For Episode 205, we welcome Leonor “Leo” Abzaradel, the CEO of Nova Cigars. Leo has a very unique journey in the cigar industry and we will talk about how she got to Nova Cigars, and then learn more about Nova Cigars and some of the unique things the company is doing. In addition we will […]
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 […]
The year 2021 has been an important year for Drew Estate. The company celebrated both its 25th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of the Undercrown brand. To commemorate the occasion, Drew Estate launched the Undercrown 10. This is a new ongoing offering that would become the fourth pillar under Undercrown – joining Undercrown Maduro, Undercrown […]
Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group’s (VRCG) second installment of its limited edition Art of Magic collection is slated to hit stores this November. It’s called Cardician, which is a master of card magic. Earlier this year, before the cigar had a name and final packaging; VRCG previewed the cigars at the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) […]
According to a report by Cigar Aficionado; Arturo Fuente will make the Casa Fuente brand available on a limited basis nationwide. Casa Fuente is an exclusive house cigar made by Arturo Fuente Cigar Company for the Casa Fuente retail store located in Las Vegas. It marks the first time Casa Fuente has been made available […]
Tonight we have another edition of Quesada Corner. We’ll be live-streaming this on The Smoking Syndicate. The Bullshark and Coop will be smoking the newly released Quesada 10th Anniversary cigar – and pairing it with a malt beverage. Tune in to learn about this cigar, get our thoughts on the cigar and the pairing. This […]
General Cigar Company has announced that it will be teaming up with Cigar CityBrewing to create “Cigar City Brewing Maduro by Punch.” It’s a release that will be available at select liquor chains across the U.S. starting this month, with a larger rollout scheduled for early 2022. The Cigar City Brewing Maduro by Punch is […]
Last year, Emilio Cigars released a new limited edition offering as a part of the Emilio LJZ line. LJZ pays homage to Louis J. Zucca, the grandfather of Emilio Cigars owner Scott Zucca. Originally the LJZ was launched in 2017, but in 2020 a new iteration of the LJZ was announced as a limited edition […]
At the 2021 IPCPR Trade Show, Emilio Cigars showcased the Emilio LJZ 2021. The LJZ 2021 returns with the same blend as the 2020 edition, but this year a third size in the form of a 6 1/2 x 44 Lonsdale is being offered. Emilio LJZ 2021 is slated to ship to retailers this month. […]
The Southern Draw Kudzu Lustrum, a limited edition cigar originally released for Southern Draw’s fifth anniversary is returning – this time in the form of a 6 x 44 box-pressed Lonsdale. The new size will exclusively debut this weekend at the Cigars International Hamburg Block Party by CIGARfest on Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October […]
