This October, AJ Fernandez Cigars will add a 6 x 60 Gordo size to its New World Connecticut line. It will be the fifth size to be offered in the New World Connecticut line. The blend features a U.S. Connecticut wrapper over a Mexican San Andreas binder and fillers from Brazil and Nicaragua. The 6 […]
Fratello Cigars has announced Reality Cigars will handle its import and distribution in Brazil. Reality Cigars has been in operation since 1995 and according to Fratello Cigars in the largest importer and distributor of cigars, tobacco, and associated accessories in Brazil. “I first met Omar when he came to Brazil. He told me his […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out the in-person 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA), 2020 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA), and InterTabac 2020 Trade Shows, some questions have arisen as far as 2021’s first tobacco trade show, Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 (TPE). Today TMG (Tobacco Media Group), announced it is optimistic that TPE 2021 will […]
In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide for what releases by which companies are planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we will take the “Big Board” live […]
Tonight tune in for our Summer of 2020 Virtual Trade Show! The concept of a Virtual Trade Show is not one that came up as a result of COVID-19. We also are not claiming to be the first to do this in the cigar industry. The last two years, we have done a pre-game […]
Protocol Cigars has announced a limited edition cigar known as the Protocol Pool Party Year 1. It’s a cigar that won’t be for sale, but available to attendees for the company’s Protocol Pool Party – being held Saturday August 1st, at the Oak Tree Lodge in Neptune, New Jersey. Produced at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona […]
In 2018, word came of a project called the San Lotano Dominicano. This is a collaboration between two power players in the cigar industry – AJ Fernandez and Jochy Blanco. Both Fernandez and Blanco have developed companies that span the ecosystem of cigars. Each owns factories and farms. In addition, each has his own cigar […]
This year Epic Cigars will celebrate ten years in the cigar business, and to commemorate the occasion the brand will release a cigar to mark the occasion known as the EPIC TEN. The EPIC TEN marks Epic Cigars’ first cigar out of Nicaragua, where owner Dean Parsons worked with AJ Fernandez to produce the blend. […]
Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time Team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads as we preview the 2020 Major League Baseball Season. We will examine how the 2020 Major League Baseball season will be different. Will […]
Crux Cigars has announced the Crux Epicure Gordo, a 6 x 60 line extension to the Crux Epicure line. The Crux Epicure Gordo becomes the fifth regular production offering in the Crux Epicure line. Crux Epicure was introduced in 2017 and it features an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. It is […]
In 2019, Miami Cigar & Company commemorated its 30th anniversary. Instead of launching new brands, Miami Cigar & Company opted to bring back two of its more popular lines – the Nestor Miranda Special Selection and the Don Lino Africa. The Nestor Miranda Special Selection is named for company founder Nestor Miranda and was brought […]
For Episode 14, the ladies take center stage as we devote an episode to Women in Music. Dave and Coop will explore some of the female artists from both a foundational and contemporary standpoint. We’ll go through some of our favorite female artists and discuss some of our favorite tunes by them. For the cigars […]
