Author Jordan Guttormson

In a press release sent today, Villiger Cigars has announced its plans for the upcoming Tobacco Plus Expo, held next week in Las Vegas, NV. Villiger will reportedly focus on a new Brazilian brand, Villiger do B... Read More...

Ventura Cigar Co. to Debut New Archetype Cigars at TPE 2020

January 22, 2020

Following closely behind Ventura's 2019 debut of the Archetype Chapter 3 cigars, the company is set to launch two more Archetype cigars at the Tobacco Plus Expo 2020. The cigars are dubbed Master and Pupil, ... Read More...

Black Label Trading Company Deliverance Nocturne 2020

Black Label Prepares 5th Release of Deliverance Nocturne

January 22, 2020

Press Releases

Black Label Trading Company has offered limited numbers of their Deliverance brand on a near-yearly basis, first being announced in late 2014. The company has now announced that the fifth such release will be s... Read More...

A.J. Fernández Debuting New World Tins at TPE 2020

January 22, 2020

AJF Cigar Co. is set to launch the company's popular New World brand in a new tin-sized layout at the TPE trade show, which is set to kick off next week. The cigars will be sized at 4" x 36, with each tin ho... Read More...

Espinosa Revamps @ZUCAR for TPE 2020

January 20, 2020

Espinosa has announced the return of the company's first and only flavored offering: @ZUCAR. The cigars were originally launched at IPCPR 2016, featuring three sizes and an affordable price range of $3.40 to... Read More...

Joya de Nicaragua Número Uno No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2019 – Número Uno

January 17, 2020

Coming out of a triumphant 50th anniversary year in 2018, Joya de Nicaragua would've been allowed a mulligan—a victory lap of sorts—for the year following. But instead of stepping back to bask in the glow of th... Read More...

Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Desert Rose No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2019 – Desert Rose

January 17, 2020

A cigar with a baby pink band—it's a look that requires the utmost confidence in the smoking experience to follow. With the cigar being made to embody Sharon Holt, spouse of Robert Holt and co-founder of Southe... Read More...

HVC Serie A No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2019 – HVC Serie A

January 17, 2020

Despite being one of the first modern companies to partner with the Fernández family's burgeoning Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) factory in Estelí—being founded in 2011 by Reinier Lorenzo—HVC Cigars remai... Read More...

HVC 500 Years Anniversary No. 1 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 1 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – HVC 500 Years Anniversary

January 17, 2020

In commemoration of the city of Havana being founded on November 16, 1519, HVC Cigars introduced the HVC 500 Years Anniversary in the fall of 2019. Such a release should come as little surprise to followers of ... Read More...

Espinosa Warzone No. 2 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 2 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – Warzone

January 17, 2020

Warzone is the result of an unexpected collaboration between Espinosa Premium Cigars and General Cigar Company—two entities operating on disparate levels of the premium cigar industry, in terms of scale and app... Read More...

Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7 No. 3 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 3 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7

January 17, 2020

Passing the milestone 50-year mark for the Davidoff Cigars brand in 2018, the company continued its revisiting of many of its most acclaimed releases into 2019. This included the Davidoff Robusto Real Especiale... Read More...

Illusione Epernay 10th Anniversary d'Aosta No. 4 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019

No. 4 Limited Edition Cigar of the Year 2019 – Epernay 10th Anniversary d’Aosta

January 17, 2020