2023 Cigar of the Year Candidates – Part 3

Today I offer the third set of candidates for the Stogie Press top cigars of 2023. As is the case every year, Stogie Press has three lists – one for large companies, one for medium companies and one for small companies. If you ask me how I decide the difference between large, medium, and small Read more about 2023 Cigar of the Year Candidates – Part 3[…]

Cigar News: BLEND Bar and Davidoff Announce the BLEND 10 Year Exclusive Edition

BLEND Bar with Davidoff Cigars (“BLEND”) celebrates an exciting 10 year milestone that marks a decade of business for the world renowned BLEND Indianapolis location. To commemorate this special occasion, BLEND has partnered with Davidoff Cigars to release the Davidoff BLEND 10 Year Anniversary Exclusive Edition.  Corey Johnston, BLEND President, commented; “The BLEND 10 Year Read more about Cigar News: BLEND Bar and Davidoff Announce the BLEND 10 Year Exclusive Edition[…]

Cigar Review: Davidoff Millennial Lancero LE 2023 – Rated 98

Recently, Davidoff has been revisiting their iconic White band vitolas and rolling out limited edition cigars in this bold and flavorful blend featuring their legendary 151 wrapper. This year we have been introduced to the Limited Millennium Lancero, the second release out of a series of 4 exclusive limited editions of the Davidoff White Band Read more about Cigar Review: Davidoff Millennial Lancero LE 2023 – Rated 98[…]

Mike Holmes

Cigar Lifestyle: Eleven Cigars Most Talked About in 2019 – Mike Holmes

A note from Boston Jimmie Alright now – 2019 is over, cigar media have posted their top lists and the debates have begun. You may agree or disagree with the ratings, rankings, and selections on them, or then again you may not even care, but one thing every consumer should pay attention to is what Read more about Cigar Lifestyle: Eleven Cigars Most Talked About in 2019 – Mike Holmes[…]

Cigar Lounge: Cordova Cigars – Pensacola Florida

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to visit Pensacola, Florida. The city is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, just 13 miles from the border with Alabama. It is the home to Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) which was the first Naval Air Station commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1914.  The city can boast being Read more about Cigar Lounge: Cordova Cigars – Pensacola Florida[…]

Cigar Review: Davidoff Back2Back Nicaragua – Rated 89

Here is something you don’t see every day, a new cigar brand from Davidoff, and I don’t mean a new blend with a Davidoff brand mark, but a fully new brand line. Introduced at the 2018 IPCPR in Las Vegas, Back2Back cigars is essentially a reintroduction of the Room 101 Big Payback – remember that Read more about Cigar Review: Davidoff Back2Back Nicaragua – Rated 89[…]

Cigar Review: Davidoff Art Edition 2017 – Rated 91

The Davidoff Art Edition cigars have been marketed since 2014 when the first of the line debuted. The concept behind this premium line from Davidoff is to highlight an artist that the company commissions to contribute to the packaging and branding. This is the third installment of the Davidoff Art Edition since 2014 and is Read more about Cigar Review: Davidoff Art Edition 2017 – Rated 91[…]

Winston Churchill The Late Hour

Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Cigar Review

If you go to the Davidoff website you will read about their 2017 introduction – Winston Churchill The Late Hour: “Sir Winston Churchill was not a man to follow convention. When most people were thinking of their beds, Sir Winston found inspiration and creativity in the long dark hours of the night. The dark was where he found his Read more about Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Cigar Review[…]

Hit and Run Cigar

Caldwell Booth Hit and Run Cigar Review – A Fine Collaboration

The phrase Hit and Run can refer to a number of things. If you are a baseball fan like me, it refers to a high risk and high reward strategy where the defending infielders are placed out of position to make a play. The term also refers to a car accident where the “at fault” Read more about Caldwell Booth Hit and Run Cigar Review – A Fine Collaboration[…]

Black Smoke Miami – The Mansion Party

Well  it was an action packed and smokey fun Thursday and Friday at the Black Smoke Miami events and now it was time to let it all hang as we moved to  the Mansion Party. Yes this was a mansion with a big house, huge back yard, and a ginormous gazebo overlooking the river. The Read more about Black Smoke Miami – The Mansion Party[…]

AVO Synchro Nicaragua

AVO Synchro Nicaragua Cigar Review

As the first cigar of the newly rebranded AVO line from Davidoff, the AVO Synchro Nicaraqua made its debut at the 2015 IPCPR in New Orleans and hit the shelves in the US shortly after. The AVO Cigars webstie  proudly proclaimed: “Inspired by the cosmopolitan lifestyle of Avo Uvezian, our Master Blender has ventured to Read more about AVO Synchro Nicaragua Cigar Review[…]

Ventura Cigars Case Study 03

Ventura Cigars Case Study 03 Cigar Review

Back at the 2016 IPCPR, Ventura Cigar Co, introduced the Case Study Cigar Project to the world. The project plans to  feature 26 unique blends from all over the worlds tobacco producing regions. The concept is a tribute to Arts & Architecture magazine, which through the years 1945 to 1966, commissioned the rising stars of mid-century Read more about Ventura Cigars Case Study 03 Cigar Review[…]