Corona Gorda

The first release from the family behind Fine Ash, a retail store in Arizona, is called Ceniza Fina. That would be Spanish for “fine ash.”

It’s the first of three cigars for Freud’s Carlos & Maria line.

The blend was created to honor the noted Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío.

The actual War Bear may be long dead, but the cigar that bears its name is back after a year hiatus.

The Krakatoa lives up to its name, albeit not in the way you might be expecting.

The Dalay Nicaragua is a new line created by the German brand Dalay Zigarren and Luciano Cigars.

Nearly two years after it first started selling cigars, Ferio Tego has released its first regular production line.

Just before the summer heat set in, Powstanie added a new corona gorda to its Broadleaf and Habano lines, the thinnest vitola in each.

I believe this is the first halfwheel review of a cigar that debuted at PCA 2023. Let the floodgates open.

The Nicaraguan puro is made at El Titan de Bronze in Miami, the same factory that General Cigar Co. has used to make the company’s Cohiba Serie M.

Fosforo’s second line uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and debuted as a limited release; it will become a regular production line later this year.