Author Jordan Guttormson

January 26, 2021

Mombacho Cigars announced today that company founder, Cam Heaps, will be taking a more involved role with the company moving forward, stepping into the role of company president. The move comes as Mombacho c... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – Antaño Connecticut & Matcha Highball

January 25, 2021

Flavor Odyssey

Wednesday, January 27th, we're kicking off the third season of Flavor Odyssey with a new theme! Similar to Season 2, the new season will feature four-episode runs, each following the same sub-theme. While Seaso... Read More...

El Rey del Mundo Moves to The Forged Cigar Company

January 22, 2021

Following last week's announcement of a new distribution network—The Forged Cigar Company—from Scandinavian Tobacco Group, the company has announced El Rey del Mundo as its first brand under the Forged umbrella... Read More...

FDA Finalizes Substantial Equivalence, Avoids Premium Cigars for Time Being

January 20, 2021

As noted by the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and Cigar Rights of America (CRA), the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) last night released their Final Substantial Equivalence rules, directed at a wide vari... Read More...

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AVO Brings Back AVO Classic Belicoso

January 19, 2021

After a 16-year absence from store shelves, AVO Cigars is set to bring back the Belicoso format for their first cigar offering, AVO Classic. AVO Classic Belicoso was last offered in 2005, showcasing the Domi... Read More...

Cigar of the Year Awards 2020

January 15, 2021

Cigar of the Year, COTY 2020

Cigar of the Year Awards 2020 Cigar Dojo's selections for the best-performing cigars of 2020. This list includes the Top 10 Cigars of the Year, Top 5 Limited Edition Cigars, and Exceptional Awards for other no... Read More...

No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Pledge

January 15, 2021

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. first made a name for himself during the cigar boom of the '90s, with his family's La Gloria Cubana brand helping to kick off the boutique cigar mindset of today's market. But it is t... Read More...

Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Sun Grown No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2020

No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Sun Grown

January 15, 2021

Perdomo Cigars has long ranked among the top-selling brands in the States, maintaining a consistent portfolio that has become well-known for its quality and dependability. This ties into a slow and steady appro... Read More...

Crowned Heads Mil Días No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2020

No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Mil Días

January 15, 2021

M—the Roman numeral for 1,000. This character is emblazoned front and center on the Mil Días cigar from Crowned Heads, simultaneously representing the cigar's name (which is Spanish for 1,000 days; i.e. the amo... Read More...

Liga Privada Único Serie Year of the Rat (2020) No. 1 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2020

No. 1 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2020 – Liga Privada Único Serie Year of the Rat (2020)

January 15, 2021

When Drew Estate's Liga Privada Único Serie Year of the Rat cigar first launched, the cigar's name took on entirely different meaning. At the time, Drew Estate had recently launched their own smoking lounge wit... Read More...

AVO Improvisation Series LE20 No. 2 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2020

No. 2 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2020 – AVO Improvisation Series LE20

January 15, 2021