Calmer heads could prevail in the 114th Congress as Congressman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) recently introduced H.R. 2058, the “FDA Authority Clarification Act of 2015″ The proposed legislation would prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from banning tobacco products including cigars that have been on the shelves an in production since 2007. This would Read more about FDA Authority Clarification Act of 2015[…]
Today we take a road down time and authenticity both of which are consistent. We are talking about the Veritas Cigar company. A young company based out of Delaware with roots that go deep into the Pittsburgh.PA area. Last year we did an interview with Chris Weber from Veritas Cigars, which you can read here. Read more about Veritas – Cigar Review[…]
We gave the original Fernandez y Quiroga (FQ) Cigars Phenom an Honorable Mention in the Stogie Press top 25 of 2014. Now Mathew Hunt and FQ has expanded the Phenom line to include the “Phenom 1”. This time they go with an Ecuador grown Connecticut wrapper and combine aged filler tobaccos from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The Fernandez Read more about Fernandez y Quiroga Phenom 1 Churchill[…]
After a dog day afternoon with my brother and his dogs along with “Ziggy” the Stogie Press guardian I settled into the Stogie Press lounge for a Gurkha biggie – the Warlord – which is a big 7×55 stick with some noticeable veins running along its reddish-brown shiny Nicaraguan wrapper. This is one of Gurkha’s strongest blends Read more about Gurkha Warlord 7×55 – Cigar Review[…]
The Outlaw Cigar Company, the nations largest full service cigar company with a 1500 square foot, state of the art walk-in humidor based out of Kansas City MO has released the Gunslinger cigar line of cigars. Gunslinger cigars come in 5 delicious blends all with names reminiscent of the wild west: Perdition Black Powder Drifter Read more about Gunslinger Cigars – Perdition 7×60 – Cigar Review[…]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 21, 2015 GEORGE RICO PRIVATE HUMIDOR SELECTION 2007-2008 MLG 7.5 X 38 (LANCERO) Miami, Florida, May 21, 2015 – Gran Habano announces the first official release from the Private Humidor Selection by George Rico, a series of heavenly-aged cigars straight out of George’s private reserve. The Private Humidor Selection will Read more about PRESS RELEASE – Gran Habano Releases the Private Humidor Selection by George Rico[…]
I recently purchased some of the new Dram Cigars at my local Brick and Mortar – Jimmy’s Cigar Lounge – in Melbourne, FL. The Dram is a new cigar line that is the brainchild of C&C cigars based out of Boca Raton, FL. These cigars have been crafted specifically to enjoy with select whiskeys as can Read more about Dram Cigars Cask #2 – 7×50 Double Corojo – Cigar Review[…]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Famous Smoke Shop is a leading online distributor of discounted premium cigars. The company specializes in offering the web’s widest selection of cigars at the lowest prices. Famous has just released a new cigar line in collaboration with Oliva Cigar Co. The new release is Inferno 3rd Degree cigars, and they are Read more about Press Release – Famous Smoke collaborates with Oliva to produce The Inferno 3rd Degree[…]
It’s a beautiful Sunday morning here in Florida as I sit out on the patio firing up a Villiger Cuellar Connecticut Krēmē to enjoy with my morning coffee. I just got back from Detroit Friday night and off I go again today, but for this solitude hour, I relax with my stogie, coffee, and dog Read more about Villiger Cuellar Connecticut Kreme – Cigar Review[…]
For Immediate Release: Famous Smoke Shop is a leading online distributor of discounted premium cigars. The company specializes in offering the web’s widest selection of cigars at the lowest prices. Famous has just released a new cigar line in collaboration with Room 101 cigars. The new release is Room 101 El Mas Chingon cigars, and Read more about Press Release – Famous Smoke and Room 101 Colaborate on El Mas Chingon[…]
You may have recently read our April issue of Stogie Press where we featured Oldie but Goodies. One of the classic cigars I recall smoking decades ago was the Arturo Fuente Double Chateau. I really enjoyed that cigar it had such wonderful flavor. Tonight we review the Arturo Fuente Sun Grown Chateau Fuente which were Read more about Arturo Fuente Sun Grown Chateau Fuente – Cigar Review[…]
There is an old Latin American tradition that when a girl turns 15 she has a party similar to what we do in America for sweet 16. It known as Quinceañera which is the feminine form of “fifteen-year-old”. The party celebrates the young girl becoming a woman. In Cuba the celebration includes a highly choreographed Read more about An Interview with Tres Lindas Cubanas[…]
If the late 20th century was the boom for cigar smoking and men that indulged, the 21st century is proving that it is not just a mans world. Women are showing up more and more in shops and lounges across the world indulging in the pleasures of a fine cigar and they are not doing Read more about Social Media Ladies of the Leaf[…]
One of the great things about cigar smoking is all the amazing people that you get to meet. One of the most warm-hearted and sweet of them is Susie Zook. Susie works part time in a cigar bar here in Florida called Paradise Cigarz. It’s a great neighborhood place that really specializes in boutique blends Read more about Susie Zook – A Woman who Smokes[…]