In the spring of 2019, Punch shocked the cigar scene with a limited cigar known as Punch Egg Roll, deviating from the brand's classic heritage with an off-the-wall concept based around Chinese-American takeout.... 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...
Since the company's concerted regroup/relaunch in 2014, Warped Cigars has always been extraordinarily calculated in their branding and release strategies. Where other boutique-minded companies of similar sizes ... Read More...
La Bomba. Yes, it is the name of a song on Ricky Martin’s 1998 album Vuelve, which reached the number five spot on Spain’s “Hot Latin Songs” list. Yes, it is the name of a book written by Spanish journalist Jos... Read More...
In 1995, with the help of Nestor Plasencia, Maria-Pia (Maya) Selva successfully launched the Maya Selva cigar company in Paris, France. Over the years, Maya Selva quickly became one of the most popular cigars s... Read More...
Costa Rican brand and manufacturer D'Crossier has long been known for their superior quality and extreme attention to detail, though it has only been recently that the cigar public has taken notice. In 2014, D'... Read More...
La Duena was the brainchild of Janny Garcia, who is the daughter of master blender Don "Pepin" Garcia and is produced in the My Father Cigars factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The cigar was blended by Pete Johnson ... Read More...
Shortly after splitting with Wynwood Cigars, Robert Caldwell announced his return to the cigar industry with the Caldwell Collection at IPCPR 2014. The Caldwell Collection included three new blends: the Eastern... Read More...
Let me take you back to July, 2011 - Rolling in the Deep by Adele is at the top of the Billboard charts and Captain America is king at the box office. Your mom was still asking what Facebook was and the world w... Read More...
The 90 Miles Nicaragua RA is a cigar dedicated and created in the memory of Roberto Alonso, a family friend and director of sales and marketing for Flor de Gonzalez Cigars, who recently passed away. This Nicara... Read More...
The Herrera Esteli Cigar brand was added to the Drew Estate portfolio in 2013 to broad acclaim. Blender and master cigar maker at El Titan de Bronze, Willie Herrera, left El Titan in 2011 and was soon-after add... Read More...
In 2014, Warped Cigars brand owner, Kyle Gellis, introduced his El Oso (the bear) line of cigars with two vitolas: named Cub and PaPa. Since then, Gellis has remained diligent to his cigars and later that year ... Read More...