There are a number of times where a company sends us a press release about a new sampler and we pretty much file it away,...Read More

Altadis U.S.A. has tried to reinvent the Trinidad brand quite a few times, but its most recent attempt is unlike any before it. Last year,...Read More

Not only do I remember smoking my first La Colmena Unico Especial, I actually remembering buying the jar in Wichita, Kan. It was a bit...Read More

In 2011, the 7-20-4 brand introduced the 1874 Series, which commemorates the founding of the original 7-20-4 Cigar Co. by founder R. G. Sullivan in Manchester,...Read More

In 2019, Drew Estate brought its Flying Pig vitola to the Pappy Van Winkle Barrel Fermented Cigars line, merging a distinct cigar size and one...Read More

Outside of a cigar company announcing it was for sale, there wasn’t a singular announcement in 2019 that generated quite the buzz like the reintroduction...Read More

This has been said before, but if there’s a phrase that seemingly defined the cigar industry in the 2010s, it’s what’s new? It’s a question...Read More

It doesn’t seem all that long ago that the Camacho brand underwent one of the more substantial rebranding efforts that the cigar industry has seen....Read More

When it comes to looking at 2019 in the context of Gurkha, it seemed to be a transformative one for the company. At the beginning...Read More

Late last year, Tarazona Cigars started shipping its newest limited edition to retailers. The Caraballo828 Edición Limitada incorporates a Mexican San Andrés wrapper covering a binder from...Read More

There’s a certain point where hearing about birthdays and anniversaries makes you realize that you’ve been around for a while. In this case, it’s the...Read More