Flor de las Antillas Lancero Arrives at Up In Smoke

On October 8, 2012, Dallas-based Up In Smoke was sold to new owners. Acquiring the retail chain was something Dan Schmitt and his father, Louis…

Press Release: Ortega Mini Cigars Coming in June

June 4, 2013 (Sunrise, Fla.) – Ortega Premium Cigars officially announced today the June release of their new Mini Cigar line. Unlike their current flagship…

Fonseca 150 Heads to Texas

Fonseca’s biggest cigar is headed to Texas. The Fonseca 150 measures a whopping 9 x 60 making it the largest in the SAG Imports-distributed brand’s…

Winner: The Newsletter (May 4, 2013)

Last month, we gave away a box of Angelenos Limited Edition 2011 cigars as part of our monthly newsletter giveaway. The winner was number 458,…

Weekly News (June 3, 2013)

Editor’s Note: Over the weekend William Cooper of Cigar Coop posted a defense of big ring gauges. Cooper is a noted fan of the format,…

Quesada TP40Q Heading to Tobacco Plaza in July

Quesada will be releasing a fifth Heisenberg vitola for New York-based Tobacco Plaza’s 40th anniversary. The Quesada TP40Q is a 6 x 56/65 Figurado shaped…

XIKAR HC Series Habano² Robusto

In my original review of the XIKAR HC Series Habano² Robusto, I gave a fair amount of history on the cigar, including the opposition filed…

Merlion Sea Lion (Prerelease)

Last year, the partnership between La Aurora and La Sirena materialized in the form of the Merlion. When the cigar was released at the 2012…

La Flor Dominicana Texas Cigar Festival

In addition to the cigars that it puts in attendees’ bags, La Flor Dominicana showed up to the Texas Cigar Festival on April 20 with…

Toraño Dips Into the Vault Again

The Toraño Family Cigar Company is once again dipping into the family vault as they prepare to release a new addition to their Vault line,…

Sosa Adds Underground Connecticut to IPCPR 2013 Plans

In addition to the company’s Limitado Stout Torpedo, Antillian Cigars is planning an extension to the Sosa Underground line in the form of the Sosa…