I love Sunday mornings. My darling wife always brings me breakfast in bed, and today she brought me some homemade pancakes with fresh maple syrup and butter. As I sat up and dug into the stack I picked up that wonderful butter and syrup aroma and was brought back to last night when I sampled Read more about MoyaRuiz – Chinese Finger Trap Cigar Review[…]
Each year as we walk about the IPCPR show, we like to give awards for what we feel are the best booths in terms of looks and telling the merchandising story. Last year it was pretty easy. We had not been to the ICPCR before, so everything was new & pretty exciting for us. This Read more about IPCPR Best of Show Awards[…]
Last year there were well over 1200 new blends of cigars that hit the market, many of which were represented at the IPCPR. Stogie Press had received a fraction of those new blends to sample as there are more suppliers than there is time to meet and greet. The same of course held true for Read more about Cigars that are Making our Mouths Water[…]
I was sitting in the stogie press lounge the other night and one of my Stogie Heads stopped in and brought over something new and exciting. No; I am not talking about a cigar, he brought some bottles of Root Beer. Now this is not your every day root beer, it is “Not Your Fathers Root Beer” Read more about Not Your Fathers Root Beer[…]
Well the IPCPR has come and gone as did the 1 year anniversary of Stogie Press. As we enter our second year of bringing you the information, news, and reviews you enjoy we would like to thank all those int he industry and our reader for your help. We are looking forward to reviewing some of Read more about August 2015 Editorial[…]
Every show we get to see the coming cigar trends – the things that you will see at your local tobacconist in the next coming months. There are things that just everyone seems to have latched onto. A big trend from last year’s show was the BIG ring gauge cigar. We saw an awful lot Read more about Cigar Trends at the IPCPR 2015[…]
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 two new cigar lines under the production and blending expertise of Jesus Fuego Cigar Company. Jesus Fuego is responsible for some Read more about Press Release – Famous Smoke Shop Introduces Two Exclusive Cigars from J. Fuego, VUDU Black and Sacrifice[…]
At this year’s IPCPR in New Orleans I had the pleasure of being introduced to a new company – MLB Cigar Ventures. Now the term MLB does not stand for Major League Baseball but rather the initials of the owner, Michael L. Bellody. I should note however that Michael and I are both Red Sox Read more about MLB Cigar Ventures Imperia Robusto – Cigar Review[…]
Once again I would like to emphasize how wrong the FDA is when they arbitrarily put a $10.00 price point on a premium cigar. I can tell you how many cigars I have smoked that cost less and are true premium smokes. So once again I will make it clear. Today Stogie Press reviewed the Victor Read more about Victor Calvo Maduro Gran Corona – Cigar Review[…]
After last years grand introduction of the Clave Cubana Etiqueta Blanca, Cordoba y Morales has been growing across the nation. As one of the Top 25 cigars in 2014, rated by Stogie Press we wanted to see what was new and catch up with “Z” the owner of Cordoba y Morales at the 83rd Annual IPCPR in Read more about A brief chat with Cordoba y Morales Cigars at IPCPR2015[…]
Well the 83rd Annual IPCPR is over and there were plenty of new blends hitting the shelves. Today we review the new Arondoza Cigars DEFCON which I received as sample from the Arondoza team at their booth. In case you did not know what DEFCON stands for, it is the defense readiness condition (DEFCON), an alert Read more about Arandoza Defcon Cigar Review[…]
Last year we spent some time doing an in-depth interview with Bill Paley, owner or La Palina cigars. We learned about the history of the company and the ties his family has to CBS radio. You can read that interview here if you like. This year Bill was rocking and rolling as the host of Read more about Stogie Press Sits Down with Bill Paley of La Palina Cigars at IPCPR2015[…]
Well the 83rd annual IPCPR is over and we made it back to the Stogie Press lounge safe and sound. As I was filling the humidor with the samples provided at the show decided to open up the small tin of PDR Cigars A. Flores 1975 Serie Privada Half Coronas. I am not normally a Read more about PDR Cigars A. Flores 1975 Serie Privada Half Corona – Cigar Review[…]
Famous Smoke Shop Announces the Release of their Newest Exclusive Cigar Immortal Easton, PA — 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 the esteemed Read more about Press Release – Famous Smoke Shop Announces the Release of their Newest Exclusive Cigar Immortal[…]