In early 2018, Altadis U.S.A. collaborated with Tampa-based retailer Thompson Cigar and AJ Fernandez to produce a Nicaraguan puro Romeo y Julieta blend named Romeo y Julieta RyJ...Read More

One of the main storylines from the 2020 Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) was how many new releases would be unveiled at the show. Among the companies...Read More

The inspirations for cigars are seemingly as numerous as the number of cigars on the shelves of the biggest retailer. People, music, places and experiences...Read More

It’s nothing new for a cigar company to put out a cigar in celebration of an anniversary, and It would seem that anniversaries would be...Read More

For the last nine years, I’ve compiled The Consensus, a project where I take the top 10 and top 25 lists from cigar blogs, magazines, podcasts,...Read More

Late last year, Espinosa Premium Cigars released a new cigar in collaboration with General Cigar Co. that marked not only the first time the two companies had...Read More

In 2017, Abdel Fernández released the first of what is now many cigars for Altadis U.S.A. That cigar—the H. Upmann Nicaragua by AJ Fernandez—marked a...Read More

There have been a number of different cigars blended specially to enjoy with certain foods or drinks, but a new collaboration between Mombacho Cigars S.A....Read More

If you ever feel like bringing up a cigar topic that has been discussed beyond the point of benefit, the demand for lanceros is a...Read More

Fans of Cubariqueño Cigar Co. know that the company has a decided theme for the names of its cigar lines, selecting terms and names from...Read More

As part of its efforts to raise money to fight anti-cigar legislation and regulations from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the key manufacturers...Read More