In early 2022, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)’s Partagas brand launched a new small batch series known as the Partagas Añejo. Añejo brands typically refer to extra-aged tobaccos, and in the case of the Partagas Añejo, the cigar features two aged wrappers intermixed in a barber-pole format. The barber-pole format is something that has not been […]
Tatuaje has finally shipped its long-awaited Advent Calendar releases. This includes shipping the delayed 2021 Advent Calendar that didn’t make it out last year as well as this year’s 2022 release. The 2021 Advent Calendar was first showcased at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. Each cigar is hidden behind a panel, and […]
On Episode 246, we are proud to welcome Howard Gumbs Jr of Howard G Cigars. Howard G Cigars is a newer company based in Orlando, Florida. Howard has been working with American Caribbean Cigars to build his portfolio, and he has a couple of all-Pro Football players who have brands in his portfolio – Ike […]
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 […]
Next month, Protocol Cigars will deliver its fourth collaboration with Cigar Dojo, the Protocol Tenure. This is the latest release to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Cigar Dojo. “K9, Night Stick, Taser… we have done some legendary projects with the Protocol boys, but for our 10-year anniversary we wanted to completely up our game. We […]
Back in 2007, David Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop was looking to release an Independence Day themed cigar, and turned to Don Pepin Garcia to create a short three-inch robusto with a long fuse and a blend that would have plenty of pop. The cigar took on the name Firecracker. Since then, the Firecracker […]
Warped Cigars has begun informing retailers it is accepting orders for a new small batch line known as Upper Realm. Upper Realm comes from the Agricola Ganadera Norteña S.A. (formerly known as TABSA). It consists of 100% Nicaraguan tobacco grown on the Aganorsa farms. The blend features a Nicaragua Corojo ’99 wrapper from Jalapa, an […]
S.T. Dupont is releasing a new cutter and lighter collection known as the Carbon Collection. The Carbon Collection uses a specialized carbon graphite composite, a material used on luxury cars that are also meant to the corrosion-resistant and aesthetically pleasing. The Carbon Collection comes to S.T. Dupont’s signature Ligne 2 lighters. This features pyrophorique system […]
In 2021, Joya de Nicaragua delivered the Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Edición Americana as an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). Cuatro Cinco was a line created by Joya de Nicaragua in 2013 to commemorate the company and factory’s 45th anniversary. It was originally released as a one-time limited edition known […]
The re-release of the second Tatuaje Monsters blend to be released, Tatuaje The Drac, has begun to arrive on retailer shelves. It’s being released under the name Tatuaje The Drac Redux 2. Tatuaje The Drac Redux 2 is based on the original release of Tatuaje The Drac – which first came out in 2009. The […]
