Eric Guttormson AKA Master Sensei

Aladino Launches First Zodiac Release with 2026 Year of the Horse Edition

December 11, 2025

Aladino is marking the upcoming Lunar New Year with a new limited edition tied to the Chinese Zodiac. The Year of the Horse 2026 cigar is the first entry in what the company says will be an ongoing Zodiac-theme... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE With Robert Caldwell

Eric Guttormson

December 10, 2025

Smoke Night Live

It’s been nearly two years since Laudisi Enterprises acquired Caldwell Cigars and Lost & Found, and plenty has happened behind the scenes since that announcement. On this week’s episode, Robert Caldwell joins t... Read More...

J.C. Newman Begins Shipping Diamond Crown 130th Anniversary Humidor

Eric Guttormson

December 10, 2025

Press Releases

J.C. Newman Cigar Co., which marks its 130th year in 2025, has begun distributing a special-edition Diamond Crown 130th Anniversary Humidor to select retailers across the country. The limited run includes 130 h... Read More...

Española Cigars Introduces Holiday 6-Pack Sampler Featuring Full Core Line

Eric Guttormson

December 10, 2025

Press Releases

Española Cigars has announced a new limited seasonal offering: the Española Holiday 6-Pack Sampler. The release arrives ahead of the winter gift-giving season and brings together two cigars from each of the bra... Read More...

We Built Perfect Pairings with Only 3 Ingredients

Eric Guttormson

December 8, 2025

Flavor Odyssey

KISS—Keep it simple, stupid—works for a lot of things in life, but does it hold up in the world of cocktails and cigar pairings? This week on Flavor Odyssey, hosts Robby Ras and Randy Griggs explore whether a s... Read More...

La Flor Dominicana and Tobacconist of Greenwich Team Up for Rare Finds Debut

Eric Guttormson

December 4, 2025

Press Releases

The Tobacconist of Greenwich and La Flor Dominicana (LFD) have announced a new partnership built around limited-production projects and a curated event experience. The collaboration introduces the first install... Read More...

J.C. Newman Ships Historic Sarzedas Brand After 125 Years

Eric Guttormson

December 4, 2025

Press Releases

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has begun shipping a revived version of Sarzedas, a cigar brand that traces its origins back to 1900. Once known as “The Aromatic Cigar,” the name reenters the market more than a century l... Read More...

New Gellis Family Absolutos Lonsdale Lands at Stogies World Class in Houston

Eric Guttormson

December 4, 2025

Press Releases

Gellis Family Cigars is rolling out a new limited offering today, December 4th, with the release of the Absolutos Lonsdale—an exclusive for Stogies World Class in Houston, Texas. The project marks another colla... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE Holiday Wish List Special

Eric Guttormson

December 3, 2025

Smoke Night Live

Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is… This week on Smoke Night LIVE, Fred Rewey of Cigar Press Magazine and William “Cigar Coop” Cooper join the Dojo crew as we send our wish lists straight to the North P... Read More...

Don Emmanuel Cigars Expands Distribution Across the Caribbean and Latin America

Eric Guttormson

December 3, 2025

Press Releases

Don Emmanuel Cigars is widening its international presence, adding several key Caribbean and Latin American territories to its distribution footprint. The brand will now be available in the Dominican Republic, ... Read More...

12 Days of Cigarmas: Cigar Dojo and Cigar Press Style

Eric Guttormson

December 2, 2025

Contests, Sticky

We’re not entirely convinced “Cigarmas” is an actual holiday… but here at the Dojo, we’re rolling with it—and rolling big. This year, we’ve teamed up with our pals at Cigar Press to unleash an epic 12 Days of ... Read More...

J.C. Newman Ships New El Reloj Collection Ahead of America250

Eric Guttormson

December 2, 2025

Press Releases

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has begun shipping a new boxed set called The El Reloj Collection to retailers across the U.S., bringing together several Tampa-made cigars under one release. The set includes 10 cigars ro... Read More...

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