Romeo y Julieta Julieta

At the yearly XII Festival del Habano in Cuba, Habanos S.A. released three new, very different cigars as well as a multitude of Edición Limitadas and…

Press Release: Cigar Rights of America Announces Member Discount Program

May 13, 2010 — As part of CRA’s value added membership service, card-carrying CRA members now receive discounts at many of the most popular hotels, rental…

Cohiba Behike BHK 54

In 2006, Cohiba released one of the most expensive cigars in the world, the Cohiba Behike to honor its 40th anniversary. Only 4,000 cigars were produced each…

Montecristo C (EL 2003)

In 2003, Habanos S.A. released one of its multitude of Edición Limitadas, the Montecristo C, a corona gorda with a wrapper aged two years. There’s not…

Graycliff Double Espresso

There are not many cigar manufactures that reside in the Bahamas, but I can guarantee on of the most prominent is the Graycliff brand. The…

Illusione ~eccj~ 15th Anniversary

In June of 2008, Illusione released the ~eccj~ 15th in boxes of fifteen to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of European Cigar Cult Journal. It is…

Editorial: Why All the Hate?

There has been a disturbing trend lately, a trend that started a few years ago, but has seemed to increase in ferocity recently… I am…

Los Libertadores Robusto

In 1993, Litto Gomez was working as a jewelry maker when he was robbed of $400,000 of jewelry at a store called Pekin’s that he…

Portraits: Sam Leccia

Last week, I posted some videos of the portrait shoot with Sam Leccia of Cain/NUb Cigars. Leccia was gracious enough to allow me a bit of…

Festival del Habano Marevas (2000)

In 2000, Habanos S.A. released a limited cigar to commemorate the Festival del Habano II, which took place that year. The official name was the…

In Memoriam: Alejandro Robaina

Per Reuters: Cuban tobacco legend Alejandro Robaina, known in international cigar circles for producing the best of his country’s famous tobacco leaves, died on Saturday…