14 Small Cigars To Smoke When You’re Short on Time
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…
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…
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…
Q&A: Nestor Andrés Plasencia of Plasencia Tobacco
Tobacco scion Nestor Andrés Plasencia is a fifth generation grower and cigar manufacturer whose family has been in the business for more than 100 years. After decades of providing tobacco…
The Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull
Here is an unusual, perhaps unfamiliar cigar that gleams with distinction but doesn't have much market history, as it only came out last summer. The wrapper is a striking hue…
In Memoriam: Alejandro Robaina
Per Reuters: Cuban tobacco legend Alejandro Robaina, known in international cigar circles for producing the best of his country’s famous tobacco leaves, died on Saturday at the age of 91, a…