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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Alfonso Gran Selección, first previewed at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, will be made available for retailers at the 2023 PCA Trade Show. This follows up the Alfonso Añejo which was launched last year. The Alfonso Gran Selección will make its debut at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. […]
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 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Selected Tobacco will debut the Atabey Black. If the name sounds familiar, Atabey Black was a part of the cigar industry’s first NFT project. The Atabey Black made its debut in a conceptual form where digital art of the project was first offered up. Now the […]
The Atabey Complete Selection Limited Edition Humidor, first previewed at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, will be available at the 2023 PCA Trade Show. Designed by Nelson Alfonso, the unit contains 60 cigars with five cigars of each of the 12 Atabey vitolas. It features four compartments; two side drawers, a front […]
On Episode 252, we welcome back Oliver Nivaud of United Cigars as our special guest. It’s been a huge year for United – for their own brands and the brands they are partnering with. Tonight we will get the details of what’s been happening with United. Plus we will have our Alec Bradley Live True, Cattle […]
Selected Tobacco has released a set of Byron Humidors for 2023. This edition of the Byron Humidors is limited to one size per blend, with 7,500 cigars produced per blend. The 2023 edition features extra-aged offerings from Byron 19th Century Grand Poemas, 20th Century Habaneros and 21st Century Elegantes lines. The blends have four to […]
