Trinidad Topes (EL 2016) (Preproduction)
If I walk into a store selling Cuban cigars and I needed something to smoke in that moment, chances are I’ll grab an Edición Limitada….
Cuaba 20 Aniversario (Preproduction)
Launched in 1996, Cuaba is likely best known for being a Cuban line of cigars with a regular production that is made up of figurado cigars,…
Cohiba Medio Siglo (Preproduction)
As you may have heard, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of Habanos S.A.’s most prolific brand, Cohiba, and the Cuban cigar enterprise has pulled out…
Cohiba Majestuosos 1966 (Preproduction)
While most of the attention at the Festival del Habano XVIII was on the Cohiba 50 Aniversario, a limited edition and massive 7 x 60 cigar…
Hoyo de Monterrey Elegantes (Preproduction)
In August 2015, Habanos S.A. announced the cigars it would be releasing for 2016. Included in this list were two La Casa del Habano store…
H. Upmann Magnum 54 (Preproduction)
For many decades, the H. Upmann Magnum 46 stood all alone as the only Magnum-branded cigars within the Upmann portfolio. That changed a bit over 10…
Weekly News (March 14, 2016)
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Cigar Festival Recaps: 2016 Edition
Once again, we traveled to three different cigar festivals in the major cigar-producing countries: Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Last year we made an…
Festival del Habano XVIII: Getting Home
After writing my day-by-day posts of the actual events during the Festival del Habano XVIII, I thought I would take a little time to put down…
Festival del Habano XVIII: Day 5
After a fairly easy Thursday, I knew the last day of the Festival del Habano XVIII would be packed full, and I was not wrong…
Festival del Habano XVIII: Day 4
Like ants on the carcass of a dead animal. That was the thought that went through my mind more than once as I watched the…