I am the managing editor at Cigar Dojo, making sure all cigar reviews and articles meet the Dojo standards. Aside from my major passions (premium cigars and Kentucky Straight Bourbon), I enjoy photography/videography, as well as playing ice hockey and spending time with my family—which currently includes two boys, two girls, and one amazing wife.
For only the second time, Cigar Dojo and Aganorsa Leaf have combined to introduce a limited-edition smoking experience, custom-tailored from the ground up for the Cigar Dojo community and other cigar-loving afi... Read More...
With the annual Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival quickly becoming one of the most attractive mega-event destinations across the country, the event has expanded in 2019 to include add-on seminars from companies suc... Read More...
The 2019 IPCPR trade show has now come and gone, leaving smokers with some partially answered questions (the IPCPR is dead, long live the PCA), enough new cigars to stay preoccupied—at least for another month o... Read More...
Following in the footsteps of Cigar Dojo and Aganorsa Leaf's highly rated ReviveR project, the two have collaborated once more to introduce the limited-edition Bonsai.
Marking the first small-form-factor pro... Read More...
Of the many legacy Cuban brands now controlled by parent company, Altadis USA—including Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann—it has been Trinidad that has waited the longest to receive a modernized makeo... Read More...
Following the 2019 IPCPR trade show, which kicked off on June 29th, Casa Cuevas has begun shipping their first limited-edition offering since being burglarized earlier this year.
Casa Cuevas Cigars' latest o... Read More...
Nick Perdomo, Jr., president and CEO of Perdomo Cigars, discusses his passion for drumming, as well as everything new (and some old favorites) at the 2019 IPCPR trade show.
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Reinier Lorenzo, founder of HVC Cigars, showcases the company's latest offerings at IPCPR 2019. Apart from size updates and packaging tweaks, the focus was on two limited offerings: La Rosa 520 and Serie A. Fol... Read More...
Tim Wong, owner of Pier 28 Premium Cigars, continued the company's calculated approach of introducing a singular new cigar blend on an annual basis—introducing the Pier 28 Connecticut at IPCPR 2019. The cigars ... Read More...
Richie “Riot” Otero (PDR Cigars' director of sales) overviews everything new from PDR at the 2019 IPCPR trade show, including the Jose Rey line, new sizes, and rebranding.
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George Rico, owner and brand runner of Gran Habano Cigars, showcases the Persian King La Contra, a new Gran Corona size in the Blue in Green lineup, and the highly aged Gran Reserva 2012 cigar (essentially the ... Read More...
One of the most limited and premium cigar offerings to ever bear the ACID name—ACID KUBA ARTE—is now shipping to retailers across the country.
With 2019 marking the milestone 20th anniversary of the ACID bra... Read More...