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 […]
The 2018 Cigar of the Year list season has come to a close. Tonight, on Prime Time we bring together an industry panel to discuss the good, bad, and the ugly of this list. Join our special guest panelists Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac, Hector Alfonso Sr. of Espinosa Cigars, and John McTavish of […]
RoMa Craft’s Whiskey Rebellion marches on. Yesterday RoMa Craft Tobac co-owner Skip Martin confirmed on Prime Time Episode 82 that the company’s Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794 line is heading national to select retailers. The line pays homage to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. It was in 1791 when the first tax on any product was imposed […]
The 2018 Cigar of the Year list season has come to a close. Tonight, on Prime Time we bring together an industry panel to discuss the good, bad, and the ugly of this list. Join our special guest panelists Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac, Hector Alfonso Sr. of Espinosa Cigars, and John McTavish of […]
“I’ve smoked all of the CRAFT series cigars by RoMa Craft Tobac… All of the cigars have also been extremely enjoyable, but when it comes to the CRAFT 2018, I have found this one to be my favorite installment of the series thus far.” Wrapper: Pennsylvania Broadleaf / Ecuadorian Connecticut Dark Candela Binder: Ecuadorian Habano […]
One thing I learned over the past few years, you don’t need to have new product to have a successful IPCPR Trade Show. For years, companies like Arturo Fuente, Oliva, and Padrón have had very successful shows without the pressure of having a new product. As I learned over the past couple of years, […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, RoMa Craft Tobac introduced a new line of half lanceros known as Weaselitos. It’s a cigar that pays homage to the name “weasels” – which RoMa Craft Tobac has (in humor) referred to someone often looking to find a way to pilfer a free cigar off someone. Weaselitos consists […]
Get ready to fasten your seat belts, as on Episode 56 we bring you our first industry panel discussion on Prime Time. We are honored to be joined by three all-stars in the cigar industry: Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars, Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac, and Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Aaron […]
Get ready to fasten your seat belts, as on Episode 56 we bring you our first industry panel discussion on Prime Time. We are honored to be joined by three all-stars in the cigar industry: Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars, Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac, and Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Aaron […]
Earlier this year, RoMa Craft Tobac unveiled a new installment under its CRAFT brand, the CRAFT 2018. CRAFT serves as the company’s limited edition brand. It was back in 2013 when CRAFT 2013 made its debut. While there was a second installment in the series made in 2014 called WitchCraft, that cigar was made for […]
