For Episode 145, Rafael Nodal, Director of Product Capability for Tabacalera USA and owner of Boutique Blends Cigars is our featured guest. We will catch up with Rafael on all of the happenings with Tabacalera USA. Plus catch up on life after winning the #1 Cigar of the Year. We’ll discover how Rafael “lives true” […]
Tabacalera Perdomo has announced details on two new releases, the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Maduro. The two offerings will begin to reach retailers this August. “Our Perdomo Reserve line has been on the market for over 20 years. We wanted to come out with something really […]
Cavalier Genève Cigars has announced that Illusione Cigars will handle its import and distribution effective July 1st, 2020. Cavalier Genève will leverage Illusione’s FTZ (Free Trade Zone) as well as its import and distribution operation. Cavalier Genève says with the FTZ, it will allow Illusione Service to better service international markets for both Cavalier Genève […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today the entire staff will be furloughed as a result of economic effects stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The furloughs will begin on July 15. The furlough also includes Executive Director Scott Pearce. In a conference call with the cigar media, Pearce described the furlough as a short-term, temporary […]
Micallef Cigars has announced it is adding a 6 x 52 Toro vitola to both its Herencia Habano and Herencia Maduro lines. The new sizes will immediately begin shipping to retailers. “Herencia” means heritage, and it pays homage to the Cuban heritage of the Gomez Sanchez family who blended the new cigars and oversee the […]
At the 2019 Tobacco Products Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas, Nevada, Micallef Cigars would unveil a series of line extensions to its Micallef Experiencia La Crema line in the form of a Robusto, Toro, and Gordo. Micallef Cigars was introduced to the cigar scene almost four years ago. The company is the brainchild of Texas-based […]
Gurkha Cigars has announced it is adding another offering under its Castle Hall line, the Castle Hall Nicaragua. Castle Hall is a grandfathered value line of cigars that was re-launched earlier this year at the 2020 TPE. While that line is produced out of the Dominican Republic, the Castle Hall Nicaragua is produced at the […]
La Aurora Cigars is a company that loves to celebrate milestones, and in 2018 the company would commemorate 115 years of operation of its factory with a new cigar series. The series would be called the La Aurora 115th Anniversary. There would be two components to this line – two limited edition cigars and a regular […]
Last year Fratello Cigars released a sampler called the Fratello Space Pack that contained two unreleased blends in a 6 x 50 format. The intent was to get market research on whether either of these blends should be brought to market. Today Fratello announced that one of the blends, Arlequín, will now be released in […]
Black Works Studio has announced a new extension to its Killer Bee line known as the Killer Bee Swarm. This limited edition cigar marks the brand’s Fabrica Oveja Negra foray into the world of Cameroon wrappers. The Killer Bee Storm consists primarily of a Cameroon wrapper, but it also has a Maduro and candela linear […]
A couple of months ago, Dave ran a listener/viewer poll to see what artist/album should be selected for our second Album Archaeology show and the winner was Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin II album. Much like an archaeologist digs and hunts for gems, on Album Archaeology we dig into the “Led Zeppelin II” album. We […]
Exactly one year prior to the publication of this assessment, it was the eve of the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. As we usually do, it was time to make our predictions for the five hottest cigars at the Trade Show. These aren’t necessarily the cigars that are the best, but rather those […]
