AJ Fernandez Shows Off 20th Anniversary at PCA 2024

It’s been 20 years since Abdel Fernández set up his first cigar factory, located in a garage in Estelí, Nicaragua. Now, the company is celebrating the two decades of massive growth with a limited edition line.

PCA 2024: What’s In My Bag — Brian Burt

Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, I present to you my most popular blog post of the year.

Tatuaje Schedules Monster Smash Sampler For August, The Wolfman Redux for October

The new sampler includes the previous 13 Monster Series releases and the second release of the Creature, all in a new 5 1/4 x 52 box-pressed robusto extra vitola.

Matilde Special Release Shipping This Summer

The new line incorporates Peruvian tobacco, a leaf the company has never used in one of its blends before.

CLE Cigar Co. Updates Core Line Packaging (Update)

The next box of CLE Cigar Co.’s eponymously named line of cigars you buy might well come in a box with a new look, as…

PCA 2024: Day 1 Recap

Bob Dylan once wrote, ‘The times, they are a-changin.’ Ron Burgundy had never heard that song.

Sancho Panza Extra Chido Makes Debut At PCA 2024

It’s the first time a Sancho Panza release has been made in the Dominican Republic.

Drunk Chicken Adding Fat Hen Robusto as Part of FreshPak Sampler

The new size will only be sold as part of a five-pack sampler priced at $50 that includes one of each of Drunk Chicken’s original lines in the same robusto vitola.

Cohiba Serie M Reserva Roja Offers New Blend, Debuts at PCA 2024 Ahead of April 1 Release

The Nicaraguan corojo wrapper remains the same, but this year’s version gets some new internal tobacco and a new look for the bands.

Cohiba Riviera Adds Lancero at PCA 2024

It’s the first lancero for the non-Cuban version of the Cohiba brand.