Author Jordan Guttormson

It had been four years since fans of AVO's contemporary Syncro series were treated to a new blend when the brand announced the AVO Syncro Caribe as the fourth cigar in the lineup. The line originally debuted in... Read More...

Aganorsa Leaf Rare Leaf Reserve No. 8 Cigar of the Year 2021

No. 8 Cigar of the Year 2021 – Rare Leaf Reserve

January 11, 2022

For those in the know, Aganorsa's leaf is their strength, as the company's motto states. This isn't simply marketing speak or hyperbole, as their growing operation is among the two largest in all of Nicaragua. ... Read More...

No. 9 Cigar of the Year 2021 – PIV Robusto

January 10, 2022

Collaborations are not the norm for Dion Giolito and his Illusione Cigars brand, but the opportunity to work with actor and cigar aficionado Jeremy Piven was not one to be missed. Piven is best known for his ro... Read More...

Espinosa Laranja Reserva Azulejo No. 10 Cigar of the Year 2021

No. 10 Cigar of the Year 2021 – Laranja Reserva Azulejo

January 10, 2022

Laranja Reserva Azulejo is the third cigar in the Laranja Reserva series from Espinosa Premium Cigars, with the original Laranja debuting in 2014 and the followup Laranja Reserva Escuro in 2019. The common them... Read More...

Cigar of the Year Awards 2021

January 7, 2022

Cigar of the Year, COTY 2021

Cigar of the Year Awards 2021 Cigar Dojo's selections for the best-performing cigars of 2021. This list includes the Top 10 Cigars of the Year, Top 5 Limited Edition Cigars, and Exceptional Awards for other no... Read More...

Cigar Dojo Cigar of the Year 2021 Guidelines

Cigar of the Year Guidelines 2021

January 3, 2022

COTY 2021

Twenty twenty-one marks a milestone year-end list for Cigar Dojo, being our 10th awards list. This began in 2012 and now leads into 2022, where we will be celebrating our 10th anniversary (more on this to come)... Read More...

Warped Shipping New Companion Cigar

December 17, 2021

Warped Cigars is now shipping a new brand known as Companion to its retailers globally. The cigars follow Warped's most recent Chinchalle release (which hit retail in Sept.), being rolled at the Tabacalera L... Read More...

Caldwell The King is Dead Escape Plan cigars

Caldwell The King is Dead Escape Plan Coming Next Month

December 15, 2021

Caldwell Cigar Co. has teased a limited spinoff of the company's core-line The King is Dead cigar, dubbed The King is Dead Escape Plan. Since debuting in 2014, the company's core has remained the Caldwell Co... Read More...

Drew Estate 20 Acre Farm cigars now shipping

Drew Estate Now Shipping 20 Acre Farm

December 10, 2021

Drew Estate announced today that the company's new 20 Acre Farm cigars are now available at retailers across the country. The cigars were the subject of interest leading into the fall, with Drew Estate shipp... Read More...

Black Label Trading Company Benediction cigars box closed

Black Label Brings Back Benediction

December 9, 2021

Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) is set to bring back one of the company's first releases, Benediction, which has been revamped as an exclusive for Smoker's Abbey tobacconist locations throughout Austin, Memp... Read More...

J.C. Newman to Restore Historic Sanchez y Haya Hotel

December 6, 2021

After completing a major renovation of their El Reloj cigar factory only last year, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. already has their next project in the works, purchasing a neighboring property across the street with th... Read More...

JR Cigar Releasing 50th Anniversary Sampler

December 6, 2021