Last fall, as I was ordering cigars from Up Down Cigar of Chicago, Phil Ledbetter, the store’s manager, informed me that in addition to what...Read More

If there’s one event you don’t want to try to attach your company’s name to without proper authorization, it’s the Super Bowl. The NFL is...Read More

If you got into cigars sometimes in the last five years, the following story might be a bit surprising. There was a time—not too long...Read More

In late 2019, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust shipped its latest exclusive release to Secreto Cigar Bar of Ferndale, Mich. Named Dondurma, the new release gets...Read More

If you haven’t heard of the El Borracho line, don’t feel bad. The cigar comes from the up-and-coming Dapper Cigar Co., which operates out of...Read More

In 2011, Alec Bradley Cigar Co. launched an ambitious new line of cigars called Fine & Rare, centered around the idea of using 10 types...Read More

For nearly two years—an eternity in the modern cigar world—Nat Sherman International hadn’t released a single new product. While many would want to blame that...Read More

Our annual packaging award list is always an interesting activity for me. All four of us nominate and vote on items and it sheds a...Read More

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...Read More

If you’re looking for something with which to celebrate the Year of the Rat, you should almost certainly have no shortage of viable options. One...Read More

Some of Habanos S.A.’s Edición Regional releases have no backstory and that’s fine. There are others that are incredibly interesting. One thing I’ve found as...Read More