Cigar Review: Muestra de Saka Exclusivo – Rated 89

Introduced in 2017, the Muestra de Saka Exclusivo is one of at least two Muestra de Saka lines coming out of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust – Steve Saka’s company. The other is the Muestra de Saka Nacatamale which we did a review of in late 2017. The phrase Muestra de Saka translates to “Samples of Read more about Cigar Review: Muestra de Saka Exclusivo – Rated 89[…]

ACID Croqueta Tubo

Cigar News: Drew Estate Releases ACID Croqueta Tubo: One for Now, One for Later

Twenty years of ACID and the fun keeps rolling along as Drew Estate announced today the release of ACID Croqueta Tubo to Drew Estate retailers nationwide. Attendees of the 2019 TAA Trade Show held March 17-21st in Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic got the first look at this beautiful full ring gauge, short length expression. Read more about Cigar News: Drew Estate Releases ACID Croqueta Tubo: One for Now, One for Later[…]

Cigar Review: MBombay MQBA Vintage Reserve Nikka – Rated 97

Last year at the IPCPR, Mel Shah, the owner of Bombay Tabak was showcasing his latest line of cigars known as the MQBA Vintage Reserve. The name MQBA by the way is pronounced “em-kyoo-bho” in case you were wondering. I sampled the Nikka vitola, at the show and was impressed even though they just arrived. Read more about Cigar Review: MBombay MQBA Vintage Reserve Nikka – Rated 97[…]

Cigar Review: Caoba Cigars Diamante Torpedo – Rated 92

I was recently contacted by a cigar distributor about a small Dominican cigar company that is looking to break more into the US market. The company is Caoba Cigars, a name I was totally unfamiliar with prior to a Facebook text message. They asked if I would be willing to review some of the company’s Read more about Cigar Review: Caoba Cigars Diamante Torpedo – Rated 92[…]

Cigar Review: Warfighter Cigars Garrison 7.62 MM Double Corona – Rated 90

At the 2018 IPCPR I had the distinct pleasure of meeting the team from a small boutique company based out of San Antonio, Texas known as Warfighter Cigars. This is a company that is owned and operated by combat war veterans and according to the company’s website: “We aren’t even close to heroes, but we Read more about Cigar Review: Warfighter Cigars Garrison 7.62 MM Double Corona – Rated 90[…]

Cigar 101: What’s the deal with cigar shop etiquette?

By: Mike Holmes Here we go again with another discussion on Cigar Etiquette. My first article for Stogie Press was very popular and  has received lots of great feedback. Thank you for the support and for reading what I write! As a continuation from my first article, I will be addressing Cigar Shop Etiquette. We Read more about Cigar 101: What’s the deal with cigar shop etiquette?[…]

Cigar Review: 2019 Isabela Sparkle Robusto – Rated 92

Isabela Cigars kicked off 2019 with the introduction of a new blend known as the Sparkle Robusto. The company defines this blend as ‘a journey of multiple transitions of sparking ever changing profile’. The company further notes: “Our intent was to create a blend that actually comes alive in your mouth, with multiple flavor undertones Read more about Cigar Review: 2019 Isabela Sparkle Robusto – Rated 92[…]

The Underground Cigar Shop and Lounge

Cigar Lifestyle: The Underground Cigar Lounge NFG19

Ahhh Yes!! The Underground Cigar Shop and Lounge NFG19 – a joining of brothers and sisters of the leaf nationwide that love boutique cigars. I have been hearing and reading about the NFG events for a few years, not to mention the host shop, the world famous Underground Cigar Shop. So this year, I took Read more about Cigar Lifestyle: The Underground Cigar Lounge NFG19[…]

Cigar Lifestyle: DBL Cigars Tour 5 – Days 3 & 4

By now you have read and seen the fun we all all had during the first two days of Dominican Big Leaguer (DBL) Cigars tour earlier this month. As promised, I am now going to take you through the last 2 days of this spectacular event hosted by Francisco Almonte, owner of DBL Cigars in Read more about Cigar Lifestyle: DBL Cigars Tour 5 – Days 3 & 4[…]

Smokers Abbey Crowned Heads Sanctuary

Cigar News: Crowned Heads and Smokers Abbey to release Limited Edition ‘Sanctuary’

This ain’t an Aprils Fools Day joke, but on April 1st, Crowned Heads and Smokers Abbey will debut the Sanctuary cigar. This new blend will be a Limited Edition cigar available only at Smokers Abbey in Nashville, TN. The team selected Tabacalera La Alianza, S.A. in the Dominican Republic to manufacture the Sanctuary. If the Read more about Cigar News: Crowned Heads and Smokers Abbey to release Limited Edition ‘Sanctuary’[…]

Protocol Night Stick

Cigar News: Cigar Dojo, Cubariqueño Cigar Company, and La Zona Introduce the Protocol Night Stick

Cigar Dojo and Cubariqueño Cigar Company are at again as they have joined forces to collaborate on a yet another cigar blend. Known as the Protocol Night Stick it will be a swift and just assault on the palates of die-hard cigar enthusiasts. In a press release today, the two companies stated: Following in the Read more about Cigar News: Cigar Dojo, Cubariqueño Cigar Company, and La Zona Introduce the Protocol Night Stick[…]

Drew Estate ACID Plush

Cigar News: Drew Estate Announces ACID Plush – A Deep Purple Experience

Wow, has it been 20 years already, 20 years since a young New Yorker, named Jonathan Drew, spent night and day in a factory in Nicaragua and created a revolutionary new cigar brand, known to all as the ACID line of cigars. Yes, it has been 20 years! Jonathan is a little older and a Read more about Cigar News: Drew Estate Announces ACID Plush – A Deep Purple Experience[…]

Villiger La Meridiana

Cigar News: Villiger Cigars to bring Villiger La Meridiana to the U.S. Consumer

Villiger Cigars has announced they will bring a little taste of Europe to the US cigar market this year with the introduction of a European favorite, the Villiger La Meridiana. The cigar, which was released in 1998, received a 92 rating by Cigar Journal. While the European palate is known for milder cigars, the Villiger Meridiana has Read more about Cigar News: Villiger Cigars to bring Villiger La Meridiana to the U.S. Consumer[…]

PSyKo SEVEN Nicaragua

Cigar News: Ventura Cigars Anounces PSyKo SEVEN Nicaragua

You have seen the Stogie Press reviews on the PSyKo SEVEN Maduro and Connecticut over the past years. Now, Ventura Cigars has reached deep into Nicaragua and partnered with Indiana Ortez, a rising cigar industry star, and daughter of tobacco industry icon Omar Ortez. to offer the PSyKo SEVEN Nicaragua. Set to debut at TAA Read more about Cigar News: Ventura Cigars Anounces PSyKo SEVEN Nicaragua[…]