Earlier this year at the PCA 2023 trade show, Powstanie Cigars released their 3rd core line, the Powstanie Connecticut. This cigar was highly anticipated at the trade show as it was their first new core line released in several years. Luckily, I was able to sample a couple while there and was able to pick […]
The Powstanie Wotjek 2021 was released in November of 2021 and is the third release of the Wotjek or “War Bear” blend. Each year it has been a different size and this year the Wotjek was released in a boxed press toro that features a barber pole using Ecuadorian Habano and San Andres Maduro wrapper […]
“…when a cigar excels in the flavor category it goes a long way. This is exactly the case when it comes to the Powstanie SBC18.” Wrapper: San Andres Mexican, Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Fabrica de Tabacos Nica Sueño S.A. Corona Gorda: 5 1/2 x 46 Price: $16.00 […]
In 2018, a small-batch limited edition cigar named Powstanie SBC18 hit the market. Powstanie is a brand owned by Mike and Greg Szczepankiewicz, the owners of Cigar Hustler. To produce their brand the Szczepankiewicz brothers teamed up with Nica Sueño, the factory co-owned by Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac. SBC stands for “Surrounded by […]
Each year the RoMa Craft Tobac booth is bustling with activity. The past couple of years, there hasn’t been a lot of offerings for U.S. retailers, but RoMa Craft Tobac has always managed to put together an excellent exhibit at their booth. In 2019, there were several offerings being made available for U.S. retailers, including […]
Part of the RoMa Craft Tobac booth was a company called Pospiech Cigars. This is a distribution company run by Mike and Greg Szczepankiewicz, the owners of Cigar Hustler. They handle distribution for several brands, including the three non-RoMa Craft Tobac brands coming out of Nica Sueno. These brands include the Szczepankiewiczs’ own brand of cigars […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Powstanie Cigars released a limited edition cigar known as the Powstanie Wojtek. The Powstanie Wojtek is an offshoot of the brand’s Powstanie Habano Perfecto. The blend has been modified to include a San Andres Maduro leaf used as a barber-pole wrapper along with an Indonesian binder and Nicaraguan filler. […]
It’s episode 101 and Prime Time is back from the IPCPR. This week we welcome the Cigar Hustler himself, Mike Szczepankiewicz. Mike wears many hats – retailer, brand owner, distributor, and podcaster. Tonight we’ll learn more about Mike – and of course, we will tackle the 800 pound gorilla in the room, the change from […]
RoMa Craft Tobac has officially unveiled its 2018 edition of its CRAFT Series, the company’s limited production line. The new CRAFT 2018 is the third installment of the series, and the first that is being made available to its authorized retailers since 2013. As with the previous releases, the CRAFT 2018 comes in one size, […]
Esteban Disla is best known for being the co-owner of Fabrica de Tobacos Nica Sueno with RoMa Craft Tobac co-founder, Skip Martin. Now Disla is about to launch his own premium cigar brand. Disla’s brand is known as Guaimaro. The new brand will be showcased at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigar gets its name […]
