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Weekly News (March 5, 2012)

Editor’s Note: This is the one week of year where Cuba is allowed to dominate cigar news with no apologies. The XIV Festival del Habano took place last week and dominated the discourse of cigar news. There weren’t any major surprises, but there was quite a bit of news. March is quietly one of the [...]

Press Release: Havana Hosts Premier of “Cigars: The Heart & Soul of Cuba”

March 1, 2012 – Havana – Cigars: The Heart & Soul of Cuba, a documentary by James Suckling and James Orr on the fascinating world of the finest premium cigars of the world, was screened in Cuba as part of the celebrations of the XIV Habanos Festival. The work takes viewers on a journey through [...]

Some Thoughts On "Cigars: The Heart and Soul of Cuba"

The central question in this movie is BS. Plain and simple, under no circumstances am I buying that James Suckling had any doubts why Cuban cigars were, as he puts it, the greatest in the world. In his recently released film, Cigars: The Heart and Soul of Cuba, the former European Editor of Cigar Aficionado doesn’t [...]

Weekly News (December 19, 2011)

Editor’s Note: Apologies for what is the second time in a year and half the news is late. It’s not a great news week as nearly every company has shut down. Lots of new stuff for 2012 coming, but lots of stuff still to workout. Anyways, after the jump, a far less exciting rendition of [...]

Press Release: “Cigars: The Heart And Soul Of Cuba” – Out Now

December 20, 2011 — Internationally acclaimed wine and cigar critic James Suckling, along with award winning film director James Orr, released “Cigars: The Heart And Soul Of Cuba” last week, a unique documentary film on Cuban cigars and the spirit of the Cuban people. It screened at the XXXIII Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano in [...]

Weekly News (December 12, 2011)

Editor’s Note: A few things. Last week I stated that we would not be publishing a Top Ten list this year, I lied. Due to a variety of things, one will come out sometime this week. Sales meetings start this week and will continue through the middle of January, which means you can expect lots [...]

Press Release: Cigar Journal Builds Roster with James Suckling

December 8, 2011 (Palm Bay, Florida & Vienna, Austria) — Cigar Journal’s All-Star roster has now added James Suckling to the lineup. James is the only celebrity writer to be well respected in both the wine and cigar industries. James was one of the founding writers for Cigar Aficionado and Wine Spectator. His 1990 book [...]

Weekly News (July 19, 2010)

Wow… IPCPR must be coming up as there is tons of news. The Torano Family took back control of the company from CAO, renaming it Toraño Family Cigar Company. They also announced three new cigars: Master by Carlos Toraño, Single Region and the Brigade. Bovedá and Humidipak also saw a change of distribution, now being [...]

News: James Suckling Retires from Cigar Aficionado

Per Cigar Aficionado… James Suckling, who has been the European Editor of Cigar Aficionado magazine since it was launched in 1992, has retired from the company. His primary coverage responsibility was Cuba. His assignments will be shared by the magazine’s senior staff including Executive Editor Gordon Mott and Senior Editor David Savona. “James Suckling was [...]