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

There are a handful of cigars that only need one word to describe them: Opus, Añejo, Monster, and for many cigar smokers, Goldie. While the...Read More

While a good portion of this site is about objectively evaluating cigars, I will admit that I love a good subtle nod in the back...Read More

There are very few cigars made in America these days relative to the total number produced around the world every year, and for very good...Read More

The idea of “going back to your roots” can mean different things to different people, but for Willy Herrera, it refers—at least in part—to a...Read More

Earlier this year, Maria Sierra, one of the most famous cigar rollers in the world, passed away at the age of 70. Unlike most of...Read More

While I couldn’t tell you exactly when it happened, Tatuaje’s portfolio got so big that I pretty much gave up any attempt to keep track...Read More

In what’s become a common phrase on this site, a cigar business is celebrating a milestone anniversary with a cigar. In this case, it’s the...Read More

If you’ve only been smoking cigars for the last few years—or only following the cigar market for that period of time—your knowledge of Ezra Zion...Read More

Before this year, every Goldie cigar sold by La Palina Cigars was rolled by one person: Maria Sierra, one of the first women trained to roll...Read More

My Sunday started in Houston following STOGIES World Class Cigars’ annual Wingding event on Saturday. It ended in Dallas with me staring at my redux...Read More