In 2014, Abdel Fernandez of AJ Fernandez developed a brand new blend with his father, Ismael, who had joined his son’s company after spending 17 years working with the Plasencia family. Dubbed New World, after a historical term that has been used to describe pretty much every tobacco-growing country other than Cuba, the creation was...Read More
In 2014, Abdel Fernandez of AJ Fernandez developed a brand new blend with his father, Ismael, who had joined his son’s company after spending 17 years working with the Plasencia family. Dubbed New World, after a historical term that has been used to describe pretty much every tobacco-growing country other than Cuba, the creation was...Read More
There will be a fourth size for Micallef’s Migdalia line. According to a report from Cigar Coop, the company is adding the Migdalia Special Edition, a 5 x 40 corona with an MSRP of $12. Like the rest of the line, it uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a Sumatran binder and fillers from the...Read More
The Alec Bradley Mundial, Nica Puro and Post Embargo lines are all being discontinued. Sales representatives for the company have begun informing retailers of the discontinuations. “In an effort to streamline the Alec Bradley brand, create efficiency and allow for new and exciting products in the future, we’ve decided to discontinue the Mundial, Post Embargo...Read More
The next virtual stop for La Flor Dominicana’s Gourmet Smoke Sessions will be at Fox Cigar Bar on March 17. Given that March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day, it’s not surprising that the cigar will feature a green candela wrapper. La Flor Dominicana will feature a new cigar called La Flor Dominicana Maceta de Oro, predictably,...Read More
It appears that the cigar industry has its first COVID-19 pandemic-inspired lighter. As the story goes, the Visol Ridge was inspired by observing the experience of a cigar smoker in a cigar lounge during the pandemic, specifically what they wanted to use when they wanted to put their cigar down. Due to the health concerns...Read More
On March 15, one new Viaje will head to stores and one old Viaje release will head to stores. Earlier today, the company’s social media showed off two cigars: PHAT Purple Jalapeño and Zombie Antidote 2021. The PHAT Purple Jalapeño is a new cigar, part of Viaje’s Pepper Series that began in 2015. It’s a...Read More
While two sizes of the Rare Leaf Reserve shipped in February, the third size is just now shipping. This week, AGANORSA Leaf began shipping the Rare Leaf Reserve Titan, the 6 x 60 version of the line. Like the other sizes, it uses a café wrapper from Jalapa over dual criollo 98 binders and criollo...Read More
