Tonight we review the second in blend from Ohana Cigars – The Friends and Family Line which features 7 year aged tobacco with a light Habano Rosado Oscuro wrapper encasing all Nicaraguan binder and filler. Like the “First Generation” Line, the Friends and Family is a limited production cigar. Ohana produced only 3000 of these Read more about Ohana Cigars Friends and Family – Cigar Review[…]
This past week the Premium Cigar industry got a glimpse into the possible outcome of the FDA’s deeming regulation on cigars. The National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) held their national convention in Las Vegas, NV. One of the key speakers was Mitch Zeller, who is the Director of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products Read more about A look into the deeming regulation on cigars[…]
Every now and then I come across a cigar that deserves a special shout out. Today, that is the Blanco Cigars Liga Exclusiva Family Reserva. The Liga Exclusiva is a beauty of a stick, from the velvet smooth Connecticut wrapper, the sweet tobacco aroma on the foot, to the fresh and vibrant band that adorns Read more about Blanco Cigars – Liga Exclusiva – Cigar Review[…]
This is the third in a series of 5 reviews of the Kings Cigars blends. Today we will discuss the Conde, an absolutely delightful smoke. The Conde is the newest blend from Kings Cigars released in 2015. The Conde is a true Prince to the overall Kings Cigars line, bold and new in flavors. It Read more about Kings Cigars Conde – Cigar Review[…]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 15, 2015 GEORGE RICO S.T.K. MIAMI ZULU ZULU Mas Paz Edition Miami, Florida, April 15, 2015 – Gran Habano Cigars announces the official release of its long-awaited latest edition of a very popular cigar to join the S.T.K. lines manufactured in Miami at G.R. Tabacaleras Co. The new Mas Paz Edition Read more about Press Release – GEORGE RICO S.T.K. MIAMI Releases ZULU ZULU Mas Paz Edition[…]
We had a misunderstanding in the Stogie Press office and prematurely published the review of the Royal Danish cigar in the release of this months issue of a Stogie Press. We will publish the official review later tonight.
The time is the late 20th century and the cigar industry got a shot in the arm from Marvin Shanken and his new glitzy publication Cigar Aficionado. The boom had started and cigars were flowing off the shelves of every shop around the country. Prior to the 1990s cigar production was stable and consistent. It Read more about A Short History of Cigars during 1990’s[…]
In preparation for this month’s issue we decided to take a look back and sample some of the oldies but goodies that are still on the market. No we are not talking about the Atari Game Machine, Video Disk, Streamline Phone, or Scarface the Movie, but some of these are still goodies. We are talking Read more about Cigar Oldies but Goodies[…]
This past weekend Stogie Press visited our friends from Kings Cigars down at Xaviers’ Cigar lounge in Hallandale Beach FL. It was as excellent event of cigars and Art in the Park, While talking to Harris Safra, the owner of Xavier’s I was introduced to Jan von Vistisen the man behind Royal Danish Cigars out of Denmark. Jan was kind Read more about Royal Danish Regal Blend Queens #1 – Cigar Review[…]
As we discussed in our Oldies but Goodies article, we spent some time sampling some of the older brands that our readers may or may not be familiar with. Here we provide some short cigar reviews of the following classic cigars: Don Tomas Clasico Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Saint Luis Rey Arturo Fuente – Curly Read more about Classic Cigar Reviews[…]
April has arrived and I am sure all my brothers and sisters of the leaf in the frigid north are happy that spring is in full swing. April also brings the end of tax season and the start of baseball, but there is one more event that happens in April, the National Association of Tobacco Read more about April 2015 Editorial[…]
This issue is all about everything old, but there are also some new things to be celebrated. One of those is Xavier’s Cigar Lounge of Hallandale Beach, FL. Owner, Harris Safra, also owns an embroidery business creating personalized uniforms. He is an avid cigar smoker, who use to run a Cigar Bus Tour around various Read more about Xavier’s Cigar Lounge[…]
For Immediate Release: MOYARUIZ ANNOUNCES THE RAKE April 13, 2015 (Ridgefield, NJ) – MoyaRuiz Cigars Inc. announce the release of The Rake, a new line of cigars from the makers of the La Jugada cigar brand. With an intended launch of spring 2015, The Rake will be made at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory Read more about MOYARUIZ ANNOUNCES THE RAKE – Press Release[…]
Well April has arrived and that means two things in the Stogie Press Lounge, Taxes and Baseball. I prefer baseball of course. So tonight it was the season debut of the Yankees and my beloved Red Sox and their first game of many this season. For this debut I figured I would take Juliet out Read more about Romeo y Julieta House of Capulet – Cigar Review[…]