Smoke Inn Adds Quesada Oktoberfest to Microblend Series (Update)
Terence Reilly of SAG Imports made it very clear that while the Oktoberfest would not see a new regular production vitola after the Krone, new…
José Blanco Out at Joya de Nicaragua
José Blanco’s time at Joya de Nicaragua will be limited to just two years. A day after announcing a series of new executive positions and…
We Did It Live: IPCPR 2013 In Review
The IPCPR trade show and convention is over. Cigars are arriving in stores now and with a bit of time to aid perspective, a few…
Affinity Corona (Prerelease)
Sindicato Cigars was billed as “a milestone happening in the cigar industry” and a “cigar evolution” that was being led by some of the country’s…
Blessed Leaf Announced, Cigar Coming
Ezra Zion’s Kyle Hoover has his newest project, Blessed Leaf, a non-denominational online faith community for cigar smokers. Hoover—an ordained minister and former pastor—serves as the…
Editor’s Note: Let’s Publish Again
Last Wednesday, I went to log into the site to publish a review and something bad happened, very bad. The back-end of halfwheel began to…
Joya de Nicaragua Announces Executive Changes
In a letter from Dr. Alejandro Martínez Cuenca sent to members of the media and other “key partners” of the company on Tuesday, several changes to…
Miami Cigar & Co. Shows Off Regional Nestor Miranda Special Selection
In what may become a series of releases, Barry Stein of Miami Cigar & Co. tweeted a picture of the Nestor Miranda Exclusivo Regional Robusto…
Bold by Nish Patel Robusto (Prerelease)
Rocky Patel has a reputation for releasing a number of new cigars every year, and the offerings at this year’s IPCPR trade show and convention…
Viaje Exclusivo Collector’s Edition 2013 Double Edged Sword II
In July of 2010, Viaje Cigars released the fourth vitola in the Exclusivo series, the Double Edged Sword, a 5 3/4 x 52 Double Torpedo…
Press Release: G.A.R. Deli Custom Cigar Orders
August 21, 2013 (Miami, Fla.) – G.R. Tabacaleras Co. Cigar Factory. About three years ago, George Rico envisioned developing a project where his customers could…
