Cohiba Millennium Reserve Pirámides

In early 1999, Habanos S.A. released three different cigars from three different marcas under the Reserva del Milenio (Millennium Reserve Series) to celebrate the Millennium during the…

Camacho Super Limitado

Back in March of 2011, the president of Camacho Cigars, Christian Eiroa, did an interview with Cigar Aficionado’s David Savona. During the interview Christian introduced…

2012 Awards: The halfwheel Packaging Top 10

After somewhat of an absence last year, a tradition Brooks started at SmokingStogie is back, packaging awards. As the amount of releases continues to increase…

Tatuaje Noella Reserva (2006)

In late 2006, Tatuaje shipped a few retailers limited amounts of boxes of a Maduro version of its Brown Label Corona, Noella Reserva. The wrapper…

Liga Privada UF-13 Appears at Cigar.com

A small amount of prerelease versions of the Liga Privada Único Serie UF-13s have appeared on the market via Pennsylvania catalog retailer Cigar.com. The cigars…

EH Cigars Launches from Edgar Hoill & Christian Eiora

Edgar “One Shot One Kill” Hoill has returned to the cigar business in the form of EH Cigars, a new company in association with Christian…

Press Release: Emilio Cigars Enters Into Agreement With Nomad Cigar Company For Distribution Rights

January 4, 2012 – Fred Rewey, owner of Nomad Cigar Company, makers of Nomad cigars manufactured in Dominican Republic, and Gary Griffith, owner of Emilio…

Partagás Dunhill Selección Suprema No. 281 (1950s)

About two years ago, a good friend of mine called me up and told me he had purchased a sealed box of Dunhill Selección Supremas…

Hoyo de Monterrey Extravaganza (Colección Habanos 2003)

In 2003, Habanos S.A. brought back a modified form of the Hoyo de Monterrey Lusitanias as the third release of its Colección Habanos series. The…

OpusX Phantom (1994)

In late 1995, the Fuente Fuente OpusX cigars was officially released for the first time in seven different vitolas. They were an instant success and…

Blog: Some Programming Notes

First, Happy New Year! Like last year, the first week of the year will be kind of special. We’ve long held the belief that no…