]
Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Maduro
A little while back, before my car accident, I received an email from Abe Flores of Pinar Del Rio. With me not making IPCPR or Cigarfest this year, it has been a while since I’ve had the pleasure of talking with Abe. The email was a surprise and I was thrilled to find out that […]
La Flor Dominicana Reserva Especial (first impressions)
Things are starting to settle down a little bit with the newborn, but I still haven’t had time to finish my next full review. Other than the CAO Last Stick Standing clips, it’s been a while since my last video, so I decided to pull something out of my desktop humidor for a quick first […]
Nub USA (First Impressions)
Right about now, Brian probably has his feet up, puffing on a cigar, and drinking some form of alcoholic beverage at the Drew Estate Compound in Nicaragua. As a result, I’m filling in for him and have to warn you, if you were looking for a Tower of Burn, you’ll have to check back next […]
Studio Tobac ST-EFG01 (First Impressions)
Last month I received a surprise letter from Oliva. I would seem that despite my vocal displeasure for the way the 2011 Studio Tobac Advisory Board was handled, I was nominated once again to hold a place on the 2012 Studio Tobac Advisory Board. In hopes that things would be different, I accepted the nomination […]
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 […]
Emilio AF Suave pre-release (first impressions)
I’ve been smoking a lot of Connecticut-wrapped cigars lately, which is rather unusual for me. I typically pass-up these milder smokes for something with a bit more punch. However, I’ve found myself with time to smoker earlier in the day than usual, so I’ve reached for a few of these creamier, milder cigars so as […]
13th Floor Foundation (first impressions)
Short on time again this week, so here’s another first impressions video for you all to enjoy. And yes, I took my life into my hands again and recorded the video while fighting through traffic on my way to work. This time around, I lit up a 13th Floor Foundation series toro which I received […]
La Sirena Prince (first impressions)
I know what you’re probably thinking right now: “What gives? Another ‘first impressions’ video? Where are my full-length reviews?” I’m sorry! I mean, it’s not like I’m busy, what with the new job, new house, pregnant wife, and everything else. I know I’ve been slacking, but there are only 24 hours in a day. So […]
Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 pre-release (plus giveaway)
Back in October, I met up with Pete Johnson at a Tatuaje Cigars event hosted by Holt’s in Philadelphia. As one of the promotions at the event, customers received a three-pack pre-release sampler of the Cojonu 2012 with each box purchase. I jumped at the opportunity to try some cigars that won’t be released until […]