In 2005, Davidoff of Geneva USA released a cigar that promised to meet a challenge issued by the company’s founder Zino Davidoff to “create a cigar experience...Read More

Whenever I hear the name Emilio, the image of a cigar with a pair of cat eyes on it immediately comes to mind. That cigar,...Read More

Prior to 2019, Gurkha had never had a cigar produced by the Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. Now, for the...Read More

Earlier this year, La Aurora announced—no doubt with the help of a marketing company—that it was launching a new version of its 107 line. Some...Read More

A few weeks ago, after the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series, one of the people I follow on Instagram put up a picture...Read More

In recent years, this site has written its share of stories about cigar manufacturers diving into their archives and aging rooms. Many of those have...Read More

Earlier this year, E.P. Carrillo announced the newest addition to its Perez-Carrillo Series: Pledge. Following the La Historia and Encore brands—which were introduced in 2014 and...Read More

Five years ago, one of the most famous rollers in Cuba teamed up with one of the most well-known non-Cuban cigar manufacturers. That roller was...Read More

While many cigar brands and companies have a handful of lines, maybe even enough to get into the double digits, the portfolios of the biggest...Read More

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