The La Mezcla Cubana Rothschild, a release brought back from United Cigars and launched at Tobacco Plus Expo 2022 has started shipping to retailers. La Mezcla Cubana is a line that was originally distributed by Victor Vitale’s The Cigar Agency. In 2013, United Cigars acquired The Cigar Agency and the brand has been dormant […]
Casa de Montecristo, located in Countryside, Illinois and home to the Byron Cigar Lounge, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The retailer is being shipped a very special humidor to mark the occasion. The humidor was designed by Nelson Alfonso of Selected Tobacco. Each humidor includes 20-extra aged Grand Poemas (6 x 56) and 20-extra aged […]
United Cigars has announced its Stadium Series II. This year, United Cigars will be teaming with CLE Cigar Company for the Stadium Series release. This year’s release features an 11/18 size of the CLE Corojo blend in packaging resembling a baseball stadium. This is the second year CLE Cigar Company has teamed with United Cigars […]
United Cigars’ Big Papi Firecracker, a cigar inspired by Major League Baseball Superstar David Ortiz, will begin to arrive at retailers by the end of this week. The Big Papi Firecracker is produced at Tabacalera El Artista by Ram Rodriguez, who produces the Big Papi and Slugger Cigars with the David Ortiz name. The Firecracker […]
Selected Tobacco has released a set of Byron Humidors for 2022. This edition of the Byron Humidors is limited to one size per blend, only 5,000 cigars per blend. This year’s edition features Byron 19th Century Grand Poemas, 20th Century Habaneros and 21st Century Elegantes. In addition to these blends being packaged in a special […]
The Best Cigar Value category is quite simple. We look at the 30 cigars that landed on the Cigar Coop Countdown and then determine which cigar provides the most bang for the buck. We have developed a very simple algorithm that looks at the price of a cigar and where the cigar landed on the […]
United Cigars has announced the Big Papi Firecracker will make its debut at TPE 2022. The Big Papi Firecracker is a variation of the Slugger line by El Artista. It was blended by third generation owner Ram Rodriguez in collaboration with Major League Baseball superstar David Ortiz. While a lockout may delay the start of […]
At the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022, United Cigars will relaunch a budget-friendly brand for which it has held the rights for some time, the La Mezcla Cubana Rothschild. La Mezcla Cubana is a line that was originally distributed by Victor Vitale’s The Cigar Agency. In 2013, United Cigars acquired The Cigar Agency and the […]
United Cigars has announced new releases in its Firecracker Series. The first will be the Bandolero Firecracker from Selected Tobacco, a band that is distributed by United Cigars. The second will be from El Artista under David Ortiz’s Big Papi brand. The Firecracker is a 3 1/2 x 50 that features a long fuse stemming […]
“When it comes to Perdomo Firecracker, this is the best release of the series to date. While the flavors are amazing, what really surprised me was the amount of complexity this small 3 1/2 inch cigar delivered. Great things can come in small packages when it comes to a cigar.” Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Binder: […]
