Senate Committee Approves Stephen Hahn’s Nomination as FDA Head

Dr. Stephen Hahn is just one step away from becoming the next commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The Senate Health, Education,…

Daughters of the Wind Lancero Ships

Casdagli has begun shipping its new Daughters of the Wind Lancero, called Cremello. The cigar measures 7 1/2 x 39 and uses the same internal…

La Flor Dominicana Releasing Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch (2019) Next Week

The Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch will return to retailers next week. This year’s version will be a 6 1/2 x 52 toro with a…

Cavalier Genève Black Series II Lancero Ships

Cavalier Genève has announced that it has begun shipping a lancero size in its Black Series II line. Like the rest of the Black Series…

Fratello Adds Esclusivo Connecticut for OVTC

Last year, Fratello released the Esclusivo as an exclusive for Old Virginia Tobacco Co., now there’s an Esclusivo Connecticut. Next Friday, Fratello will release the…

Submit a Top Cigar List for The Consensus 2019

Every January since this site started, we have published something called The Consensus. The idea was to see what would happen if I took all of…

Warped Ships Lirio Rojo 2019

The 2019 version of Lirio Rojo is off to stores. Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars announced that his company has begun shipping its annual holiday…

Listen: Charlie Minato on Cigar Talk

A couple weeks ago I talked with Rob Jones of Cigar Talk, a podcast that talks about cigars. Rob contacted me right around the time of some big…

Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Petit Panetela Heading to International Markets

A new slender vitola for Davidoff’s Winston Churchill The Late Hour is coming this winter, though it will be limited in production and it won’t…

Weekly News (Dec. 2, 2019)

News ADVentura The Conqueror Emperor’s Edition Slated for Early December Alex Spencer Reserve to Make National Debut with The Mansa C.Gars Ltd.’s Winter Auction Now…

Casa Cuevas Reserva Maduro Toro

What’s old is new again. While it’s not surprising that many manufacturers are rereleasing cigars from their past, it’s a bit odd that a company…