Manuel García Confirmed in Jail

Back in September of last year, Frank Herrera of CigarLaw and La Caridad del Cobre wrote a piece that highlighted some internet chatter regarding the…

My Father Davidoff Belicoso

After more than a year in development, My Father has produced a Davidoff New York Exclusive cigar, a new belicoso made exclusively for the company’s…

Weekly News (April 25, 2011)

It hasn’t been the same sort of week as last week in regard to new releases, but there’s still quite a bit of cigar news….

My Father Le Bijou 1922 Corona Gorda Announced

The My Father Le Bijou 1922 Corona Gorda has been mentioned a few times before, but it seems time as come for the next limited-edition…

Viaje Zombie (Prerelease)

Last week, it became known that Andre Farkas was going to be at an event at Tobacco Grove in Minnesota. There were rumors at the…

Contest: Para Japón Winners!

First of all, we here at SmokingStogie.com would like to thank the wonderful people at La Aurora, Cigar Explorer and Miami Cigar specifically Guillermo León,…

Portraits: José Blanco

While at the brand new Blue Smoke in Dallas, José Blanco of La Aurora graciously allowed me some time to photograph him. He has been…

Review: La Aurora Broadway Series

Today we will be taking a look at a cigar made exclusively for New York State, the La Aurora Broadway Series. In recent months New…

Weekly News (April 18, 2011)

Who said April was a slow cigar news month? After the jump is a massive news post with perhaps more release announcements than any other…

Contest: La Aurora Para Japón

Para Japón Virtual Release Party From the desk of Project Para Japón On April 29 (Fri), 2011 at ParaJapón.com, with special guest Guillermo Leon, President…

Review: Liga Privada MF-13 (Preproduction)

(Editor’s Note: When Brooks reviewed this cigar, it was known as “MF-13”, which, as he notes at the end of the review, stands for what…