Illusione Cigares Privé Corojo Prensado Suave
Compared to most years, the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show was quite different for Illusione, as the company celebrated its 10th anniversary by introducing multiple new…
New World Atlantic Cigar 20th Aniversario
To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, Atlantic Cigar Co. commissioned four different cigars from four different companies, all of them in the toro vitola. First came the…
Quesada Reserva Privada Churchill
Federal Cigar has a long history of releasing exclusive cigars to commemorate its various anniversaries, and one of the latest came from Quesada Cigars. The…
PSyKo Seven Connecticut Toro
Launched at the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the PSyKo Seven Connecticut is the third blend in Ventura Cigar Co.’s PSyKo Seven Collection, after the original…
Sobremesa Short Churchill
While Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust debuted its first brand named Sobremesa at the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Tradeshow, the first vitola that was under…
XIKAR XO
Just before the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, XIKAR announced a new cutter that had been in the works for more than three years. Named…
Portraits: Alejandro Turrent
Alejandro Turrent may be as close to the face of Mexican tobacco as the cigar industry has, and the fact that he’s not more well…
La Sirena Box-Pressed Lancero
During the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, La Sirena announced it would be releasing a 7 x 42 box-pressed lancero vitola in the La Sirena…
Festival del Habano XIX: Getting Home & Final Thoughts
As I did last year, I decided to put together a quick overview of my final thoughts on various subjects relating to Cuba after attending…
Festival del Habano XIX: Day 5
Unlike the previous four days, my fifth full day in Cuba started relatively late with me getting to the convention center at 9 a.m. My…
Festival del Habano XIX: Day 4
After a quick cigar and cup of coffee on my patio, I grabbed a taxi and headed to the day’s first event, a tour of…
