Come over to the Dark Side

When it comes to cigars, the dark side, those dark maduro wrapped sticks can seem scary to a mild cigar smoker or a newbie. They are perceived as strong, spicy, and an in your face style of smoke. Something one might describe as an after dinner stick to puff on. But I am here to Read more about Come over to the Dark Side[…]

Visiting Burn by Rocky Patel

This past holiday season we had the pleasure of visiting  Burn by Rocky Patel in Naples Florida. This is the first of many lounge reviews we will be doing here at Stogie Press and hope to feature a new lounge every month. Burn by Rocky Patel stocks Rocky’s extensive line of cigars along with many Read more about Visiting Burn by Rocky Patel[…]

Boutique Cigars: My Definition

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[…]

2014 Top 25 Cigars – Boutique – Small Batch

It has been a fun and exciting year here at Stogie Press. Although there was over 1274 new cigars that hit the market in 2014 we were not able to smoke them all. We have ranked those we smoked and the following are  our top 25 cigars for 2014. A key criteria was that the Read more about 2014 Top 25 Cigars – Boutique – Small Batch[…]