The fourth blend from Selected Tobacco’s Byron brand lands on the 2023 Countdown.
2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List): #30: Byron Selección 1850 No. 3 by Selected Tobacco
Cigar News: Atabey Lounge Opens in Peoria, Arizona
United Cigars has announced it has opened an Atabey branded lounge at Ambassador Fine Cigars in Peoria, Arizona. It becomes the fourth branded lounge under the United Cigars umbrella. Atabey is one of the brands of Selected Tobacco and is distributed by United Cigars. Back in 2021, Ambassador Fine Cigars celebrated its 25th anniversary with […]
Cigar News: Atabey Black Ritos Begins Shipping
The Atabey Black Ritos, the world’s first cigar NFT, is now shipping. This is a culmination of a five-year project. This limited-production cigar will go to ten U.S.-based retailers who purchased an NFT box or are a United Cigars lounge. The first Atabey Black Ritos boxes were sold as an NFT in 2021. At the […]
Agile Cigar Review: Byron Selección 1850 No. 3
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 […]
Cigar News: United Cigars Re-Releases The Wise Man and Bandolero Firecrackers
United Cigars has announced it is re-releasing The Wise Man and Banoldero Firecrackers. The company says both cigars are ready to ship to retailers. The Firecracker is a 3 1/2 x 50 vitola with a long “fuse.” The United Cigars Firecracker series is also known for the many limited edition collaborations that have been done […]
Cigar News: Selected Tobacco Releases Three Porcelain Byron Ashtrays
Selected Tobacco has announced three ultra-premium Byron-branded porcelain ashtrays. The ashtrays pay homage to the flower of the tobacco plant and the history of the Byron brand. While each of the ashtrays in the collection is meant to capture the essence of the tobacco plant’s flower, the color scheme of each ashtray ties in with […]
Agile Cigar Review: Alfonso Extra Añejo No. 1 by Selected Tobacco
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 […]
PCA 2023: Selected Tobacco
It’s hard to believe that it’s been an entire decade since I first heard of the brands of Selected Tobacco. Owned by Nelson Alfonso, Selected Tobacco today takes its rightful place among the best luxury cigar brands in the world. 2022 probably saw Selected Tobacco’s most significant expansion as it introduced several new lines – […]
Cigar Review: Byron Selección 1850 Grand Bouquet by Selected Tobacco
In 2022, Nelson Alfonso’s Selected Tobacco would introduce its fourth blend under its Byron Cigars brand, the Byron Seleccíon 1850. If you have followed the career of Selected Tobacco owner Nelson Alfonso, you will know when it comes to his cigars, he very much focuses on the aging process of not just the tobacco, but […]
Cigar News: Selected Tobacco to Launch Atabey Dioses 10 Years Extra Aged at PCA 2023
Selected Tobacco’s Nelson Alfonso is well known for aging his cigars after rolling for long periods of time before releasing them to the market. This year, he is releasing a ten-year-aged version of the Atabey Dioses cigar. This is a cigar that is aged twice as long when compared to the traditional line. The Atabey […]
