Mombacho Cigars S.A. has announced a rebranding for the U.S. market. The rebranding includes a name change to Favilli Cigars for doing business in the U.S. market. The name Favilli Cigars comes from the company’s factory, the Favilli Mansion, which is located in Granada, Nicaragua. It was designed in 1925 by famed architect Mario Favilli. […]
This month Reinado Cigars will debut a new release called Patria y Vida. It’s a cigar that pays homage to the Cuban protests that took place back in July. Patria y Vida is Spanish for “Homeland and Life.” It’s a slogan and song that is associated with the Cuban protest movement. The song was released […]
Alec Bradley Cigar Company’s PCA Exclusive cigar, the Magic Toast Box Pressed Gran Toro, is now en route to retailers. The Alec Bradley Magic Toast Box Pressed Gran Toro was first showcased at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. The cigar is being shipped to retailers who secured their allocation at the Trade Show. […]
You have asked for a retailer show. On Episode 211, you are getting one like no other one before. “Honest Abe Dababneh” of Smoke Inn, David Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop, and Jeff Borysiewicz of Corona Cigar Company join us for what is Industry Panel #10. These three gentlemen have build up three […]
Isabela Cigar Company has released the Mammoth. It’s a small-batch limited production line consisting of two large ring gauge offerings. Mammoth is a barber-pole offering featuring an Ecuadorian DesFlorada wrapper and a Nicaraguan Habano Prieto wrapper. The cigars are offered in two sizes: 7 x 70 and 8 x 80. It will be available in […]
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Emperors Group LLC, the parent company of Emperors Cut Cigars, has announced its third cigar line, Indulgence. Indulgence is line geared for mild to medium-bodied cigar enthusiasts. It’s produced out of Agroindustrial Nicaraguense de Tabacos S.A. (Agrotabacos), in Condega, Nicaragua. The blend features an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wapper, Nicaraguan binder, and a combination of Nicaraguan […]
Altadis USA has announced the latest edition to its Espada by Montecristo line, the Espada by Montecristo Signature. This is a limited edition cigar slated to begin hitting retail stores in December 2021. The Espada by Montecristo was the first Nicaraguan-made Montecristo by Altadis USA. It’s a line produced at the Plasencia factory in Nicaragua. […]
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
On this show we celebrate the second anniversary of the Prime Time Jukebox. To celebrate, we bring two guests named Mike – Mike Szczepankiewicz and Mike Palmer, from the A Cigar Hustler’s Podcast. Keeping to the theme of two, on this show we will look at some of our favorite second albums from some […]
