Each month our sponsor J.C. Newman Cigar Company is providing an opportunity to win a Diamond Crown Humidor! With February coming to a close; we wanted to remind our audience that if you have not done so, there is still time to enter. Entering is very simple. Just click the graphic below, provide your information, […]
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 […]
Our sponsor J.C. Newman Cigar Company is providing an opportunity to win a Diamond Crown Humidor! Entering is very simple. Just click the graphic below, provide your information, submit it, and you are entered. At the end of the month, J.C. Newman will pick at random one winner. Please note this is one entry per […]
With the 116th Congress now in session, the time has come to re-introduce proposed legislation. This past week, Senate Bill S.9 was re-introduced by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida. The purpose of the bill is to introduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from regulations being proposed by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). […]
Last week, J.C. Newman Cigar Company relaunched its “Save Cigar City” campaign. It’s a campaign designed to create awareness about the fact that regulations against premium cigars could put the last operating cigar factory in Tampa out of business. On Monday, May 14th, 2018 J.C. Newman Cigar Company held a press conference announcing the relaunch […]
It’s Special Edition #25, the Silver Edition of Special Edition. For this milestone show, we welcome Luis Cuevas, owner of Casa Cuevas Cigars. We will learn about Luis’ family’s rich history in the cigar business and discuss the Casa Cuevas brand – the brand he has brought to market. We will also discuss the recent […]
The Tampa Bay Times has reported that the J.C. Newman Cigar Company’s branded Cuesta-Rey Cigar Bar in St. Petersburg, Florida’s Tropicana Field will not be returning for 2018. Tropicana Field is the home to Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays. Located in center field, the Cuesta-Rey Cigar Bar provided fans a location for cigar smoking. According […]
The distribution company co-owned by the Fuente and Newman families is getting a new name. Today came word that a new name will be used by that distribution company – Arturo Fuente Cigar Company. For many years one of the strongest partnerships in the cigar business has been the one between the Newman and Fuente […]
“Sometimes good things come to those who wait. In the case of the Black Diamond Emerald, this is a cigar that fits the bill.” Wrapper: Sun Grown Connecticut Maduro Binder: Dominican (Chateau de la Fuente) Filler: Dominican (Chateau de la Fuente) Country of Origin: Dominican Republic (Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia) Emerald: 6 x 52 […]
Late last year, J.C. Newman Cigar Company released its long-awaited Diamond Crown Black Diamond. Diamond Crown is J.C. Newman’s most premium cigar line and the Black Diamond is a maduro offering under that brand. The story of the Black Diamond traces back to 2013 when, just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, J.C. Newman announced it […]
