Punch unveiled a new cigar last month called The People’s Champ. This cigar was a collaboration with the Punch Brotherhood, an online Punch enthusiast group, and the Punch team. It took three years to get the cigar right after debating on the size, profile, and packaging. Punch brand manager John Hakim said, “We asked. They […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Bolivar Lost and Found Cofradia EMS Toro
Justin Andrews of Scandinavian Tobacco Group and Robert Caldwell of Lost & Found teamed up to create the new Bolivar Cofradia. This cigar was released in both EMS and Oscuro wrappers in mazos of five cigars. Justin and Robert were given full access to all the tobacco library available at the HATSA factory in Danlí, […]
The Smoking Syndicate – Plasencia Cosecha 149 Santa Fe
Plasencia released the Cosecha 149, which means harvest in Spanish, at this year’s PCA trade show in 2021. The new cigar line marks the 149th harvest from the Plasencia’s farm in Honduras. The Cosecha 149 is made up of 100% Honduran tobacco from their 2014 crop. The tobaccos are from the Jamastran, Talanga and Olancho […]
The Smoking Syndicate – JRE Aladino Cameroon Elegante
JRE Tobacco added a fifth line to the Aladino family of cigars with the Cameroon earlier this year. The line was originally scheduled to be released during the 2020 PCA trade show, but due to COVID, the launch was pushed back to the spring of this year. The line was released in 3 sizes, robusto, […]