On October 17, 2019, Davidoff will release its latest installment in the Davidoff Vault Series, the Davidoff Exquisite. This is a cigar described as a personal cigar for Davidoff Master Blender Eladio Diaz. The cigar itself features a Dominican wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and Dominican filler. it comes in one size – a 6 […]
Episode 112 is one you are not going to miss. Tonight, we are proud to welcome the legendary Lars Tetens to the Prime Time Show. We’ll learn of Lars’ journey in the cigar industry and talk about his big comeback in 2019. We’ll talk Cigars, Seasoned Salt, and yes get a live music performance from […]
It’s safe to call Davidoff one of the quintessential cigar companies when it comes to Dominican-made cigars. Only for the past ten years has Davidoff made a footprint on Dominican puros; first with the Davidoff Puro D’Oro line and later with the Davidoff Yamasá line. Much of the challenge for Davidoff has been getting the Dominican-grown […]
For Episode 113, we are proud to welcome Sébastien Decoppet of Cavalier Geneve Cigars. Cavalier Geneve is one of the rising brands in the cigar industry, and we will learn about the brand and Sébastien’s journey through the industry. In our Alec Bradley Live True segment, we discuss home repairs. Finally, in our Deliberation Segment […]
In 2018, Southern Draw Cigars would launch a collaborative charity project under a brand known as IGNITE. The 2018 releases would feature a series of unique line extensions to Southern Draw’s core lines: Jacobs Ladder, Rose of Sharon, Kudzu, and Firethorn. These cigars would see Southern Draw Cigars donate a portion of the sales to […]
For the past five years, Royal Agio Cigars has been positioning itself to expand its premium handmade cigar business in the U.S. market. After a three year run of distribution in the U.S. by Drew Estate, in 2017 Royal Agio Cigars would open its own U.S. headquarters. At the time this occurred, Royal Agio had […]
Crux Cigars has announced it has begun shipping the first phase of its newly rebranded product to retailers. Phase 1 of the rebranding includes Crux Epicure, Crux Epicure Maduro, and Crux Guild. Later this year, Phase 2 of the rebranding will follow with Crux Limited and Crux Bull & Bear. Crux Cigars introduced its new […]
One of the oldest brands that originated in Cuba, Cabañas is making a comeback. Today JR Cigars announced that later this month it is bringing back the brand – with the help of the Garcia family at My Father Cigars in Nicaragua. The cigar will be an exclusive to JR Cigar and also sold on […]
Next year, Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars will release an exclusive brand for Sweden known as Söta Kakor. The name Söta Kakor translates to “sweet cookies”. It is a project that JSK Cigars owner Riste Ristevski has been working on with his Swedish Importer Kind Cigars since 2017. The blend features a high priming Ecuadorian […]
Maduro blends have been nothing new for Aganorsa Leaf (and its former name Casa Fernandez Cigars). While Aganorsa Leaf is known for using its signature Criollo ’98 and Corojo ’99 tobaccos grown on its Aganorsa farms, the company has historically sourced the tobacco for its maduro wrappers from the San Andres region of Mexico. That […]
This Monday, the Gurkha Nicaragua Series is slated to begin heading to retailers. The Gurkha Nicaragua Series was showcased this past summer at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. It’s one of two releases that Gurkha is doing out of Aganorsa Leaf’s Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA), the other being the Gurkha Treinta. The cigar features […]
Just prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Bombay Tobak introduced its fourth brand in its portfolio known as M.Esteli. M.Esteli would be a very different release compared to the other brands in the Bombay Tobak portfolio. First, M.Esteli is a cigar that was intended to be a bolder offering. Second, M.Esteli is intended to […]
