Festival del Habano XXII: Day 3
After the lull in both activities and stress from running around on Tuesday, I knew that Wednesday would be very different in that regard, but…
Habanos S.A.’s 2020 Humidor Auction Sets Record, Sells Cohiba Humidor for $2.65 Million
Last night’s humidor auction at the XXII Festival del Habano set multiple records for the Habanos S.A., the Cuban cigar conglomerate. In total, six lots…
Festival del Habano XXII: Day 2
While I did wake up early to get some work done before my second full day in Cuba officially started, it would end up being…
Festival del Habano XXII: Day 1
After going to bed a bit earlier than normal when I am in Cuba—if 1 a.m. could ever be called “early”—I woke up four hours…
Festival del Habano XXII: Day 0
They say that if you do something enough, eventually you get used to it, but whoever said that had obviously never had to deal with…
Dondurma
In late 2019, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust shipped its latest exclusive release to Secreto Cigar Bar of Ferndale, Mich. Named Dondurma, the new release gets…
Lirio Rojo (2019)
In 2015, Warped debuted the first release in a line that would become a yearly tradition around the Christmas holidays. Named Lirio Rojo—which translates to red lilly…
Leaf By Omar
In October 2018, Pittsburgh-based “Island” Jim Robinson’s Leaf & Bean Strip cigar shop released the latest addition in its Leaf by line, a series of cigars…
Ilegal San Andres Toro
La Familia Robaina’s newest release is not illegal, but it sounds like it should be. That is because the company named the new blend Ilegal—with one…
Portraits: Phil S. Zanghi III
We were sitting in a garage talking about modified Mercedes-Benz cars from the 1980s, and Phil S. Zanghi III suddenly begins to tell us a…
Cavalier Genève Black Series II Lancero
There are a number of very effective ways that various cigar companies use to make their creations more not only more attractive, but also more…
