In 2022, General Cigar Company released the eighth installment under its Macanudo Inspirado Series, the Macanudo Inspirado Jamao. The Macanudo Inspirado Series is a series of cigars under General Cigar Company’s Macanudo brand that brings a contemporary look and feel. It also served as an innovation platform for the Macanudo brand – incorporating things the […]
In 2022, J.C. Newman Cigar Company would release a revamped version of its Diamond Crown Black Diamond line. The revamped Black Diamond would include new packaging and a modified blend. The Black Diamond is one of three brands J.C. Newman has revamped packaging and blends for – the others being Perla Del Mar and El […]
On April 10th 2022, Quesada Cigars Founder and President Manuel “Manolo” Quesada turned 75 years old. To commemorate the occasion, Quesada Cigars would release a special limited edition cigar. This cigar was dubbed the Manolo Quesada 75th Anniversary. In recent years, Manolo’s daughter Raquel has been playing an increasing role in the operations of Quesada […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Selected Tobacco launched a fourth brand in the portfolio known as Alfonso. Alfonso gets its name from Nelson Alfonso, who is the owner of Selected Tobacco. Selected Tobacco is known for its three other brands: Atabey, Bryon, and Bandoldero – all of which are distributed in […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, HVC Cigars released a cigar to commemorate its tenth anniversary – appropriately titled the HVC 10th Anniversary cigar. HVC Cigars was founded by Reinier Lorenzo in 2011, the name HVC stands for Havana City. It pays homage to Havana, Cuba where Lorenzo grew up in post-revolution […]
Barber-pole cigars have always been a popular offering in the cigar industry. A barber-pole cigar takes two different wrappers and intertwines them somewhat like a barber-pole. In many cases, the wrappers have contrasting colors and this results in a striking effect on the cigar. In 2022, Altadis U.S.A. decided to bring a barber-pole offering to […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, La Galera Cigars released a pair of cigars known as the La Galera 85th Anniversary. The 85th Anniversary refers to the anniversary of the Tabacalera Palma factory, the facility owned by Jochy Blanco. To commemorate the milestone Blanco and his son José Manuel Blanco each worked […]
Today is our final installment of the Tatuaje Monster Mash Sampler, the Tatuaje Monster Mash Creature. The Monster Mash Sampler is based on the Tatuaje Monster Series, which is an annual series that pays homage to horror film characters with unique blends. Typically Tatuaje has released each installment just before Halloween. Over the years, Tatuaje […]
In 2022, Davidoff released the second installment of the Camacho Factory Unleashed Series – appropriately titled Camacho Factory Unleashed 2. The Factory Unleashed Series has turned into an annual release for Davidoff’s Camacho brand. Each year has seen a different blend released in the series. As the name indicates, Camacho Factory Unleashed pays homage to […]
In 2008, the first My Father Cigar was created by Jaime Garcia to honor his father Don José “Pepin” Garcia. A year later Pepin paid homage to his own father, José Garcia Alayón by releasing a cigar known as the My Father Le Bijou 1922. Le Bijou is French for “The Jewel”. The 1922 […]