Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Habanos SA has announced the return of its signature event, Festival del Habano. The festival takes place February 26 to March 1, 2024 in Havana, Cuba, for the XXIV edition of the event. The festival features farm and factory tours, education, contests, and gala events throughout the whole week. Details of the festival agenda and […]
Quesada Cigars is bringing back a lancero size in its Casa Magna Colorado line for a limited run. The Casa Magna Colorado LE Lancero will measure 7 x 40. The previous iteration of the lancero measured 8 1/4 x 40. The cigar itself is a Nicaraguan puro packaged in seven-count boxes. A total of 1,000 […]
Forged Cigar Company has announced the Alec Bradley Fine & Rare BCN-143 has begun shipping to retailers. The BCN-143 is the 12th release under Alec Bradley’s Fine & Rare line. The cigar is scheduled to arrive on shelves on November 11, 2023. Notably, the first Fine & Rare made its debut on 11/11/11 (2011) Fine […]
Selected Tobacco’s second line under its Alfonso brand, the Alfonso Gran Selección, has started to arrive on shelves. This cigar was showcased at this summer’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas. For full details on the Alfonso Gran Selección, see our 2023 PCA Trade Show Pre-Game coverage: Cigar News: Selected Tobacco to […]
In May 2023, South Florida retailer Smoke Inn announced that Aganorsa Leaf would deliver the 19th installment of its exclusive MicroBlend Series. The cigar would be dubbed the Aganorsa Leaf Rare Fusion, the first installment of the series from Aganorsa Leaf, and the cigar would have three signature tobaccos that Aganorsa Leaf grows: Corojo ’99, […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group is continuing to roll out releases for the upcoming Christmas and Holiday Season. Today, the company announced a limited edition, ultra-premium humidor offering for its Cohiba brand, the Cohiba Biometric Humidor. The Biometric humidor is finished with red and black lacquer with metallic branding and hardware. It also can be opened either […]
The first weekend of November 2023 saw Espinosa hold its annual fan fest, La Zona Palooza. The event took place at the company’s headquarters in Hialeah Gardens, just outside Miami, Florida, from November 2nd through November 4th. Over the past few years, a trend has been happening in the cigar industry where some cigar […]
Black Star Line Cigars has announced it has ended direct-to-consumer sales of its cigars. In a press release, Owner Aric Bey stated, “It’s time to make a change. We are a bigger company, and we don’t need to sell direct to consumer anymore. When the company started we sold direct to consumer to help spread […]
Options to smoke have been shrinking in Las Vegas, but on the Las Vegas Strip, there is a new cigar bar that has opened at Paris Las Vegas. On November 2, Montecristo Cigar Bar had its grand opening, bringing the second Montecristo branded cigar bar to the Last Vegas strip. “Cigar enthusiasts can now visit […]
