Last month, the newest version of the Cigar Rights of America Freedom Sampler began shipping to retailers, although the release was quite a bit more widespread...Read More

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

In early 2016, Smoke Inn of South Florida received two versions of a special black-banded Padrón made in honor of the company’s founder 89th birthday....Read More

While Padron Cigars has release a number of different exclusive cigars for members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA)—including the 1926 Serie No. 48 and...Read More

Ah, the year 2000, a time when some thought society would crumble to an end due to a computer glitch. It was also the year...Read More

In terms of rounding out its catalog, Padrón has been checking off a lot of to-dos in recent years. A milder, Connecticut-wrapped cigar? Check, by...Read More

While there are a lot of companies who use anniversaries and points in time to name their cigars, few do it to the extent that...Read More

On Jan. 29, Padrón released two cigars celebrating the 89th birthday of its founder and patriarch, José Orlando Padrón, during an event at Florida-based Smoke Inn....Read More

It’s been barely a week since I reviewed a TAA exclusive, so rather than attempting to rewrite something I’ve described dozens of times before, here’s...Read More

Throughout the early months of 2016, reports began surfacing of a new, short and stout cigar from Padrón popping up in stores, particularly in the...Read More

Last year at the 2015 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, there was many a mention of it being the “year of the Connecticut”—and while that...Read More