The market for cigars priced $20 or more is somewhat stronger than I would have expected, and at the top of the list for new...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

It took Cavalier Genève just about two years from the time it entered the U.S. market to release its first limited edition, and when the...Read More

In 2016, Saga debuted one of the more interesting projects of recent memory. It was called Saga Short Tales, a collection of different blends and...Read More

While retailer exclusive cigars were not exactly a new concept back in 2010, they were quite a bit more common than retailer exclusive series. One...Read More

Every spring, the halfwheel staff starts to divvy up the list of IPCPR Convention & Trade Show exhibitors as to who will be covering what...Read More

The choice of what cigar to smoke for this redux was quite simple: let’s find a cigar that isn’t going to take that long to...Read More

In 2012, Tatuaje shipped a very limited number of cigars named Little Boris to Florida-based Corona Cigar Co. as a store exclusive release. As the moniker...Read More

For its 2017 contribution to the Tobacconists’ Association of America Exclusive Series Program of cigars, La Palina turned to Rocky Patel and the El Paraiso...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

The Herrera Estelí brand has been in the news a good bit this year due to the launch of several new lines and the introduction...Read More