After more than two decades in the business, entrepreneur Eduardo Fernández has become a major player in Nicaragua’s cigar industry. His agricultural operation, makes him one of the largest growers…
The Plasencia name has a long tradition in the cigar business. The family has been growing tobacco in Nicaragua and Honduras since 1965 (they began growing tobacco in Vuelta Abajo, Cuba in…
Indiana Ortez is a young Nicaraguan cigarmaker with a passion for social media marketing (you may recognize her Instagram handle, . At just 25 years old, Ortez has already created a…
Time and temperature are often the major factors when choosing a cigar. You probably won’t be smoking a 7 inch when the mercury drops below freezing. Or maybe you just don’t…
Royal Agio Cigars has announced that it will begin distributing La Flor Dominicana’s premium cigar products in both the Netherlands and Germany. This new partnership will commence at the InterTabac…
“The guards are superstitious at night,” says Juan Martínez. The president of Joya de Nicaragua is standing in a cavernous back hallway on the first floor of his company’s cigar…
In an uncertain era when many cigarmakers are proceeding cautiously , a bold new cigar company has entered the playing field with guns blazing—Micallef Cigars. The Texas-based company launched seven cigar lines…
If there is a quintessential Cuban robusto, the Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2 probably holds that title. The size has been around for decades and is a favourite among…
Most people avoid driving the Pan-American Highway at night, especially in the mountainous region of northern Nicaragua where the Estelí valley becomes mired by a very particular kind of darkness,…