JR Cigar

It’s back. Despite whatever Patrick Lagreid might think, I think I did a B+ job on the Ten Questions for 2016 and as such, I…

As part of our year-end wrap-ups, my colleague Charlie Minato asks 10 questions that he thinks will affect either the cigar industry as a whole or…

There’s a new Montecristo coming from yet another Nicaraguan factory. This time, it’s Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., the Nicaraguan factory of Abdel…

The 601 brand is getting a big breath of new life thanks to the addition of five new lines that are being released by Espinosa…

Less than two months after releasing four new cigars in its Zombie lineup, Viaje Cigars shipped two additional releases that had never been seen before: the…

There’s another addition to the Viaje Zombie family, Biohazard. Like the core Zombie line, it’s offered in both Green and Red versions. The difference between the…

There is a certain expectation in the cigar industry that when a new line comes out in a natural wrapper, a maduro version is almost…

There is perhaps no cigar retailer with more brand recognition than JR Cigar. And that’s what Lew Rothman would want. The store’s former owner has…

Yes, there is a cigar called Funfetti, and yes, it’s a serious release. Given Robert Caldwell’s seeming love of quirky names for cigars, it might…

JR Cigar’s portfolio of exclusive cigars is getting a new track. Crowned Heads is sending the retailer an exclusive version of Headley Grange, meaning it’s…

First there was Yellow Cake, now there’s Funfetti. Last week, JR Cigar took delivery of the Caldwell Funfetti, a 5 x 50 robusto with a…