Editorial: In Response to the Gurkha Raja

Kaizad Hansotia, founder of Gurkha, and a man who I have a lot of respect for when it comes to reinventing cigar packaging, gave an…

Weekly News (January 3, 2010)

I hope everyone has recovered from what hopefully was a fun and safe new years… (Awkward transition) And now the news… Pete Johnson tweeted about…

Review: Mercer Pinar del Río Pirámides

For those of you that don’t know…

Last month, rumors started around the forums that there would be some custom rolled cuban cigars from the Pinar del Rio region in Cuba on the market, by a specific vendor. Just recently, it came to be known that vendor is Mercer Cigars in Merida, Mexico (www.MercerCigars.com).

Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill

Today we will be taking a look at a young Cuban cigar. One thing Brooks and I wanted to start doing in 2011 is reviewing…

Weekly News (December 27, 2010)

First, I hope you enjoyed the holidays, even if you aren’t religious and don’t celebrate Boxing Day; now let’s see if I can get through…

Press Release: La Gloria Cubana Inmensos

December 23, 2010 — Habanos S.A. is pleased to present the latest novelty exclusively aimed at La Casa del Habano stores worldwide: La Gloria Cubana…

Viaje Platino Samurai (Prerelease)

In 2009, Viaje started the tradition of allowing two different retailers to choose a vitola of one of their two core line of cigars, the…

Weekly News (December 20, 2010)

Hmm… the news. On Wednesday, I broke some news regarding the second (and unreleased) batch of Nosotros, or Nosotros “seconds” as some like to refer…

Ten Questions for 2011

Screw top ten lists… Okay, maybe not. My list will be out at some point for all four of you that care, but in the…

Viaje Holiday Blend 2010 Petit Robusto

For those of you that don’t know, in December 2009, Viaje released another of its small batch cigars, the Holiday Blend. It was a 5…

Review: Litto Gomez Diez Dominicano

Today we will be taking a look at one of Litto Gomez’ newest additions to his boutique brand LG. This is actually the second addition…