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...
Chinnock Cellars is a boutique manufacturer based out of Napa, California—owned and operated by Brian Chinnock. In addition to his ventures in the cigar industry, Brian also operates a wine brand under the same... 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...
Over the past couple years, Ashton has turned its attention towards the Nicaraguan side of its portfolio. Not only this, but the company has offered a look at what they can provide in the realm of limited editi... Read More...
For 2015, Room101 and brand runner Matt Booth returned to the center stage of the boutique cigar scene with yet another attractive and appropriately "funky" release.
For the past couple years, the brand has ... Read More...
Beginning back in 2011, Quesada introduced the cigar world to their interpretation of the perfect pairing for the Märzen-style beer, aka Oktoberfest. This, the annual release of the Quesada Oktoberfest, has sin... Read More...
Mel Shah, owner of Fame Wine and Cigar Lounge in Palm Springs, CA, introduced to the world his knew cigar brand back in 2013: MBombay. A year later, he released his first two lines—the MBombay Classic and Madur... Read More...
In early 2015, Quesada Cigars announced a special cigar release, a limited edition product that would arrive in a select few shops across the country, each location receiving 6 total boxes. The cigar is none ot... Read More...
Last year at IPCPR, Herrera Estelí released their first limited edition cigar with the Herrera Estelí Edition Limitada Lancero. It was widely regarded as one of the best cigars of the year and now is nearly imp... Read More...
Last year, one of the biggest tobacco growers in the world, the Plasencia family, gave the keys to their prized ‘tobacco vault’ to Montecristo. This was the first time for the two companies to collaborate toget... Read More...
Back in 1845, one of today’s biggest Cuban cigar brands was born—Partagas. Because of his connections as a business man in Havana, Jaime Partagás y Rabell quickly went to work purchasing the finest tobacco plan... Read More...
Every year, cigar enthusiasts look forward to trying some tasty new sticks. Some from their favorite companies, some look forward to new brands, and a few look forward to those annual, limited releases. The lat... Read More...