Initial Thoughts Do you ever have those moments when you’re standing staring at something trying to make the decision between two options? For me it happens almost every Tuesday night when I go down to Sweet CeCe’s to get ice cream. It’s two punch Tuesday which means you get double punches on your rewards card [...]

Initial Thoughts About a month ago I walked into my local wine and spirits store. I was lured in through their Facebook posting for a tasting event. They were offering tastings of a new local product called Whisper Creek Tennessee Sipping Cream. I had no clue going in what in the hell this would be, but I’m [...]

Initial Thoughts I’ve been a fan of EP Carrillo for quite some time. His New Wave Connecticut series was fantastic. He’s also responsible for delivering incredible blends for the Four Kicks and the Headley Grange. When I heard there was a new release from EPC on the market I went searching for it immediately. I [...]

Initial Thoughts I know I may be a little late to the party on finding this cigar, but the Illusione Epernay is absolutely incredible cigar. There’s a reason it was voted #3 cigar last year by Cigar Aficionado. So what took me so long to try it? Well, I’m not sure, but I can tell you why [...]

Initial Thoughts I’m always intrigued by cigars that are named after a specific figure in history. That’s one of the reasons I decided to smoke the Julius Caeser. There is just something about the fact that it is named after someone significant that makes me want to smoke it. I was given this cigar by [...]

Background: I’m Matt (@MattSRoss81) – not Eric.  Eric asked me to review the La Musa as a guest review and I jumped at the opportunity.  I am not a reviewer, nor do I claim to be, so this might be slightly different than your average review. I first was introduced to Emilio Cigars by my [...]

Initial Thoughts The Draig K is a very unique cigar. I was actually told it’s a cigar for “tobacco nerds”. This cigar is very unique on the outside and I’m sure it has a lot in store for me on the inside as well. There is a great backstory about this stick that Gary has told on [...]

This is Jeremy (@jyow617). I am not Eric. However, Eric has provided me the opportunity to do a guest review on his site, so I am taking him up on it. My plan is to ruin his reputation as a legitimate review blogger and ensure that my future site will stand no chance of being [...]

Initial Thoughts This Emilio AF Suave is the 3rd installment of #EmilioCigarWeek, check our previous reviews including the Series H Maduro & the Los Regalos Quetzal. The Emilio AF Suave, AF stands for A.J. Fernandez who blended this cigar for Emilio cigars. Suave is Spanish for smooth or elegant. A little bit of the back story on [...]

Initial Thoughts Are you ready for part two of #EmilioCigarWeek ? We kicked it off yesterday with the Emilio Series H. Today I’m taking a look at the Los Regalos Quetzal. This cigar caught my eye the most out of all the cigars that were sent to me by Gary Griffith. After doing a little digging and checking around.This [...]

Initial Thoughts Welcome to Emilio Cigars week here on Stogies on the Rocks. This Emilio Series H Maduro is the first cigar of 5 to be reviewed this week. I’ve long been a fan of Emilio cigars. I was first introduced to the line through my good friend Nate McIntyre, who now is the National [...]

Ok it’s the last day of November. I think I’ve stretched out this October / November pairing series long enough. This is the last pairing of this set. I hope you’ve hung on this long and have enjoyed the ride. I know I have! In this pairing I’ve combined the Tatuaje Mini Mum and the [...]

Initial Thoughts Honestly, I’ve never been a big fan of Rye whiskey. I’ve always found it to be spicier and drier than bourbon. However, I put my bias to the side for this review.  This is the fifth and final installment of the October / November pairing series. As with the other bottles I’ve reviewed [...]

Initial Thoughts This is the final cigar for the October/November pairing series The  Tatuaje Mini Mum is the final cigar from the Tatuaje Little Monsters set. This is also the miniature version of this year’s release “The Mummy”, which came out in October. According to Tatuaje this similar to their black label blend with slight [...]

Initial Thoughts There is always a lot of buzz going around anytime a new Limited Edition is released. The Mule Kick by Crowned Heads is no different. Ever since this cigar was announced by the guys via Twitter the buzz has been going non stop. People asking when it’s going to hit stores, what’s different about [...]

