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…
Portrait Shoot & Cigar Rolling with Sam Leccia of Cain/NUb Cigars
In my never ending quest to photograph portraits of all of the Icons of Cigars, I asked Sam Leccia of Cain/Nub Cigars for five or…
Ramón Allones Celestiales Finos (ER Asia Pacific 2009)
In 2009, Habanos S.A. released yet another Edición Regional, this time for the Asia Pacific region and its distributor, Pacific Cigar. Only 4,000 numbered boxes of 25 of…
Navarre Double Corona
During one of my trades recently with a reader in France, he sent me an unbanded cigar and asked me to review it blind, to see…
