Since launching in the United States in 2014, Nick Syris and LH Premium Cigars have built up a loyal following. Over the past few years, Syris has expanded his portfolio to not only include his three core LH blends, but more recently the Nick & Jim and Nick lines. Until 2020, LH Cigars did […]
Cuesta-Rey is one of the oldest brands in the J.C. Newman Cigar Company portfolio. The brand was founded in 1884 by Spaniard Angel LaMadrid Caesura and Peregrino Ray. Cuesta had apprenticed in cigar making in Cuba before meeting Rey. The duo formed the company in the Ybor City district of Tampa, Florida. The company would […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Room101 Cigars would introduce a new line known as the Room101 Doomsayer. Priced in the $7.50 range per cigar, Doomsayer is a two blend line that falls somewhere inbetween the value-priced The Big Payback line and the more premium Room101 Farce line. The two blends of the Room101 Doomsayer […]
Earlier in 2020, Perdomo Cigars joined the list of manufacturers to deliver a “Firecracker” cigar. The Firecracker Series dates back to 2007 when David Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop was looking to release an Independence Day themed cigar, and turned to Don Pepin Garcia to create a short three inch robusto with a long […]
When ACE Prime walked into the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, they were the new kid on the block. At the same time, they were coming into the trade show with a bang – launching three new lines and seven brands. The cigar that probably garnered the most attention was a project ACE Prime worked on […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar introduced a new regular production line under its CAO brand known as the CAO Session. The CAO Session is a cigar developed by CAO Master Blender Rick Rodriguez. Rodriguez got the inspiration from smoking cigars in his own “man cave” (his garage) and decided to blend a […]
Early in 2020, Viaje released a cigar known as the Viaje Zombie Farmhand Andre. If you have followed Viaje Cigars for the past decade, you will know that Viaje Cigars’ founder Andre Farkas creates themes, narratives, and storylines among his releases. Viaje Zombie Farmhead Andre ties two of these concepts together – Viaje’s Thanksgiving themed […]
Seasonal/holiday releases are not a new concept for the cigar industry, but when it comes to Thanksgiving, Viaje Cigars is the company that blazed the trail. Viaje’s Thanksgiving releases trace back to 2011 when it released its first Viaje Stuffed Turkey Cigar. The concept for a Thanksgiving cigar was originally suggested by the Stogie Review […]
The concept of pairings with spirits and cigars seems to have been around forever. As long there have been spirit/cigar pairings, there are debates on where the pair selected complements/enhances each other as well as where pairings, in general, are a good thing. In these debates, these often come down to personal preferences on what […]
Social media groups have been a big part of consumer engagement on cigars over the past year. One such group is “The Cigar Culture.” It’s a group spearheaded by Adrian Acosta, a cigar industry veteran with the goal of bringing consumers information and education on the tobacco industry. Acosta has worked in many facets […]
