Originally from western New York. Born and raised on hockey, soccer, and blues and punk music. I started my love of cigars in my late high school years and dabbled throughout my college years. My education and career have taken me all over this country, finally settlling down in Virginia. While going through my long and many years of education, my cigar interest and education continued to grow to the passion it is today. I am a lover of music, soccer, hockey, and cooking. I spend my time playing soccer, waiting for Chelsea F.C. to realize they need me on their squad. Until then, I love my career and family, spending time with my wife and three kids, and enjoying life, cooking, listening/playing music, and smoking cigars.
Last year, Crowned Heads released their Coroneta line, which included two separate blends from two different factories in two different countries. The Maduro blend is made at Casa Carrillo in Santiago, Dominica... Read More...
This year, Micallef followed up the success of last year's Micallef Black cigar with the Micallef Blue. With the Blue, one can expect to see a similar format, but with a change in the wrapper, moving from the M... Read More...
At the most recent PCA trade show, E.P. Carrillo announced the creation of a new cigar line called the E.P. Carrillo Essence Series. This collection of cigars was developed with the idea of “awakening your sens... Read More...
My favorite time of year is here! Autumn is upon us, and with it has come all of the flavors of fall—this includes, most importantly, celebrations of Oktoberfest. J.C. Newman continues to join in on the fall fu... Read More...
This year, under Scandinavian Tobacco Group, CAO launched a new project featuring two cigars that share the same filler and binder. However, the project—dubbed FASA—has two tricks up the sleeve, differentiating... Read More...
This year, Powstanie expanded its Connecticut line with a new vitola called “Justice,” which is a corona gorda format. The Powstanie Connecticut is the third core-line offering for the brand. The Powstanie Conn... Read More...
General Cigar Company continues its annual Serie M line with El Titán de Bronze for the fourth year in a row, presenting cigar smokers with the Cohiba Serie M Reserva Roja. In the three previous years (2021, 20... Read More...
In 2015, Room101 took the cigar world to space with the famed Johnny Tobacconaut, a Nicaraguan puro out of Honduras. The cigar was followed only one year later with the Chief Cool Arrow, extending the Johnny Ap... Read More...
Justin Andrews, new business development manager with Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), continues to grow the company's brands, focusing primarily on the more craft-minded offerings by leveraging his longstandi... Read More...
With a host of five, 10, and 15-year anniversary cigars flooding the market, it’s par for the course to expect another anniversary in the cigar industry. Last year, La Aurora—among the longest-standing cigar co... Read More...
At the start of 2022, Asylum and CLE developed three blends for the South Dakota-based retailer Deadwood Tobacco Company. The line was dubbed Chasing the Dragon, which included the Midnight Oil, Auntie, and Zer... Read More...
In 2015, Alec Bradley released The Post Embargo cigar, symbolizing the evolving relationship between the United States and Cuba. Alan Rubin (Alec Bradley founder) envisioned this cigar as a celebration of cigar... Read More...