You may have seen on our best ash photos a crazy ash being carried on a short petite cigar known as the Underground from Sosa Cigars and distributed by their Antillian Cigar Corporation. We recently did a cigar chat article with Arby Sosa in the March issue of Stogie Press and Arby was kind enough Read more about Sosa Underground Delphic Connecticut – Cigar Review[…]
Well it has been a while since I got the La Jugada Nunchuck back in July of 2014. Of course I got one of side of the connected sticks, but hey, that’s ok, I let it rest a long time and now I get to smokeand review it. Don’t worry Moya Ruiz guys I haven’t Read more about La Jugada Nunchuck – Cigar Review[…]
It was a beautiful spring like day here in sunny Florida not just a nice 70 degree day. I figured this would be the perfect time to sit back with Island Jim and enjoy this wonderful day.The Island Jim has been resting in my humidor since July of last year. What is even better about this Read more about Island Jim #2 – Cigar Review[…]
I do a lot of traveling for my business and sometimes I get the opportunity to checkout a new cigar shop or lounge when time permits. This past month I was on a trip to Detroit and had to be at a meeting Early Monday morning. I decided to fly up on a Sunday Read more about Third Street Cigar Lounge[…]
Little Havana, FL; a mecca for cigar lovers everywhere is not just a place for the consumer to buy some great hand rolled cigars but a place where even some of the finest cigars on the market are manufactured. It is where Willy Herrera, the master blender from Drew Estate came from and where you Read more about Cigar Chat with George Rico of G.R Tabacaleras Co.[…]
If you have ever been to Downtown Disney in Orlando Florida you may have come across the Sosa cigar shop. This small (660 Sq ft) premium cigar shop has more than 80 brands of cigars, including Auturo Fuente, Padron, Diamond Crown, Imperio Cubano and the much sought-after Fuente Fuente Opus XE. It has been in Read more about Arby Sosa and Sosa Family Cigars[…]
Calle Ocho Calle Ocho is the center of Cuban exile life in Miami. One could argue it is the center of Cuban exile in the world as well. Nowhere in the world can you find more Cubans (other than Cuba itself) or the lifestyle that they love. Cubans are, by and large, an accommodating and Read more about Calle Ocho – Little Havana Miami[…]
If you find yourself on vacation or traveling through the Fort Lauderdale, FL area you should stop into the newest cigar lounge to open in the Venice of America. The Mancave cigar lounge is the brainchild of three local businessmen – Brian Berk, Benjamin Grynbaum, and Armando Goenaga . They knew we have a choice Read more about Mancave Cigar Lounge – Fort Lauderdale[…]
It was a fast month of February and the month of March caught up to us rather quickly here at Stogie Press. We planned on taking another trip to Miami but family and work events made that impossible so we will be doing our stories of Little Havana, Miami in two parts. This month we Read more about Editorial – March 2015[…]
It all about family and 2015 is turning into a wonderful start to the cigar industry with new boutique cigars starching to hit the market. Today we have the pleasure of reviewing one of these new introductions the OHANA, from Familia Rodriguez Tabacos LLC. OHANA Cigars are the creation of , Ryan Rodriguez, with the help Read more about Ohana First Generation Toro – Cigar Review[…]
Rob Weiss, perhaps best known for his screenwriting in Entourage, also co-producer of the movie American Psycho, collaborated with Davidoff and Camacho to release the BG Meyer Standard Issue. The Standard Issue was released at the 2014 IPCPR. It received rave reviews by Cigar Aficionado along with a number of online cigar blogs. I had Read more about BG Meyer Standard Issue Gordo 6×60 – Cigar Review[…]
Imagine sitting on the beach in Key West FL as the warm breeze rustles the palm trees and the morning sun heats the sand at your feet. Now think about how close you are to Cuba – 90 miles – just a short distance, but still a land far far away if you are an Read more about Rodriguez Cigars – Series 84 Maduro – Cigar Review[…]
The other day my friend and fellow Stogie Press Lounge member gifted me a cigar that mysteriously showed up in his mailbox. It was a rather nondescript stogie with a simple homemade white band applied with a small piece of scotch tape. The name of this stick was Casa Trompeta and the blend was named Read more about Casa Trompeta Mild Bunch Toro – Cigar Review[…]
Senator Bill Nelson from Florida has introduced a new Senate bill S.441 on February 10, designed to protect the premium cigar industry from the new FDA tobacco regulations. You can see the bill info here. S.441 – A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration’s Read more about Senate Bill S.441 will exempt Premium Cigar from FDA Regulation[…]