Aganorsa Leaf Announces Vibrantly Packaged Supreme Leaf
Aganorsa Leaf has announced Supreme Leaf as its first new offering for 2020—a cigar in vibrant, intensely colored packaging like never seen before from the company. Like nearly all cigars…
Davidoff Brings Back Special 53 Perfecto For Limited Time
Davidoff has gone into its archives and resurrected a limited-edition perfecto first released in 2002. Made with only Dominican tobacco, the Special 53 Capa Dominicana will be available once again…
El Septimo Launches Cigar Line for Women
El Septimo Geneva SA, a cigar company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, has released a new cigar line designed specifically for women. The brand is called the Alexandra Collection, which consists…
Crowned Heads Slates Juárez Chihuahua For Late July
The new 5 1/2 x 48 version of Crowned Heads’ Juárez line has a name: Chihuahua. Jon Huber, Crowned Heads co-founder, says he has been hoping to add a thinner…
Alec & Bradley Formally Announce Kintsugi
Alec & Bradley Cigars have now formally announced their third core-line cigar as Kintsugi. The cigar draws from the Japanese art of the same name, where broken pottery is repaired…
Padilla Joins With A.J. Fernandez Cigars to Make Padilla Poética
Cigarmaker Ernesto Padilla has turned to A.J. Fernandez to produce his newest cigar brand, Padilla Poética, a literary homage to his father—the late Cuban poet Heberto Padilla, who was imprisoned in Cuba for criticizing the Castro regime.
Caldwell and Cigar Dojo Announce Far Eastern Standard
For the first time, Caldwell Cigar Company and Cigar Dojo have collaborated, showcasing a limited-edition blend that draws inspiration from both company’s backgrounds.
A Half Century of Joya
“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…
Are the shine and texture of wrappers a sign of quality?
The first impression is decisive, and because the wrapper is the calling-card of every cigar, it is of particular importance. Many feel that the shinier the wrapper, the better its…
The Cigar Review: Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2
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…