Michael Nutter, Photo from Wikipedia.com, license allows usage For 14 years, I lived in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. People can say what they want, but I love Philadelphia and feel it’s one of the great cities in America. However, when it comes to Mayor Michael Nutter, I am not a fan. When you compare him […]
Jose Oliva Last night, Jose Oliva, CEO of the Oliva Cigar Company beat out two other candidates to win a vacant seat in the Florida State House. Oliva will represent House District 110 – which includes the cities of Hialeah and Miami Lakes in Florida. The 38 year old cigar maker beat out two other […]
When Sam Leccia parted ways with Oliva Cigars back in November, 2010, there was a lot of speculation where Leccia would wind up. Today, a press release was issued announcing the formation of Sam’s own cigar company as well as his first cigar – appropriately titled “The Debut”. For Immediate Release May 24, 2011 […]
Back on Saturday May 14, 2011, Clay Roberts from San Lotano put out on Twitter that a new limited edition San Lotano would make its debut at the 2011 IPCPR. Overnight, Roberts put some additional information on Twitter about a new cigar making its debut at IPCPR. Most of the information is still very much […]
Zino Platinum Z-Class Series by Davidoff Most cigar enthusiasts know the name Zino – it is a brand of cigars under Davidoff named after the man who founded the company – Zino Davidoff. What often gets forgotten is that the Zino Platinum line was established nearly eight years ago to go after the new, younger […]
PDR 1878 Reserva Dominicana Capa Habana Last year, Abe Flores of owner and master blender of Pinar Del Rio introduced his “PDR 1878” line of cigars. This has proven to be a solid set of value-priced cigars around the $5.00 to $7.00 range that has gotten the attention of consumers. This year, at IPCPR Flores […]
Ambos Mundos No 1 Toro The Ambos Mundos (which means “both worlds”) line was introduced by Tatuaje Cigars in 2009. The intent of this line was to help Tatuaje Cigars capitalize on the “value cigar market”. Namely, cigars in the $5.00 – $7.00 range. Value-priced cigars are particularly sought after by retailers as with the […]
Things have been pretty quiet on the CAO front for 2011, but today Cigar Aficionado has reported some information around the brand. It’s not huge news, but it’s some news from the brand. Cigar Aficionado mentions two key points made by CAO Senior Brand Manager Ed McKenna. First, all of the vitolas in the La […]
I’ve been a little overdue in posting some thoughts on this topic. This past May1st, a pretty significant restriction has gone into effect in the State of Maryland. Simply stated – cigar enthusiasts in Maryland will no longer be able to purchase cigars on the internet. This has sparked a lot of debate in the […]
Thanks to Steve at Cigar Network Magazine for this signature This morning someone asked me how long have I been doing this web-site. I actually didn’t have an answer at the top of my head. When I checked the archives, while I pre-dated some posts, the official launch was on August 15, 2010. Therefore, I […]
Last year was a phenomenal year for Torano Family Cigars. There were three outstanding releases including the Brigade, Single Region, and the Master. With a lot of excitement around the new releases, it was also nice to see some attention made to the classic cigars in their line. In addition to the new cigars, last […]
The Viaje Exclusivo Short is the latest vitola released under the Viaje Exclusivo line from Viaje Cigars. Viaje has garnered a reputation for not only releasing small micro-batches of cigars (I coin this term for under 500 boxes), but releasing one or two vitolas at a time (such is the case with their popular “Skull […]
