Don Pepin Garcia 10th Anniversary

Heading into the 2013 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, one of my most anticipated cigars was the Don Pepin Garcia 10th Anniversary. Not only was…

Press Release: Gran Habano Announces the Release of G.A.R. Red

September 25. 2013 (Miami, Fla.) — Santa Cruz Tobacco has unveiled an addition to the G.A.R. by George A. Rico lines, the G.A.R. Red Trays…

Three New Sizes of Heisenberg by Quesada On The Way

Quesada has announced that they will be adding three new sizes to their Heisenberg line that are geared toward fans of larger ring gauge cigars…

Winners: Nica Rustica Contest

Given the amount of winners and the length it’s been since the contest was announced, I’ve decided this will get its own post. Below are…

Announcement: New Contest Rules

Just a brief announcement about a few changes to our contest rules. You now have seven days from the time the winner(s) of the contest…

Michael Bellody Launches MLB Cigar Ventures

On Tuesday afternoon, Michael Bellody formally announced the launch of his latest venture, MLB Cigar Ventures, via a Facebook post on the company’s page: Welcome…

My Father Cigars Ships New Flor de las Antillas

Via their blog, Emerson’s Cigars announced that it will be one of just five retailers to receive a new size of the My Father Flor…

Edmundo Dantes Conde 109 (ER México 2007)

In 2007, Habanos S.A. introduced the Edmundo Dantes El Conde 109, an edición regional for Mexico. Because of trademark issues with the Montecristo brand in…

Weekly News (September 23, 2013)

Editor’s Note: This past week saw Inter-tabac, the European trade show. I would rank it as the third most important show of the calendar year…

Elogio Excéntrico

Over the last few years, Elogio—despite a national presence—has chosen to remain small, making only 50,000 cigars per year Tabacalera La Flor de San Luis…

Press Release: Emilio Cigars to Release Draig Cayuquero

September 23, 2013 (Newark, Del.) — Gary Griffith of Emilio Cigars announced today that the second release in the Draig series, Cayuquero, will begin shipping…