German Engineered Cigars has announced a pair of distribution partnerships that will bring its cigars to the Indian subcontinent region and the Middle East. India Cigar Club will assume the distribution of German Engineered Cigars in the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East. This includes distribution to the Republic of India, Bangladesh, Bhuton, Maldives, Nepal, […]
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Cigar News: United Cigars to Introduce Four New Sizes of Red Anchor at PCA 2023
United Cigars has announced it will introduce four new sizes of Red Anchor. Red Anchor is a dormant brand that was re-acquired by United Cigar. The brand traces its roots back to 1772. Last year, Red Anchor was launched in a single size to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the brand. This summer at […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Ghost Connecticut Makes Debut at TPE 2023
At Total Product Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gurkha Cigas unveiled a third blend under its popular Gurkha Ghost line, the Gurkha Ghost Connecticut. “We feel that the Gurkha Ghost Connecticut will be the perfect addition to our portfolio of Gurkha Ghost,” says Juan Lopez, Vice President of Sales, in a press release. “The […]
Agile Cigar Review: Black Label Trading Company Deliverance Porcelain Robusto
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 […]
Cigar News: Festival del Habano XXIII Concludes
Festival del Habano XXIII came to a conclusion at a gala event held at the Pabexpo Fairgrounds in Havana, Cuba. Habanos S.A. reported 1,200 in attendance including Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel and other government authorities. The evening featured the launch of the Partagás Línea Maestra, the Humidor Auction, Habanos S.A. awards, food, and music. The […]
Cigar News: Partagás Línea Maestra Launched on Final Night of Festival del Habano XXIII
The final gala of Festival del Habano XXIII saw Partagás as the featured brand. During the evening, Habanos S.A. would introduce what it is calling the most premium line under the Partagás brand, the Partagás Línea Maestra. The Partagás Línea Maestra is being launched in three vitolas: Origen (46 ring gauge x 154 mm length […]
Prime Time Episode 249: Fred Rewey, Illusione Cigars
On Episode 249, Fred Rewey returns to Prime Time for a very special episode! Fred’s got a new gig at Illusione Cigars, and we’ll talk about what he’s doing and what’s going on at Illusione Cigars. It’s the perfect time of the year as Fred’s beloved McRib sandwich is now available. Tonight we will chow […]
Prime Time Episode 248: Micky Pegg, All Saints Cigars
On Episode 248, it’s a World Series edition as welcome Micky Pegg of All Saints Cigars as our special guest. This show will be on as the Astros and Phillies battle it in game 5 of the 2022 World Series. This episode was not planned out like this as we scheduled this show a few […]
Feature Story: Procigar 2023 – Santiago, Day Four
Today we continue coverage of Procigar 2023, the Dominican Cigar Festival. This event took place in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. Procigar 2023 was split between two cities: La Romana (February 19-21, 2023) and Santiago (February 21-24, 2023). Today we take a look at day four of the Santiago portion of Procigar […]
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Platinum Bash Scheduled for April Release
Back at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo introduced a limited cigar sampler of three unreleased cigar blends known as the Platinum Bash. The release was meant to commemorate E.P. Carrillo founder Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr‘s 70th birthday. The idea behind the concept is consumers would be able to select which one […]