JR Cigars has announced the tenth installment of its 50th Anniversary Series. The Oliva Serie V Melanio JR 50th will introduce a rounded version of the famed Oliva Serie V Melanio blend for the first time in the U.S. market. Up until this point, all of the Melanio releases for the U.S. have been box-pressed. […]
Cigar Review: JFR Lunatic JR 50th by Aganorsa Leaf
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Back in 1971, Jack Rothman opened his first cigar store in New York City. That cigar store would grow and become JR Cigar. A year after opening his first store, Jack’s son Lew Rothman was approached by a customer asking if he could have cigars mailed back to his home state, leading to the […]
Cigar News: Foundation Cigars El Güegüense JR 50th Collector’s Edition Announced
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JR Cigars has announced the latest installment of its 50th Anniversary series will come from Foundation Cigar Company. The cigar is called the El Güegüense JR 50th Collector’s Edition. It’s a cigar based on Foundation’s El Güegüense 5 Year Aniversario blend. El Güegüense translates to “The Wise Man.” El Güegüense is the name of a literary work […]
Cigar News: JR Cigar to Release 50th Anniversary Humidor
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Throughout 2021, JR Cigar has been celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of limited edition cigars done in conjunction with leading manufacturers. Now JR is adding a limited edition humidor into the mix. JR has teamed up with renowned accessory designer Nick Nanavichit and his team at Nsolo Consulting Group to release a limited-edition […]
Cigar News: Alec & Bradley Wagyu A5 Announced as Latest JR 50th Anniversary Cigar
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JR Cigars has announced the next installment of its 50th Anniversary series will come from Alec & Bradley Rubin of Alec Bradley Cigars. The cigar is called the Alec & Bradley Wagyu A5. It’s named for the famed ultra-premium Japanese beef. “We wanted to create a cigar that evoked the characteristics of Wagyu beef: luxury, […]
Cigar News: JR Ultimate 50th Anniversary Announced
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For the first six installments of the JR 50th Anniversary Series, JR Cigar has worked with many leading manufacturers and brands to make exclusive cigars. This time JR reaches into one of its own history brands, the Ultimate Series, for the seventh installment. The JR Ultimate 50th Anniversary pays homage to the Ultimate line, a […]
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads Mother Church JR 50th (Churchill)
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The year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of JR Cigar. Technically the start of JR Cigar goes back to 1970 when Jack Rothman (thus the name JR) opened his first cigar store in New York City. It was a year later when Jack’s son Lew Rothman was approached by a customer asking if he could have […]
Cigar News: Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua JR 50th Announced as Part of JR Cigar 50th Anniversary Series
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A different take on Boutique Blends Cigars’ Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua makes up the sixth installment of the JR Cigar 50th Anniversary series. While the Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua is a box-pressed line, the Aging Room Nicaragua Quattro JR 50th is a rounded version. The cigar is based on the Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro, […]
Cigar News: Davidoff JR 50th Announced
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JR Cigar has announced a fifth cigar in its 50th anniversary series. This cigar comes from Davidoff and its the Davidoff JR 50th. The cigar will be exclusively available on JRCigars.com beginning May 19th. The Davidoff JR 50th features an Ecuadorian wrapper over a Mexican San Andres Negro binder and a combination of Nicaraguan and […]
Cigar News: Aganorsa Lunatic JR 50th Announced as Part of JR Cigar 50th Anniversary Series
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JR Cigar has announced a fourth cigar in its 50th anniversary series. This cigar comes from Aganorsa Leaf and its the Aganorsa Lunatic JR 50th. The cigar is scheduled to release on April 29th. The Aganorsa Lunatic 50th is part of the Lunatic Habano line and features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over binder and […]