The Tatuaje Cojonu line was born out of the Seleccion de Cazadore (aka Brown Label) line where Tatuaje owner, Pete Johnson, asked master blender, Don Pepin Garcia to make a stronger blend. The name came from Don Pepin saying that the blend had “cojonu”, Cuban slang for “cojones” or “balls”. The name stuck and Pete […]
The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 14: La Aurora 120th Anniversary
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Editor’s note: This is the YouTube edit of our livestream on Facebook. The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable tackles the La Aurora 120th Anniversary! The La Aurora 120th Anniversary made its debut in 2023 to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the oldest premium cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. Blended by Manuel Inoa, the 120th Anniversary blend […]
Announcement: The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 14: La Aurora 120th Anniversary
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On Roundtable 14, the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable tackles the La Aurora 120th Anniversary cigar.
The Smoking Syndicate: Davidoff Year of the Dragon Limited Edition 2024 Double Corona
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Davidoff Cigars has been releasing a Chinese Zodiac calendar cigar since 2012 and has come full circle with this years Davidoff Year of the Dragon Limited Edition 2024. Each cigar released since 2012 featured the Chinese Zodiac symbol of that year. 2012 and 2024 are the Year of the Dragon. Unique to this year is […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Quesada Corner – Casa Magna Colorado Lancero
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Editior’s Note: This is the YouTube edit of our Facebook Live broadcast of the Quesada Corner featuring the Casa Magna Colorado Lancero. On this installment of the Quesada Corner, we smoke the Casa Magna Colorado Lancero. It was back in 2008 when the first Casa Magna cigar was introduced to the market, the Casa Magna Colorado. Since […]
Announcement: Quesada Corner: Casa Magna Colorado Lancero
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On this installment of the Quesada Corner, we smoke the Casa Magna Colorado Lancero. It was back in 2008 when the first Casa Magna cigar was introduced to the market, the Casa Magna Colorado. Since then, Casa Magna has become a very successful brand for Quesada Cigars. Late in 2023, Quesada Cigars brought back a […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Quesada Corner – Casa Magna XV – YouTube Edit
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Editor’s note: This is the YouTube edit of our live broadcast from 2/14/2023. On this installment of the Quesada Corner, we smoke the Casa Magna XV. It was back in 2008 when the first Casa Magna cigar was introduced to the market, the Casa Magna Colorado. Since then, Casa Magna has become a very successful brand […]
Announcement: Quesada Corner: Casa Magna XV
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The Quesada Corner returns as tonight we tackle the Casa Magna XV.
The Smoking Syndicate: Rocky Patel Conviction
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Late in 2023, Rocky Patel Cigars released their most extravagant cigar to date, Conviction, which was announced at the 2023 PCA trade show. The Conviction is a two country tobacco blend featuring tobaccos from Mexico and Nicaragua. The Nicaraguan tobacco is from the Rocky Patel farms in Condega and Esteli. The Conviction features a double […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Davidoff Aniversario No. 1 Limited Edition 2023
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Davidoff first released the Aniversario No. 1 in 1986 to celebrate Zino Davidoff’s 80th birthday which featured Cuban tobacco and was rolled in Cuba. Eventually, production was moved to the Davidoff Dominican Republic facilities and was reblened with Dominican tobacco in replacement of the Cuban tobacco. The Aniversario No. 1 was a staple of the […]