As always, it’s a busy year from General Cigar Co. The star of the show is a new release from Partagas called Ramon y Ramon,…

To say that the past two months or so have been busy for Crowned Heads would certainly be an understatement. The company has brought two…

You have inevitably seen the ads: 99-point rating from halfwheel. It’s true, we’ve actually given out 99 ratings. Three cigars have earned that distinction, the…

Late last year, General Cigar Co. and A.J. Fernandez made one of the more bizarre announcements the cigar industry had seen in quite some time: A.J….

The Consensus is back and with more lists than last year. In 2018, there were 28 lists contributed 397 cigars. This year, those numbers increased to…

On the surface, not much has changed about the Drew Estate booth at this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show compared to last year: the…

Perhaps more than most companies, Espinosa Premium Cigars seems to have a few flavor profiles that it regularly likes to go to when it makes…

You’ve likely heard the brainstorming-related phrase of spitballing ideas, throwing things against the wall to see what sticks. In the case of the La Flor Dominicana…

After over 250 cigars, the staff of halfwheel took more than 30 of the highest rated new cigars of 2013, smoked and ordered them individually….

As part of the complete overhaul of his company’s offerings, Ernesto Padilla will be releasing a foursome of new cigars this summer, one of which is…

This is the remix.

Coming out of a year full of disruptions to daily life, there is a bit of solace to be found when things do go according…

Here it is. The biggest, most comprehensive and most exhaustive pre-show guide. This will be a fun show, an important show and a relevant one….

Exclusive. It’s a word that has popped up and an incredible rate throughout the cigar industry in the past decade, with cigar manufacturers creating exclusive…

Regardless of which industry you’re talking about, 10 years in business is certainly nothing to overlook and is definitely cause for celebration. In the cigar…

It would seem that everyone has had the experience of finding out that a person had a milestone birthday or a company celebrated a milestone…

And we’re back. As we’ve done for the previous four years, here is The Consensus. It’s a tabulated list of various top five, 10 and 25…

For the third year in a row, Bryan Scholle, STUDIO TOBAC ambassador, took to the road for a cross-country series of events called the STUDIO TOBAC…

Manuel “Manolo” Quesada Jr. turned 75 years old in 2022, which calls for a new limited edition cigar.

Welcome to The Consensus, No. 10. This is simultaneously the most complete and most flawed top 25 cigars of 2020 list you will see. While the…