Screwpop® Ashtray keeps your cigar in the spotlight and your stogie in the sweet-spot for a most unique and pleasant cigar smoking experience! By simply orienting the cigar perpendicular to the smoker (longways facing), the Screwpop® Ashtray showcases the stogie in “presentational form”. You can now admire, enjoy and monitor your stogie between puffs: tobacco leaf, label design, burn, ash and rising smoke. Geared for a single smoker (but don’t be fooled), its compactness allows […]
Recluse Cigar Company announces the release of Recluse Draconian Connecticut. The Recluse Draconian Connecticut is the second expansion of Recluse Cigar Companies Draconian blend. Scott Weeks, the companies President stated, “We created the original Recluse Draconian to smash the perception that a cigar needs to say the word Cuban on it to be exceptional. We have taken this original work of art and taken it to a new level with the Draconian Connecticut.” The Recluse […]
Mr. Jonathan catches up with Justo Eiroa at the CLE Booth during the 2016 IPCPR. Justo tells us a little bit about the Aladino which features Authentic Corojo Seed from the 1960’s. All the tobacco is grown by Julio Eiroa in the Jamastran Valley and is rolled at the Los Lomas Factory. “What the world needs is a true old fashioned cigar. Who is the best catador? You are…You want a cigar you can fully […]
David Garofalo gives us a look at the Hammer + Sickle Museum Edition. The jar is designed to look like the spires of the world renown St. Petersburg Church of the Savior of Spilled Blood (Церковь Спаса на Крови). The church was designed by Alfred Alexandrovich Parland, a little-known artist at the time who was born in St. Petersburg to a Baltic-German Lutheran family in 1842. Inside the beautifully crafted packaging, the Hammer + Sickle Museum Series […]
Back in June Tony Serino, President of APS DISTRIBUTORS / NINO VASQUEZ CIGARS, announced that the company is going forward with its long desired goal of entering the Super Premium Cigar market segment. It has taken 20 years of hard work, but the cigar is ready for its unveiling. Blended by Omar Gonzales Alemán, owner of the world famous “La Corona Cigars”, S.A. in Esteli, Nicaragua, this is Serino Royale XX. Our own Derek Stewart said, […]
La Flor Dominicana will introduce the following items at this year’s IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas, NV, July 25th – 28th. Andalusian Bull – Invoking the spirit of Spain’s famous Toreros, this cigar has character and flair in both its flavor and presentation. A Dark natural Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper covers some of the most powerful fillers and binder grown on our farm in the Dominican Republic. The flavors are complex, with a myriad of […]
Jochy Blanco has been rolling cigars for many years and has been providing tobacco for some of the top cigars on the market. Now, making cigars for himself, La Galera might be a contender for cigar of the year with their Connecticut and Habano release. The new La Galera Maduro comes in five sizes and is covered in a dark San Andres wrapper from Mexico over a Dominican Republic grown binder that features Piloto Cubano and Criollo ‘98 in […]
IPCPR is set to open in the morning, But Mr. Jonathan and David Garofalo catch up with Fabian and Jochy from Indian Head Cigars who was a recent guest on our podcast… Jochy Blanco has been rolling cigars for many years and has been providing tobacco for some of the top cigars on the market. Now, making cigars for himself, La Galera might be a contender for cigar of the year with their Connecticut and […]
Recluse Cigar Company announces the release of Recluse OTG Dominican Puro. The Recluse OTG Dominican Puro is the third expansion of Recluse Cigar Companies original OTG Maduro blend which was the very first blend that was offered to the U.S. market. Scott Weeks, the companies President said, “The OTG Dominican Puro was the funnest and most challenging project we have done to date. Making a true Dominican puro blend and having the end result be […]
The IPCPR doesn’t start for a few days, but the build out of many of the booths have begun. Mr. Jonathan checks in from the United Cigar / Selected Tobacco booth where Nelson Alfonso will be on hand to showcase the 100 Rated Atabey, along with Byron and Bandolero. In addition to the great cigars from Selected, United Cigar will be showcasing Classic, Garofalo, Fleur de la Reine and La Gianna to name a few. […]