Crowned Heads La Coalicion, the long-awaited collaboration produced at Drew Estate’s La Gran Fabrica, is heading to stores. In a press release, Drew Estate Master Blender Willy Herrera noted, “I can’t wait to see what our fans think of this collaborative blend between Huber and myself. The blending process led us to select a […]
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 […]
Cigar Rights of America has announced its latest sampler pack, the 2019 Freedom Sample is Heading to Great American Cigar Shop Retailers. This sampler contains 10 cigars with an MSRP of $150. The 10 cigars in the pack are as follows: Alec Bradley – Alec Bradley Ltd. Mundial PL #56 Arturo Fuente – Fuente Fuente OpusX Destino […]
As I reflect back on the decade 2010 – 2019, if there is one cigar line that continues to have me scratch my head its the E.P. Carrillo Cardinal line. This was a line introduced in 2012 and it was intended to offer a bolder and stronger cigar into the E.P. Carrillo portfolio. The Cardinal […]
Drew Estate has announced its Flying Pig size of the Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve blend is now available at Pappy & Co, which is exclusively offering the vitola. The Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve was a line first introduced in 2014 as an exclusive offering to Pappy & Co. Last month the company announced […]
Tonight Benjamin Holt, the owner of Dissident Cigars makes his Prime Time debut! Dissident is a brand that developed a cult following, but eventually went away. This year came news that Benjamin has resurrected the brand with his own spin. We talk to Benjamin about his journey in the cigar industry and this new […]
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 […]
Come Black Friday, November 29, 2019 Cubariqueño Cigar Company will release a new small batch project for Cigars International known as Protocol Confidential Informant. The Protocol Confidential Informant is produced at Cubariqueño’s manufacturing partner, La Zona in Estelí, Nicaragua. The cigar comes in one size – a 6 1/2 x 52 box-pressed toro. It is […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced that Sarah Santos will succeed the retiring Craig Reynolds as the head of North American Online and Retail Division (NAO&R), the group that includes online retail giant Cigars International. Santos’ title will be President of NAO&R and Senior Vice President of STG. Santos will assume her role […]
Today an amendment was added to HR 2339, a comprehensive anti-tobacco bill that last week passed a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee. In the amendment to the bill is language that would exempt premium cigars from a ban on internet and catalog sales as well as exemption from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s costly […]
One of the busiest companies at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show was Southern Draw Cigars. For the most part, Southern Draw focused on brand extensions (additional blends for existing brands, and line extensions (new vitolas for existing blends). One of the new brand extensions came to Southern Draw’s 300 Hands brand in the form of […]
Last week, a new vitola under Habanos S.A.’s brand made its debut in Hong Kong. Pacific Cigar Company and Infifon HK Ltd. exclusive Habanos, S.A distributors presented the new limited edition Romeo y Julieta Maravillas 8, a cigar that commemorates the upcoming Chinese New Year. The Romeo y Julieta Maravillas 8 is a 55 x […]
