Dominican Republic

Fifty years in the cigar business is certainly something to celebrate, and for Antillian Cigar Corporation, the party is spanning two years. In 2014, the…

In October 2011, Prometheus released a limited edition version of its Angelenos blend in conjunction with actor Joe Mantegna. Dubbed the Angelenos Limited Edition 2009…

Last year, Epic Cigars launched their brand with two lines – the Maduro Reserva and the Corojo. Shortly after we reviewed the prerelease Maduro Reserva…

Last year, Davidoff of Geneva USA announced plans for a makeover of the AVO brand, including design changes to the logos and bands as well as…

In 2013, to honor the 45th anniversary of Macanudo, General Cigar Co. introduced the Estate Reserve Series, a limited edition release that would use rare…

For the follow up to 2013’s Guerrilla Warfare, Jason Holly of Viva Republica took an approach not often seen in the cigar industry: keeping the…

For a company that has been around since 1904, Royal Agio Cigars isn’t the most well-known cigar company in the United States, but a recent…

Earlier this year, Viaje announced that it would begin making cigars in the Dominican Republic at Abe Flores’ PDR Cigars. It started with the company’s summer…

In 1935, Alonso Menéndez created the Montecristo brand—that sound familiar? That’s how my review of the Montecristo 80 Aniversario started. Yes, this is a different cigar…

In 1895, the first U.S. Open was held at Newport Golf Club in Newport, R.I. At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Swinger Cigar…

It took some 16 years before the words AVO and lancero were able to be said in the same sentence when referring to an actual…