Brooks Whittington

In 2011, Emilio Cigars released a Nicaraguan puro produced at the My Fathers Cigars S.A. factory named Grimalkin, after an archaic term for an old, gray, female cat. Unfortunately,…

Earlier this year, Selected Tobacco expanded its Atabey offering by three new vitolas. One of those new vitolas is the Atabey Spiritus, a 7 1/2 x…

Last year, Joya de Nicaragua introduced a new three viola brand built around the blend of its popular Antaño 1970 line. The Antaño Gran Reserva retains…

While still a relatively new idea for the general smoking consumer, cigars incorporating barrel-aged tobacco have been around for quite a while. In fact, one…

In 2013, L’Atelier Imports launched a new series with a specific purpose: as an incentive for retailers who attend the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Named Extension de…

At the 2013 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Tarazona Cigars displayed a handful of brands from a relatively unknown company called Cubanacan. One of them was…

If you’ve seen a cigar with a small gold diamond on the wrapper, you’ve seen a cigar from Sébastien Decoppet’s Cavalier Genève. The Swiss-born Decoppet originally worked as…

While there have been a number of different cigars released under Habanos S.A.’s  Edición Regional program that have been the same size, it is not very…

During the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, JetLine showed off a brand new table-top cutter that featured a two-point base, a guillotine blade made…

Exclusive creations for specific stores are nothing new in the cigar world, but things change a bit when the manufacturer owns the store they are…

Last month, Viaje began shipping a new box of cigars that is notable for a couple of different reasons. First, the Exclusivo Petite Lancero Collection is…