Last week I was on El Oso Fumar, a podcast hosted by Bear Duplisea. Pretty early onto the show—which you can watch here—Duplisea asked if I...Read More

For most cigar companies that have been in business more than a couple of years, there is most likely one blend, series or release that...Read More

Just about a month ago, I reviewed the new Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua Robusto, a 5 x 50 robusto using entirely Nicaraguan tobacco that...Read More

Jerry Cruz was still working for Stogie Review, Brooks Whittington was writing news stories for halfwheel—what a time 2013 was in the cigar world. In an interview...Read More

In the past few years, Riverside Cigar Shop & Lounge has put together an impressive collection of store exclusive releases from several manufacturers including the...Read More

If you asked me what General Cigar Co. has been doing with its version of the Hoyo de Monterrey brand lately, I’d say it’s been...Read More

If you could hop into a time machine and go back 15 years, I imagine that someone at Altadis U.S.A.—or more specifically, its current parent...Read More

La Aroma de Cuba is one of those cigar brands that has seen numerous changes throughout its long life, starting in the late 1800’s, when...Read More

Every week I seem to find out that there is some phrase or quote that I’ve repeated countless times but have been wrongly attributing it...Read More

I’ve been a big fan of pop music for about as long as I can remember. When I was in high school and college, I...Read More

Twenty years ago, Habanos S.A. launched its Edición Limitada program, a new series of cigars that not only used aged tobacco, but utilized a vitola...Read More