Prerelease

Rumblings of two new cigar lines from Pinar del Río started circulating around the internet in late January, and on February 2, we broke the…

In June of 2010, the relatively new E.P. Carrillo released the first in what has become an annual tradition for the company, the Short Run….

Sometime around August of 2011, word started spreading about a new cigar that Matt Booth of Room101 Cigars was giving away at events on his…

On Dec. 9, 2011, Buckhead Cigar Club held their second annual ATL Tweet-Up. This year’s featured guests were Guillermo León of La Aurora and Jason…

In 2009, Drew Estate introduced the Liga Privada No. 9 Flying Pig, the vitola of which Steve Saka picked the shape from a photograph of…

There has been a growing trend in recent years for the makers of cigars to release the blends that they make for themselves to smoke…

Today we will be taking a look at a limited store release, the E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010 No.4, a Federal Cigar anniversary exclusive! A…

Today we will be taking a look at a cigar that has yet to be released, the Crémo Classic Excelsior! Handcrafted in “Little Havana” (Miami,…

In November of 2010, C.A.O. Director of Lifestyle Marketing Jon Huber decided to leave the company after Scandinavian Tobacco (which had acquired C.A.O. in January…

Today we will be taking a look at a highly anticipated cigar for all you Corona Gorda lovers out there, the Viaje Oro Koa! In…

At the 2011 IPCPR show in Vegas, I talked with Ernesto Padilla (of Padilla Cigars fame) about many things, but one of the most interesting…