Over the past few years, subscription clubs have gained a lot of popularity in the cigar market. Each has offered different value propositions along the way. There are subscription clubs that give cigar enthusiasts an opportunity to try different cigars that exist in the market, and there are also subscription clubs that provide the opportunity […]
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 […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Selected Tobacco launched a fourth brand in the portfolio known as Alfonso. Alfonso gets its name from Nelson Alfonso, who is the owner of Selected Tobacco. Selected Tobacco is known for its three other brands: Atabey, Bryon, and Bandoldero – all of which are distributed in […]
Barber-pole cigars have always been a popular offering in the cigar industry. A barber-pole cigar takes two different wrappers and intertwines them somewhat like a barber-pole. In many cases, the wrappers have contrasting colors and this results in a striking effect on the cigar. In 2022, Altadis U.S.A. decided to bring a barber-pole offering to […]
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It also might be a blend […]
In 2021, VegaFina would release a regional cigar to France known as the VegaFina Emperadores 56 Exclusivo Francia. VegaFina is a brand sold by Tabacalera S.L.U. group, which is a sister operation to Tabacalera USA, the group that owns the brands under Altadis USA. While VegaFina is a brand that has been primarily distributed in […]
In 2021, Gurkha Cigars would release its second exclusive cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). The cigar would be a perfecto-shaped line extension to the Gurkha Nicaragua Series. The Gurkha Nicaragua Series would make its debut in 2019. It would be one of the first projects that Gurkha worked on with Aganorsa Leaf’s […]
CAO is a brand that is very much known for innovation. In 2015, CAO Cigars would release a cigar known as the CAO Pilón. With the CAO Pilon, CAO reached for the past – it uses an old Cuban fermentation technique that had been popular in the 19th century, but has not been used much […]
Back in 2007, David Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop was looking to release an Independence Day themed cigar, and turned to Don Pepin Garcia to create a short three-inch robusto with a long fuse and a blend that would have plenty of pop. The cigar took on the name Firecracker. Since then, the Firecracker […]
Prior to the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Toscano Cigars introduced a new three-blend line known as the Master Aged Series. The Master Aged Series involves using an extended aging and maturation process for each of the cigars in the series. This process is managed by a specialized master blend known as an “affinatore” […]
