As we have covered numerous times before, the Edición Regional program was born in 2005, with a quartet of cigars released, the Punch Superfinos and...Read More

In early 2018, Altadis U.S.A. collaborated with Tampa-based retailer Thompson Cigar and AJ Fernandez to produce a Nicaraguan puro Romeo y Julieta blend named Romeo y Julieta RyJ...Read More

The inspirations for cigars are seemingly as numerous as the number of cigars on the shelves of the biggest retailer. People, music, places and experiences...Read More

There is no shortage of cigars with stores behind them; in fact, one could make the case that it’s one of the more enjoyable aspects...Read More

When talking about cigars, the continent of Africa is not one that usually comes to mind either for tobacco or where factories are located. Unless...Read More

If you haven’t heard of the El Borracho line, don’t feel bad. The cigar comes from the up-and-coming Dapper Cigar Co., which operates out of...Read More

There are a number of times where a company sends us a press release about a new sampler and we pretty much file it away,...Read More

Altadis U.S.A. has tried to reinvent the Trinidad brand quite a few times, but its most recent attempt is unlike any before it. Last year,...Read More

Outside of a cigar company announcing it was for sale, there wasn’t a singular announcement in 2019 that generated quite the buzz like the reintroduction...Read More

There is something refreshing when a cigar maker just comes out and calls a cigar what it is, as Rocky Patel did last year with...Read More

In 2013, General Cigar Co.’s CAO brand launched a line called Flathead that drew from the automotive and motorcycle worlds for its inspiration. The original...Read More