At the XXII Festival del Habano in Havana, Cuba, Habanos SA launched a cigar for next year’s Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox. It’s a release under the Hoyo de Monterrey brand and it’s known as the Hoyo de Monterrey Primaveras. The Primaveras is a 48 x 167mm (48 x 6.57) offering. It […]
Over the past decade, when one looks at the brands that make up the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series, Tatuaje is one that ranks right at the top. Each year since 2011, Tatuaje has released an annual limited edition cigar to be a part of the annual TAA Exclusive Series. Seven of the […]
At the XXII Festival del Habano held in Havana, Cuba, Habanos SA introduced the Partagás 175 Aniversario humidor. It’s a special commemorative release to celebrate 175 years of the Partagás. The humidor contains a special size of Partagás known as Tropicales. The Partagás 175 Aniverario Tropicales is a thick ring gauge cigar measuring 54 x […]
Prime Time returns after a two-week break and tonight Henderson Ventura makes his Prime Time debut! Henderson is known for his work at Tabacalera William Ventura, but now he has his own brand Adventura Cigars. We’ll discuss Henderson’s journey in the cigar industry and how he has gotten to where he is. Plus we […]
For Prime Time Episode 127, Reinier Lorenzo of HVC Cigars makes his Prime Time debut. We will talk about Reinier’s journey in the cigar industry and how HVC has become one of the hottest brands. In our Alec Bradley Live True segment, we will talk about how Reinier “lives true,” and we’ll talk Insider Baseball […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Last summer, Emilio Cigars announced the return of its La Musa line as a limited edition offering. This month, Emilio La Musa will be heading to select retailers. This is the first release of this line since the collaboration between Emilio Cigars and Black Label Trading Company (BLTC). La Musa features a revamped blend and […]
At the XXII Festival del Habano, Habanos SA unveiled its 2020 Edición Limitada cigar, the Partagás Legado Edición Limitada 2020. The Partagás Legado Edición Limitada 2020 measures 48 x 157mm (or 48 x 6.18). The cigars are presented in 25-count luxury boxes. Typically Habanos SA unveiled three Edición Limitada cigars. This year the Partagás Legado […]
At the XXII Festival de Habanos, Habanos SA launched the Montecristo Herederos. This is a big 6 3/8 x 57 Montecristo that will be sold exclusively at La Casa del Habano and Habanos Specialist retailers. Montecristo Herederos commemorates two significant milestones for Habanos SA. First up, it is a cigar that celebrates 85 years […]
On Special Edition #69, we are proud to welcome Nestor Miranda and Jason Wood of Miami Cigar Company. We’ll dive into the journey that Miami Cigar has taken over the past 30 years, some of the great partnerships the company has forged, and how it is looking to the future. Plus we’ll dive into Coop’s […]
April Fool’s Day has typically been a time many in the cigar industry turn their creativity to humor. When covering the cigar news, it usually means sham news stories in an attempt to fool you. While there was at least one April Fool’s news story that was so well done that it fooled us, for […]
The Tatuaje Anarchy KAOS, the 15th installment of Smoke Inn’s MicroBlend Series is slated to launch on Monday, March 9, 2020. The cigar had been scheduled to launch today, March 2nd, but was pushed back one week. The production number had been slightly adjusted as well with a total of 2,000 boxes (down from 2,250 […]
