In this weeks episode, Shirtless Mike Holmes and Boston Jimmie, welcome Alec Rubin, one of the Co-Founders of Alec & Bradley Cigars. We talk about the founding of the brand, growing up with his dad, Alan Rubin, and get into vinyl collection and whiskey pairings. If you missed the show live, you can watch it Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 11 – Alec & Bradley Cigars – Alec Rubin[…]
Island Lifestyle Importers is pleased to announce their highly rated Island Lifestyle Aged Reserve Cigars are now packaged in beautiful 10 count boxes. The new white boxes with the distinctively colorful box wraps are more emblematic of its tropical namesake. Island Lifestyle Importers focused on a box quantity more in keeping with today’s consumer wishes. Read more about Cigar News: Island Lifestyle Does Shop Friendly Re-Packaging[…]
On November 20, 2012, Crowned Heads released a limited extension to the Four Kicks brand, “Mule Kick LE 2012,” that featured a higher priming Habano wrapper and a slightly altered Four Kicks blend. Despite a very small production (5,000 cigars), Mule Kick garnered the attention of the global cigar cognoscenti and quickly became sought-after by Read more about Cigar News: Crowned Heads Announces Four Kicks Mule Kick 2020[…]
Today I would like to offer another Don Rafa cigar review. Don Rafa Cigars is a family-owned business operated in the Chicago-land area and the company’s premium line cigar include a Mexican San Andres Maduro blend and a Ecuadorian Habano Blend. We recently did a review of the Habano Robusto and in that review we Read more about Cigar Review: Don Rafa Cigars Fatback Habano – Rated 89[…]
ACE Prime and Tabacalera Pichardo recently published an article on what they are doing to combat the COVID-19 crisis in their factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. In the article they describe how they empowered their workers and have been working tirelessly on a sustainable and healthy solution for their workers and the factory. The article starts Read more about Cigar News: ACE Prime and Tabacalera Pichardo Provide Generosity During COVID-19 Crisis[…]
When one thinks of boutique cigars, various synonyms come to mind including the word “bespoke” which means; dealing in or producing custom-made articles. I bring this up because Casdagli Cigars, prior to 2018, was known as “Bespoke Cigars”. The company decided to change the name in 2018 to better reflect the growth of the business Read more about Cigar Review: Casdagli Cigars Basilica A – Rated 94[…]
The La Sirena brand has been on the market for ten years, and like all established cigar brands, they had reason to celebrate. As part of the 10-year celebration, the company released an anniversary edition cigar known known as the La Sirena Aniversario Especial. The company actually went one step further and decided to partner Read more about Cigar Review: La Sirena Aniversario Especial – Rated 87[…]
Now that the PCA convention has unfortunately, but necessarily, been canceled for 2020, Island Lifestyle Cigars and Tommy Bahama Luxury Cigar Accessories have established the Additional Dealer Assistance Program (ADAP) for retailers. In announcing the new program, Ryan Frailing, Chief Operating Officer of Island Lifestyle Importers said: “We will miss seeing our old friends and Read more about Cigar News: Island Lifestyle Importers Creates ADAP Program[…]
After much deliberations and plenty of social media conjecture, it is now verified that the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has officially canceled their annual trade show for 2020. This is the first time in 87 years that the show has been canceled. Scott Pearce, executive director of the PCA noted in a prepared statement: “After Read more about Cigar News: PCA Cancels 2020 Trade Show[…]
Cajun Cigar Czar has quietly become one of the fastest growing cigar distributors by way of clever product placement, high technological acumen, and of course, love of cigars. Dustin Prudhomme. founder of Cajun Cigar Czar feels confident that he can provide new opportunities for cigar makers, by expanding sales in hard to reach markets. Dustin Read more about Cigar News: CAJUN CIGAR CZAR OPENING INNOVATIVE DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS[…]
This week’s episode featured Kevin Schweitzer, the owner of Rock-A-Feller Cigars. The brand is based out of NY. Kevin left the Wall Street Gold Trading world to follow his dream of owning a cigar company. Smoking cigars for decades, Kevin took us on his journey on Wall Street to his current adventure into the premium Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 10 – Rock-A-Feller Cigars[…]
This is our second review of a Dapper Cigar Co. