Honduras

For about as long as I have been smoking cigars, there has always been a Zino-branded cigar in the humidors of the shops I have…

In May, Davidoff of Geneva USA announced the newest release for its Camacho brand. The most notable parts of this cigar are two things that…

The Altadis U.S.A. website lists 20 different brands, which is more than I would have guessed the company currently offers, though I don’t find the…

Friggatriskaidekaphobia. Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Both are scientific words used to describe the fear of one particular day of the week that coincides with a specific day of the…

In March 2021, Viaje released the Phat Purple Jalapeño, a cigar that could be considered the third generation of its Pepper Series, which debuted in…

The other day, a reminder went off on my phone reminding me that it had been a year since the whole COVID-19 pandemic had set…

In 2012—some might argue in 2011—Davidoff started releasing cigars based on the Chinese Zodiac calendar. Davidoff Year of the Snake, Davidoff Year of the Horse, etc. To…

In 1912, Wilbur Scoville—an American pharmacist—came up with a test to determine how spicy a pepper is. More specifically, he came up with a test…

The Gran Habano Persian Queen Kiana Barber Pole LE is a offshoot of the Gran Habano Persian King, an unbanded cigar with a covered and closed…

In 2006, Camacho released a new line with a new wrapper that was described as a hybrid between Cameroon-seed and the Honduran tobaccos the brand…

Anniversaries of any sort tend to be a big deal in the cigar world, so when Christian Eiroa announced a brand new blend late last…