I remember a couple of years ago reading a story about Stefano Ricci, the eponymous Italian clothing house and its founder. The New York Times...Read More

There are a number of cigar vitolas that have been produced in enough quantities over the years that they are visually instantly recognizable to cigar...Read More

Many of the reviews that appear on this site are often accompanied by a fair amount of information above the fold, as they say in...Read More

“The lack of name is going to make this a lot more challenging to review.” That’s what I texted Skip Martin, RoMa Craft Tobac’s co-founder,...Read More

Last year, Habanos S.A. shipped the first Gran Reserva release to be made in the H. Upmann marca. The Gran Reserva series debuted in 2009...Read More

In the world of rare and often expensive Cuban cigar releases, the Gran Reserva and Reserva lines are fairly well known and well documented. But...Read More

Ah, the year 2000, a time when some thought society would crumble to an end due to a computer glitch. It was also the year...Read More

There truly is no limit to luxury if you’re willing to look hard enough and open up your wallet enough. Case in point: a cigar...Read More

There’s a particular shelf at Casa Fuente in Las Vegas, and visitors to the store likely know exactly which one I am talking about. To...Read More

The cigar world was a very different place in 2002 than you see today: mainstays like Tatuaje and Illusione didn’t exist, the average price of...Read More

In 2010, Arturo Fuente released one of my favorite cigars of all time, at least as far as stories go. To celebrate the 75th birthday...Read More