Corona Extra

In late 2015, MBombay Tobac released the Kēsara Vintage Reserve Nikka, a 6 1/2 x 46 corona extra named after owner Mel Shah’s wife. It used a modified…

When I first started writing about cigars, there was not a cigar more popular within the blogosphere and on Twitter than the La Aurora 107….

In April, Willy Herrera told me he was working on a new blend. It’s not a particularly revealing fact given that Herrera is tasked with…

When the self-proclaimed chief of the broadleaf launched his own cigar company last year, the first cigar contained exactly zero broadleaf. One year later—and that has…

On Jan. 29, Padrón released two cigars celebrating the 89th birthday of its founder and patriarch, José Orlando Padrón, during an event at Florida-based Smoke Inn….

Last year, Quesada introduced one of its most ambitious products to date, the Reserva Privada. The cigar was marketed as a more premium offering from…

In June, José Orlando Padrón will turn 90. This January, South Florida-based Smoke Inn held a party to celebrate this occasion. Or to celebrate last…

On Jan. 29, Smoke Inn hosted a party in honor of José O. Padrón’s 90th birthday with a special cigar released for the event. Presumably, it…

For many years, the holiday season meant two things for Arturo Fuente fans: Añejo and OpusX shipments, but a few years ago, the company added…

In November, Bombay Tobak announced the addition of both a new blend and a new vitola with a familiar moniker: the Kēsara Vintage Reserve Nikka. While…

The mystique and appeal of aged tobacco run deep in the cigar world; numerous manufacturers put age statements on leaves used or occasionally on the…