New Undercrown Boxes from Drew Estate Announced

February 12, 2021

Drew Estate has unveiled new shelf-friendly wooden boxes for most undercrown sizes. The new box design looks almost identical to the award-winning current design and the boxes continue to contain 25 cigars.... Read More...

ZÓCALO to Return in 3 Vitolas Full-Time in the CAO Lineup

Eric Guttormson

February 12, 2021

Press Releases

CAO has announced that Zócalo will return, this time as a full time addition to the CAO lineup. CAO Zócalo, named for a celebratory city square in Mexico, was a limited edition blend released in just one siz... Read More...

Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan Shamrock Now Shipping

Eric Guttormson

February 11, 2021

Press Releases

Alec Bradley Cigar Company announced today that the popular Black Market Filthy Hooligan and Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock limited edition cigars are now shipping to tobacconists worldwide. In Septem... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – with Reinier Lorenzo

Eric Guttormson

February 10, 2021

Smoke Night Live

Friday February 12th on Smoke Night LIVE we interview Reinier Lorenzo founder and CEO of Havana City Cigars (HVC). For the last couple of year's HVC has been getting some serious attention from cigar enthusiast... Read More...

Crowned Heads Le Carême Returns in 2021

Eric Guttormson

February 10, 2021

Press Releases

Crowned Heads has announced the return of the Le Carême Belicosos Finos, releasing it in a Limited Edition 2021 format. Originally released in 2018, the Le Carême Belicosos Finos immediately became a cigar enth... Read More...

CAO Launches Arcana Series with Mortal Coil

Eric Guttormson

February 9, 2021

Press Releases

CAO is launching a new series called “Arcana” which will highlight the secrets and traditions of old-world tobacco processing methods, passed down from generation to generation to bring out the best in native t... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – HVC San Isidro & Zinfandel

Eric Guttormson

February 8, 2021

Flavor Odyssey

On this week's episode, we are featuring the HVC San Isidro cigar with a Zinfandel wine for the third episode of Flavor Odyssey Season 3. Robby and Randy continue their investigation into earthy flavor pairings... Read More...

Big Game Pick’em Contest 2021

Eric Guttormson

February 2, 2021

Contests

UPDATE: Our winner of the Pick'em Contest is Wayne friggin' Brock who stunned the judges getting 15 out of 15 possible points. Absolutely unbelievable! The following members got 14 out of 15 points in the Pick’... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – with Danny Vazquez

Eric Guttormson

February 1, 2021

Smoke Night Live

Friday February 5th on Smoke Night LIVE we interview Danny Vazquez who is back on his own with Baracoa Cigar Company after a stint with RoMa Craft Tobac. We will get the low-down on his voyage back to his own b... Read More...

Punch Kung Pow! Coming February 15th

Eric Guttormson

February 1, 2021

Press Releases

Punch will kick off The Year of The Ox with the launch of a limited-edition smoke called Punch Kung Pow!, the third release in the brand’s highly successful Chinese New Year Series. Kung Pow! is a follow up to ... Read More...

Protocol Announces 2nd Pool Party Cigar

Eric Guttormson

February 1, 2021

Press Releases

Protocol Cigars have announced a limited edition release cigar called the Protocol Pool Party Year 2. It is a follow up to last year’s release. The cigars were produced at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona Factory in Est... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – with Michael Herklots

Eric Guttormson

January 29, 2021

Smoke Night Live

Friday January 29th on Smoke Night LIVE we interview Michael Herklots and get the details on his new company Ferio Tego and their acquisition of many Nat Sherman brands but most importantly uncover the story be... Read More...

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