Author Jordan Guttormson

February 27, 2023

Following the H. Upmann The Banker line from 2014, Altadis USA (parent of H. Upmann) has announced the H. Upmann The Banker Daytrader cigar. The cigar ties into founder Hermann Dietrich Upmann's banking back... Read More...

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H. Upmann 1844 Special Edition Barbier Introduced at TPE 2023

February 24, 2023

Celebrating 180 years since Hermann Dietrich Upmann arrived in Cuba, Altadis USA introduced the H. Upmann 1844 Special Edition Barbier at this year's TPE trade show, held in Las Vegas, NV. German for Barber,... Read More...

J.C. Newman Opening Cigar Workers Park This May

February 23, 2023

J.C. Newman continues apace with their renovations throughout Ybor City and, more specifically, the block surrounding the company's historic El Reloj cigar factory on N. 16th St, Tampa, FL. Following the maj... Read More...

Casdagli Cigars Releasing Cigar NFT

February 23, 2023

Casdagli Cigars is set to join the growing list of cigarmakers to enter the crypto space, launching a cigar-centric NFT this March. The project is a collaboration with The Blockchainsmoker and The Ape Societ... Read More...

ATL Announces Wise Blood Cigar

February 16, 2023

Atlanta-based company ATL Cigar Co. has announced the Wise Blood as their fifth core-line cigar, succeeding former lines ATL Black, ATL Good Trouble, ATL Magic, and ATL Fye. In recent years, the company has ... Read More...

Crowned Heads Le Carême Pastelitos LE 2023 cigar box

Crowned Heads Announces Le Carême Pastelitos LE 2023

February 9, 2023

Continuing a winter tradition of small-sized, limited variations of Crowned Heads cigars, the company has announced the Le Carême Pastelitos LE 2023 cigar, which is set to begin shipping to retailers this March... Read More...

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Raching MON800A

February 1, 2023

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The race to cigar-storage perfection continues with increasing pace, with Chinese company Raching Technology Co. joining the likes of NewAir, Whynter, and more with an upscale suite of wineador-style cigar humi... Read More...

Drew Estate Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2022

No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2022 – Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo

January 13, 2023

The road to Liga Privada's third core-line addition was long, winding, and not without a healthy set of speed bumps; but at long last, the Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo arrived in 2022. The cigar first ma... Read More...

Foundation Olmec Claro No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2022

No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2022 – Olmec Claro

January 13, 2023

Believe it or not, it had been a solid four years since Nick Melillo and his Foundation Cigar Company had introduced a flagship line at the time of the Olmec's arrival in September 2022. The previous such relea... Read More...

Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Habano No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2022

No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2022 – Knuckle Sandwich Habano

January 13, 2023

With the words "Espinosa" and "Habano" being practically synonymous, it was no shocker that one of the company's headlining releases for 2022 came wrapped in a zesty Ecuadorian-grown Habano leaf. What was a bit... Read More...

Brand of the Year 2022 – Espinosa Premium Cigars

January 13, 2023