JRE Cigars introduced a unique cigar at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show: the JRE Aladino Cameroon Reserva. This cigar is made completely of Cameroon tobacco grown in Honduras by Julio and Justo Eiroa at the JRE tobacco farm. This special cigar has been in development since 2017. Blend and Origin Wrapper: Honduran Cameroon […]
The Smoking Syndicate: JRE Aladino Limited Edition
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JRE released a limited edition cigar in their Aladino line at PCA 2023 earlier this year. This limited edition cigar is based off quest to blend a birthday cigar for the patriarch of the Eiroa family, Julio Eiroa. This cigar features a unique wrapper, Cameroon tobacco grown in Honduras, and is limited to only 600 […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Alec & Bradley Kintsugi Corona Gorda
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The Kintsugi cigar line was first introduced in 2020 by Alec Bradley and was released in four sizes: robusto, corona gorda, toro, and gordo. Kintsugi is a Japanese art form of taking broken pottery and putting the pieces back together again with gold filigree, which is then cast in lacquer. Alec and Bradley Rubin, sons […]
The Smoking Syndicate – Plasencia Cosecha 149 Santa Fe
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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 – Camacho Factory Unleashed
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Camacho has long been know as one of the preeminent cigar factories and tobacco growers in Honduras. To celebrate the great work done at the Camacho cigar factory, Diademas Cigars de Honduras SA, Camacho has released a new cigar line called the Factory Unleashed. This cigar comes in 100-count rustic wooden crates for their retail […]
Cigar News: Nicaragua and Honduras Brace for Impacts of Hurricane Iota
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Hurricane Iota made landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane on the coast of northeastern Nicaragua late Monday night. It’s the second Category 4 Hurricane to hit Nicaragua this month as two weeks ago Hurricane Eta also made landfall in the same region. While Hurricane Eta took a turn to the north, Hurricane Iota is expected […]