Hearth & Home Stogie

This is one very good tobacco. Stogie arrives very dry. It appears to be almost too dry. Russ Ouellette had explained to me that it was his intent to have the tobacco dry as he felt it would offer a higher quality smoke. I am now a believer! There is a lot going on here with this blend. The large number of tobacco's in Stogie makes this no surprise. it packs well and I find that I like it best in a good sized, wide bowl. Stogie really develops as its smoked with a wonderful sweetness that really kicks in about mid bowl. The maduro leaf and the unflavored black cavendish play off of each other very nicely. Stogie doesn't have the dominate cigar taste that can be found in a Billy Bud. I find that is plays less of a role here. However, I prefer this to Billy Bud. I find it a bit sweeter than Pease's Key Largo, but less sweet than Comptons Cuban Mixture. Stogie also offers a very affordable price point as it is currently only sold in bulk. Highly Recommended!

One of the major attractions of this blend to me was the omission of Latakia. Used to love the stuff but don't really care for it now except when it is used sparingly. I wasn't really expecting a blend that tasted like a cigar and for the most part my expectations were right. Stogie might give you a smoking experience similar to smoking a cigar but does not really taste like one.That being said what you do have here is a really enjoyable smoke. I generally don't like burley much but even though it might be the largest percentage in this blend it just plays nicely with the other tobaccos.There is enough Virginia here to make me happy and the addition of the Orientals is just brilliant. Unlike Pipestud I like the inclusion of the Perique here particularly since I really seem to enjoy Perique and Orientals together. All in all this is a great blend. It has good strength ,complexity and NO Latakia.That makes it another big time winner from Russ Ouilette for me.

Somewhere along the line I got me a hankerin' for some cigar blends. A while back I picked up a couple different cigar blends and they were just fine. I like the punch they had to them. More recently I wondered if a non-latakia cigar blend so I inquired. It was suggested to me to try Stogie nad VA Spice. I ordered some Stogie and was pleasantly surprised. Boy there's alot of tobaccos in this blend. I was looking for a non-latakia cigar blend with still the same punch as the others I've smoked. Well I found one here that is acceptable. It has about a medium srength to it but since I was looking for a cigar blend that I will smoke in the house this fits the bill. You see, I've agreed not to smoke Latakia in the house. It seems that wives nad latakia dont' mix well. While the total combination tastes pretty good I have to say that the cigar doesn't come through as a lead player like I was hoping. As a matter of fact nothing here is a lead player but it's working for what I wanted a non-latakia for. I'm giving this blend a weak THREE stars today.

A delicious blend of tobaccos with plenty of flavor, easy on the mouth and moderate complexity. The body comes from a variety of burley tobaccos and Perique. Subtle flavor notes come from the Virginias, Orientals and perhaps the cigar leaf, the latter being more muted than I would have desired. Expectations aside, this just tastes really good. The more I smoke it, the more I like it and want it. Next time I order, I might asked for less Perique and more cigar leaf to see what that does.

Love this blend. Switched over to pipes from cigars, so I was looking for a cigar-like flavor. After trying a few of the cigar blends out there, I now know that this is not really possible.

There are periods of rich, nutty cigar tastes, but the experience is completely different than smoking a cigar. I like this blend better than G.L. Pease "Key Largo", which I just tried recently also, but both of them are good cigar blends. I just find that Stogie is a little richer and has a little more Vitamin N.

Just when I thought it would be hard to beat Habana Daydream another cigar leaf blend enters my world. I ordered 4 ounces of this blend and it did arrive very dry, as mentioned below. I needed just a touch of moisture for this one not to burn too fast.

Stogie is an excellent blend and every bit as good as the C&D offering. I was fully prepared not to like this one because of the Burley and Black Cavendish content. I think both need to be of very good quality or proportioned just right, and indeed everything comes together nicely in this blend. If you are like me and find Pease's Key Largo and Robusto don't quite "fill the bill", give this one a try. I must like the touch of Perique in cigar leaf blends as this one is gets my 4 star as did Habana Daydream.

This is an iconic blend, excellent in every respect. This is my go to cigar leaf and I am planning to use this as one of the tobaccos I use use in creating Mt blend for our club competition.