Initial Thoughts This review is a little different from my normal reviews. I was given 4 cigars from a guy on r/cigars. I chose to participate in a Mystery Cigar Review. So when these cigars showed up at my house I was pretty pumped to try them. It’s similar to what Cigar Aficionado does for [...]

Initial Thoughts I’ve seen this bottle sitting on the shelf of my local liquor store for quite awhile. I had been going back and forth on whether to try it or not. Then out of the blue one day, a buddy of mine, (Ryan Green an excellent web designer, hire him today!) handled me a [...]

Welcome this is the fourth pairing in our October/November cigar pairing series. Today I paired together the Tatuaje Wolfie and Prichard’s Tennessee Whiskey. I wasn’t quite sure how this pairing was going to work, usually I have a good idea going in whether or not this going to be a good pairing or not. If [...]

Initial Thoughts Prichard’s Tennessee Whiskey is the 4th spirit in my October/November pairing series. As with most of the other Prichard’s line, I had the whiskey at a local liquor store tasting. I instantly became a huge fan and I couldn’t wait to buy another bottle of it. Actually I enjoyed it so much that I [...]

Initial Thoughts I had been hearing about this cigar for a long time. I was finally able to track one down about 3 months ago in my local shop. I know, it’s been sitting for awhile. I just have too many cigars to smoke. First world problems. I’ve  done some research about the La Duena, and [...]

Initial Thoughts Well I’m starting to wind down this October pairing series. I’m a little sad, but it’s gotta end sometime. Since October is already over. I should probably get this knocked out anyway. Today I’m reviewing the Tatuaje Wolfie. As with all the other Little Monsters, this cigar is a miniature version of it’s predecessor the Wolfman, [...]

What do you get when you combine youth, passion, and creative genius? The McIntyre Effect. A bit over a year ago I was standing in my hotel room at IPCPR in New Orleans, staring out at the Mississippi river, and talking to a young man on the telephone about our cigars. He made it clear [...]

Press Release – November 2, 2012 – Emilio Releases La Musa Cigars Gary Griffith, owner of Emilio Cigars, announced today that the long anticipated release of La Musa Mousa is scheduled for the week of November 5.  The initial shipments will occur by mid week to those who have placed preorders, followed by allocation of [...]

PRESS RELEASE: CigarDojo.com Releases the CigarDojo Social Cigar App Lakewood, Colorado – November 1st, 2011 CigarDojo the Social Cigar App is available for both iPhone as well as Android devices in the iTunes and Google Play stores. The CigarDojo Social Cigar app is a free smartphone app that is designed for cigar smokers to socialize and share their [...]

 Initial Thoughts Welcome to the 3rd installment in my October Pairing Series. Today we’re pairing Tatuaje’s Baby Face and Prichard’s Peach Mango Rum. I’m always trying to figure out better ways to describe and write these pairings. So I’m switching it up from the previous couple of times with the combative / harmonious flavors. To [...]

Initial Thoughts This is the third spirit in my October pairing series I’m pretty excited to review it because I have a feeling most people would just pass by this on the store shelves. I originally bought this Prichard’s Peach Mango Rum for my fiance. She likes liquor that is sweeter that she can mix. When we went to [...]

Initial Thoughts This is the third part of the October Pairing series where I’m featuring the Tatuaje Little Monster set. This little cigar the Tatuaje Baby Face is sitting right in the middle of the box between. I started at the right hand side of the box and I’m moving left. I had been looking forward [...]

Initial Thoughts Hopefully you’ve been following along with this month’s October Pairing series. If not check out the first few posts, they’re worth it! For this pairing I’ve combined the second cigar in the box ,the Lil Drac, and Prichard’s Fine Rum. If you read the review of the Lil Drac, I was slightly disappointed [...]

Initial Thoughts If you’re following along, this is the second spirit in my October Pairing Series. Today I’m reviewing Prichard’s Fine Rum. I picked this bottle up at the same time I bought the Double Barrel Bourbon, this bottle of rum is also signed by Mr. Philip Prichard himself. I got to sample this rum at [...]

Initial Thoughts There has been a ton of hype built up behind CAO’s latest release, the Concert. This cigar is an homage to my hometown of Nashville, TN. Now some of you may or may not know, that CAO was started in Nashville, and was then acquired by General Cigar and then moved to Virginia. [...]