What happens when the son of Hendrik Kelner, Sr., the master blender for Davidoff breaks out and creates his own cigar? Well you get 29 years of experience at Davidoff, a lifetime of mentoring from the father of premium cigars, and one very special cigar. I am talking about Hendrik Kelner Jr. and his 2013 Read more about Smoking Jacket Favoritos Cigar Review[…]
What do you do when you are born into the cigar business and spend 20 years crafting and making your mark on the business? Well you create a cigar that celebrates the occasion of course! Back in July of 2015, Christian Eiroa announced at the IPCPR his celebratory cigar – EIROA The First 20 Years. It was back on June Read more about Eiroa The First 20 Years Prensado Cigar Review[…]
Rob Weiss, perhaps best known for his screenwriting in Entourage, also co-producer of the movie American Psycho, collaborated with Davidoff and Camacho to release the BG Meyer Standard Issue. The Standard Issue was released at the 2014 IPCPR. It received rave reviews by Cigar Aficionado along with a number of online cigar blogs. I had Read more about BG Meyer Standard Issue Gordo 6×60 – Cigar Review[…]
When we were told our friends that Stogie Press was going to list the top 25 Boutique cigars of 2014 we had a lot discussion about what defines a boutique cigar. Is it a limited edition stick, one that is produced only once and never to be made again like a fine vintage wine that Read more about Boutique Cigars: My Definition[…]
UPDATE – Stogie Press received an email on 12/18/2014 from Cory Bappert, Vice President of Sales Oliva Cigar Co. that states “The rumors are completely untrue” – Boston Jimmie The latest on the cigar consolidation front is a rumor that Davidoff is going to aquire Oliva cigars. We have recently reached out to Oliva and Read more about Davidoff To Aquire Oliva Cigars – Rumor[…]
Sitting here in the Gar-cave watching my NE Patriots play the Chiefs. I reached into the humidor and pulled out a Room 101 Big Payback 6×60 Hueso. In case you did not know, the word Hueso translates in Spanish to “bone”, but more important to this article, it translates to Cocksucker in the urban dictionary. Read more about Room 101 Big Payback Hueso “Cocksucker” – Cigar Review[…]
AVO XO 6×50 Toro These past few weeks I have sampled quite a few medium to full body cigars. Tonight I am smoking the AVO XO Toro which was part of a sampler box I received from Davidoff at this years IPCPR. AVO cigars are a creation between Avo Uvezian, Hendrik Kelner, and Davidoff Read more about AVO XO 6×50 Toro – Cigar Review[…]