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 […]
United Cigars has announced it will introduce four new sizes of Red Anchor. Red Anchor is a dormant brand that was re-acquired by United Cigar. The brand traces its roots back to 1772. Last year, Red Anchor was launched in a single size to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the brand. This summer at […]
It turns out United Cigars will have at least two installments to its Firecracker Series. At this year’s Total Products Expo (TPE) 2023, United Cigars will team up with All Saints Cigars to release the St. Patrick’s Firecracker. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. The St. Patrick’s Day Firecracker is a barber pole […]
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 […]
United Cigars has announced some major changes to its eponymous flagship line. This includes changing the format from box-pressed to a Parejo (rounded) format. In addition, the blends have been changed highlighted by the incorporation of different ages of Dominican tobaccos. The United line made its debut in a box-pressed format in 2010. While the […]
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, […]
On November 17, the long-awaited Byron 1850 will make its debut at the Byron Cigar Lounge in Schaumberg, IL. The Byron 1850 is the fourth line under Selected Tobacco’s Byron line and was previewed this past summer at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. It was in 1850 when the first Lord Byron […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Selected Tobacco showcased a new limited edition humidor for the Byron 9th Century Epique Poemas. Next month, Selected Tobacco will begin shipping the units to retailers. The 9th Century Byron Epique Poemas Humidor ships with 30 cigars inside and a carton of 50 cigars to refill. […]
Back in 2007, 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 fuse and a blend that would have plenty of pop. The cigar took on the name Firecracker. Since then, the Firecracker […]
United Cigars has announced the second installment of its cigar bar series, the Rocky Patel Silver Cigar Bar. The Cigar Bar series is a part of United Cigars’ Series Unidas collection where it collaborates with major manufacturers. The Cigar Bar series gives consumers the opportunity to try box-pressed versions of cigars that have been released […]
