ST Dupont is known for their fine cigar accessories with the bulk of it being their lighters. Their torch lighters all started with the introduction of their MaxiJet which a slim single flame lighter. I’ve personally owned for for 25 years now and it still fires up like the first day I got it. Originally, […]
Rick Rodriguez and and Gus Martinez (formerly of General Cigar Company), founded West Tampa Tobacco Company in 2022. They debuted the White and Black series in 2022 at the PCA trade show in Las Vegas. In 2023, West Tampa released a limited edition cigar using a Mexican San Andres wrapper along with Nicaraguan tobacco. The […]
Editor’s Note: This is the YouTube edit of our Roundtable 21 that was live on Facebook. Enjoy. On the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 21, the Cigar Coop Coalition tackles the Quesada 50th Anniversary Toro Prensado. In 2024, Quesada celebrated its 50th anniversary since the opening of its first cigar factory, Manufactura de Tabacos S.A. (MATASA), in […]
On the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 21, the Cigar Coop Coalition tackles the Quesada 50th Anniversary Toro Prensado.
Ferio Tego introduced the Summa line at the 2023 PCA trade show in Las Vegas. It follows the initial limited offerings of Ferio Tego: Elegancia and Generoso. The Summa is the first core line for Ferio Tego. “The word summa means a ‘comprehensive work’, a ‘summary or a synthesis of the body of work’ thus […]
Editor’s Note: This is the YouTube edit of our live Roundtable featured on Facebook. On the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 20, the Cigar Coop Coalition tackles Lure Cigars’ The Jolly Walleye Limited Edition Holiday Cigar. Lure Cigars was founded by Lou Cross III as a tribute to his late father. Lou Cross Jr. Cross Jr. was […]
On the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 20, the Cigar Coop Coalition tackles Lure Cigars’ The Jolly Walleye Limited Edition Holiday Cigar.
Today, we look at Performance Data from The Smoking Syndicate for 2024. The Performance Rankings are a statistical analysis based on the average numerical score of all cigars assessed on Cigar Coop and The Smoking Syndicate. It is meant to be a barometer regarding how well companies scored overall for the year. As we did […]
Kristoff Tres Compadres Toro The Kristoff Tres Compadres cigar was introduced at the 2023 PCA trade show in Las Vegas, NV. The Tres Compadres is a cigar specially crafted to celebrate three long time friends: Glen Case, Kristoff founder, Rolando Villamil, friend and mentor, and Chuck Finch who was a close high school friend of […]
Editor’s Note: This is the YouTube edit of our Roundtable 19. On the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 19, the Cigar Coop Coalition tackles the 2024 version of Foundation Cigar Company’s Wise Man Maduro in the Toro size. Foundation Cigar Company announced earlier this year that its El Güegüense and Wise Man Maduro lines would no longer be produced at Aganrosa Leaf. […]
