Until recent years, it has been the common convention—perhaps written in stone and delivered as a sort of "cigar bible" to the first consumers of hand-rolled tobacco—that all respectable manufacturers be direct... Read More...
1992. For lovers of the grape, it was an unremarkable year—the vine destroying louse, Phylloxera ran rampart throughout California, while rains of biblical proportions devastated the vineyards in southern Franc... Read More...
Operating as one of the longest-running, annual releases of a limited edition series, AVO Cigars began introducing special "birthday blends" for the brand's patriarch, Avo Uvezian, in 2001. This tradition held ... Read More...
In a post-FDA-regulated cigar industry, companies that meet the predicate date—having cigars released before February 15, 2007—have suddenly been given an upper hand. This is particularly important for smaller ... Read More...
Virtually every hobby—the restoration of exotic automobiles, the enjoyment of rare wines and spirits, or the collecting of fine Swiss watches—has at least one Holy Grail item which produces in its possessor a b... Read More...
Some sixteen years ago, as California cumulus clouds drifted above the venerable county clubs of the Sonoran Desert, Mel Shah decided that it was time to exit the high-pressure, dog-eat-dog world of Information... Read More...
In the world of cigars, a bit of innate restlessness can sometimes produce groundbreaking achievements. A little over a dozen years ago, in the clean and crisp alpine air surrounding the Nevada city of Reno, Di... Read More...
Last year, Pete Johnson gave L’Atelier Imports a breath of fresh air with the exquisite release of the L’Atelier Côte d’Or—which was one of my personal favorite maduros of 2015 (seecond only to Rocky’s Special ... Read More...
Don Pepin Garcia 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 2013 was a special project made to commemorate the success of the Garcia family. The cigar was released in 2013, celebrating the tenth anniversary since Don Jos... Read More...
Nat Sherman opened his first tobacco shop in Manhattan, New York back in 1930. The store quickly grew into a local favorite, and soon an iconic location known around the world. Nat Sherman started as a family-o... Read More...
1502 is the brainchild of Enrique Sánchez, founder of parent company Global Premium Cigars. The brand is an homage to Nicaragua, named for the year of its discovery by Christopher Columbus.
For years, 1502 f... Read More...
As the Cohiba brand continues to dominate the Cuban tobacco industry for Habanos S.A., its Dominican rival fights for more shelf space on behalf of General Cigar. As stated from General Cigar, they plan to put ... Read More...