FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — H. Upmann has always helped celebrate the richest moments in life by hand‐selecting and incorporating choice tobaccos into its heritage line. This April, aficionados will be excited to see the next, limited‐edition release from the H. Upmann vault: Ingot TheBANKER Private Holding. The Upmann brothers’ dream and goal was to make exceptionally unique cigars. After production they would securely lock these cigars away in their vaults to be gifted to their […]
April 27, 2016 – Jason Holly will unveil the release of “Ivy” at an exclusive event at Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, IL on Thursday, April 28th. “Ivy” is a project that although under parent company Viva Republica will boast a completely different personality – initially Ivy will only be sold in 100 specially selected retail shops. The first batch of “Ivy” is an Ecuadorian Habano Corojo wrapped expression of a complex but balanced set […]
Nick Melillo was in charge of tobacco for Drew Estate up until a couple years ago, when he left to start his own cigar business named Foundation Cigar Company. The cigar I’m reviewing today is the first one to be made by Nick since his departure from DE. El Gueguense (El-Wa-When-Say) is a Nicaraguan puro that come in five different sizes, all of which I’ve tried at least once. The story of where this hard-to-pronounce […]
Every now and then I look for tasty smokes that I can buy boxes of without emptying my bank account. I’ve smoked cigars that cost me twenty-five cents each, all the way to a single that cost me $300 (which was an absolutely terrible call on my part, but I won’t get into that). I’m all over the board with this passion of mine, but if I’m looking for a stick I can light up […]
(Miami, Florida) April 26, 2016 – G. Gurkha Cigars’ hiring of Eddy Guerra was a strategic move to strengthen their positon in the luxury market. A native of Miami, Florida Guerra brings with him an impressive resume, which includes the title of Marketing Director for the world renowned Nikki Beach brand, in Miami and Thailand. Guerra followed his passion and entered the cigar industry in 2010, by becoming partner in the Thailand-based ChindAsia Capital Partners, […]
(United States) United Cigar, exclusive U.S. Distributor of Nelson Alfonso’s Selected Tobacco Brands announced today that a new Byron size will be available at the 2016 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas on July 25, 2016. The new size is part of the Byron Serie Siglo XXI (21st Century). Other Series include Siglo XIX and XX. The Byron Elegantes will measure 55 x 6.125”and will be sold in humidified cabinets of 25. Only 200 boxes […]
La Flor Dominicana is releasing two new samplers, both of which contain cigars that are not available anywhere else. The first sampler is the Los Lanceros and contains 5 cigars. Those cigars are the La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Villano, Double Ligero Lancero Oscuro, Coronado Lancero, Double Ligero Lancero Natural and Cameroon Cabinet Lancero. The cigars measure 7.5 x 38 and carry an MSRP of $43 before any local taxes. In addition to the Lancero sampler […]
In 2015 the first of a series of changes that read like a novella, centered around the Hirochi Robaina brand. The week before the IPCPR show in New Orleans Robaina would leave Cubanacan and move to La Palina. During this turmoil, Cubanacan was said to have no factory and all their cigars were made by Tabacalera Los Charutos, S.A. which is the factory that produces the cigars that carry the Robaina name. Hirochi however would never […]
This week we are joined by Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac and we smoke for the first time the CroMagnon Firecracker a limited edition release coming in late June. We will all bring you up to speed on FY17 and how Facebook tried to shut down some cigar groups…. All this and the usual madness known as The Cigar Authority [jetpack_subscription_form] Next Podcast: Smoking The Firecracker with Skip Martin of RoMa Craft [chatwing id=”423810″ width=”600″ […]
Each week we share some of the news that comes across our desk about upcoming legislation.. This week we have stories from Alaska, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Oregon. Alaska – A blll that would have banned smoking statewide in workplaces and enclosed spaces won’t pass in 2016 as the bill has been shelved via Alaska Journal https://www.alaskajournal.com/2016-04-20/ledoux-shelves-house-senate-bills-would-ban-smoking-statewide#.VxjPR2OLqAY California – This week East Bay parks will be off-limits to smokers in the […]