A few days ago, Brooks Whittington and I were having a conversation during which on of us brought up Illusione. And with that, I had...Read More

While we slog through the final weeks of 2020, a year that will likely be remembered as one of the most strenuous and challenging, it’s...Read More

If any company has made a splash in the last year, it’s ACE Prime. The company announced its foray into selling its own cigar by...Read More

Routine is part of life, whether it’s when you get up, how you get to work—at least in the days when people commuted to work—or...Read More

“The one with the gold diamond on it.” That is how I often tell people about Cavalier Genève cigars and its distinctive diamond gold leaf...Read More

More than nine years ago I apparently bought a handful of Davidoff Classic No. 1s from Buckhead Cigar Club. Keen observers of halfwheel’s history will note that...Read More

Whenever a company adds a new vitola to an existing line of cigars, it is almost always interesting to see what that new size is,...Read More

Earlier this year, Falto announced that it would be releasing two new cigars to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Luis Falto’s company. Unlike just about...Read More

For as long as I have been smoking cigars, Quesada has been making cigars. Actually, for as long as I have been alive—and even a...Read More

For about as long as I have been smoking cigars and writing about them, small ring gauge cigars have been a bit of a firestorm...Read More

A month after announcing that his cigar brand would be named Foundation Cigar Co., Nicholas Melillo surprised some in the cigar world with the news...Read More