#27 Esteban Carreras 5150 It’s time for the fourth installment of “30 Sticks in 31 Days”, my Top 30 2010 Cigar of the Year countdown. Coming in at #27 is Esteban Carreras’ 5150 cigar. I’ve said this many times, when it comes to the Indie Cigar market, I do believe Esteban Carreras is at the […]
Special thanks to Corona Cigars to making me aware of this alert. Unfortunately, this is not good news. This is a terrible defeat for not only the Cigar industry, but small business in general. The El Gaucho restaurant in Tacoma, Washington has signed a permanent court injunction in which they have agreed not to reopen […]
Note quite Cigar Coop’s Cigar of the Year countdown, but Cigar Aficionado’s list is still pretty much the industry’s barameter for Cigar of the Year. I’ve had my issues with this list because: I don’t think you can rate Cuban Cigars when the majority of your readership has no legal access to these sticks. Cigar […]
#28 Nestor Miranda Art Deco Here we go with third installment of “30 Sticks in 31 Days”, my Top 30 2010 Cigar of the Year countdown. For Cigar #28 on the Top 30, my selection is the Nestor Miranda Art Deco by Miami Cigars. From a visibility standpoint there are two striking features: The […]
#29 – Gurkha Viper This is the second installment of “30 Sticks in 31 Days”, my Top 30 2010 Cigar of the Year countdown. For stick #29, I selected the Gurkha Viper. This stick marked a dramatic change for Gurkha in that they moved away from their elaborate packaging and bands and opted for simplicity. […]
#30 – Macanudo Cru Royale It’s that time of the year. 30 Cigars in 31 Days – the Top 30 Cigars for 2010. I’ve posted some criteria, I’ve done for this countdown which you can check out. This could have been the most competitive year for new cigars in some time. There were a LOT […]
Cigar Enthusiasts are very familiar with Don Pepin Garcia. Those who really follow the business know he is considered the master of Nicaraguan tobacco. Last year, Pepin launched his “My Father” cigar line and it was greeted with commercial and critical acclaim. The “My Father” cigar finished #3 on the Cigar Aficionado Cigar of the […]
This was today’s front page story in the New York Post. To Tobacco Enthusiasts, this should come as no surprise. Recent tax increases in the State of New York have once again been targeted at tobacco. The idea is that if taxes are increased in tobacco, people will not partake in using tobacco. What we […]
It’s time to start to look ahead to the new cigars that will be coming out in 2011. Right now a new cigar line is being introduced by Alec Bradley called the “New York” line. Word is that a pre-release is scheduled for December 10, 2010 in New York. The plan will be for the […]
Join Matt Booth for an entire day of mayhem at Outland Cigars in Charlotte, NC. Great deals on Room101 Cigars, Special Raffles and Giveaways, and meet Room101 brand owner, Matt Booth. I personally can tell you that Matt Booth is one of those special Cigar-ebrities. This is a MUST ATTEND EVENT. Read about when […]
