JR Cigar has announced the second installment of the JR Pure Origin line, Terra de Andes. This cigar pays homage to the tobacco grown in the Andes Mountains region of South America. The JR Pure Origen: Terra de Andes will make its debut on November 1, 2023. The JR Pure Origin line is meant to […]
Cigar News: JR Cigar to Release Crafted By JR: Crowned Heads
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Over the years, JR Cigar has collaborated for many releases under the “Crafted By” umbrella. Now, JR Cigars will take a new step with the JR Cigar team taking a more active role in the collaboration. JR is introducing the “Crafted by JR” umbrella, which will showcase the talents of the JR team. The first […]
Cigar News: Tabacalera USA Announces Executive Changes
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Tabacalera USA’s Javier Estados has announced a series of executive leadership changes across three of its main business units, which includes leading cigar marketing and distributor Altadis U.S.A., Casa de Montecristo, with 25 cigar stores and lounges across the USA, including company-owned stores and licensed-based partnerships, and JR Cigar, the major online cigar sales company. […]
Cigar Review: JR Pure Origin Gran Vulcano Toro
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In 2022, online and catalog retailer JR Cigars would launch a new limited edition line of cigars known as JR Pure Origin. For many years, JR Cigars has produced its own cigars under the JR name with most of these being valued-priced and bundled offerings. When JR Cigars celebrated its 50th anniversary a couple of […]
Cigar News: JR Cigar Adds Private Label JR Pure Origin: Gran Vulcano
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JR Cigar has announced a new private label brand, JR Pure Origin. In the past JR Cigar has done budget friendly releases such as JR Alternatives and JR Ultimate. The JR Pure Origin cigar is intended to compete with the luxury cigar market. The first release is a a limited edition cigar known as JR […]
The Blog: Will Cooper Guests on January 21, 2022 Edition of Smoke Night Live
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On January 21st, I was a guest on Cigar Dojo’s Smoke Night Live Show. It’s always fun being on Smoke Night Live. That night’s topic was entitled “2022 Crystal Ball Show.” On this show, I once again teamed up Nick Libretti of JR Cigar and the Cigar Dojo crew as we made 2022 predictions […]
Agile Cigar Review: Oliva Serie V Melanio JR 50th
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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 News: JR Cigar Announces 50th Anniversary Sampler Set
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JR Cigar has announced a sampler containing the twelve cigars that were released in 2021 to commemorate its 50th Anniversary. In addition to containing one of each of the 50th anniversary JR Cigars, a gold-plated JR 50th anniversary lighter is included. The cigars in the sampler come in a custom box featuring a magnetic logo […]
Cigar News: Herrera Estelí by Drew Estate JR 50th Announced as latest JR 50th Installment
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JR Cigar has announced that the 11th installment of its 50th-anniversary series will come from Drew Estate with Herrera Estelí by Drew Estate JR 50th. It’s a blend blended by the namesake of the Herrera Estelí brand, Drew Estate Master Blender Willy Herrera. “Fifty years is an unbelievable achievement and one we are proud to […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition Joins JR 50th Anniversary Series
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JR Cigar has announced that Rocky Patel Premium Cigars will be the latest company to collaborate on the JR 50th Anniversary Series. For this eleventh installment of the JR 50th series, Rocky Patel is setting aside a limited amount of Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition Toros. The ALR (which stands for Aged, Limited, and Rare) […]