Hoyo de Monterrey Rojo & Oscuro cigar announcement

New Hoyo de Monterrey Rojo & Oscuro Arriving Soon

May 31, 2024

Hoyo de Monterrey is set to pay homage to the brand's post-embargo roots of Honduras, launching a pair of medium and medium-plus blends: Hoyo de Monterrey Rojo and Hoyo de Monterrey Oscuro. With nearly all H... Read More...

The Illusione of Excalibur No. 4 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022

No. 4 Limited Cigar of the Year 2022 – The Illusione of Excalibur

Jordan Guttormson

January 13, 2023

News, COTY 2022

Spearheaded by Justin Andrews, business development manager of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), we've seen the company continue its push into the craft space in recent years. Perhaps this became first apparent... Read More...

89%Honduran Hero

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Selección No.1

Kevin Acuff

November 20, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2020

Twenty-twenty has definitely been a crazy year in the cigar industry. While we kicked off the year with the TPE trade show in Las Vegas, we all know how the rest of the year has gone. There has still been activ... Read More...

General Cigar Company – IPCPR 2019

Jordan Guttormson

July 24, 2019

IPCPR 2019

General Cigar Company is traditionally one of the largest booth setups at IPCPR. In recent years, the company has split each of their brands into miniature "booths within a booth" setups, with each of the vario... Read More...

83%Grapes of Wrath

Hoyo La Amistad Black Rothschild

EL Oso Fumar

March 28, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

La amistad—friendship, to those who don’t speak the romance language of Spanish. It is certainly an apt description for the relationship that A.J. Fernández has with the premium cigar industry right now. His fi... Read More...

Hoyo La Amistad Debuts at IPCPR 2016

Jordan Guttormson

August 8, 2016

Press Releases

The legendary Hoyo de Monterrey brand continues its bold march into the future with an intriguing, limited edition collaboration called La Amistad. The blend was developed by AJ Fernandez, the Cuban expat cigar... Read More...

88%Wasabi Zing

HOYO by Hoyo de Monterrey

Jordan Guttormson

April 19, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2016

Aside from a reputation as one of the most well-known Cuban cigar brands (dating back to 1865), Hoyo de Monterrey also operates as among America's most recognized brands—being produced out of Honduras. Like mos... Read More...

Presenting the new Hoyo

Eric Guttormson

March 15, 2016

Press Releases

General Cigar will launch a new version of Hoyo de Monterrey exclusively for brick and mortar retailers. The new collection called Hoyo will be available in four sizes ranging in price from $5.49 to $6.99 and b... Read More...

Battle of the Bands - The most Attractive Cigars

Battle of the Bands – Most Attractive Cigars

Jordan Guttormson

December 17, 2015

Featured, Blog

As much as we "connoisseurs" hate to admit it, a big portion of a cigar's ultimate impression relies heavily on the presentation—it can literally make or break a brand! Look, at this point in the game, nearly a... Read More...

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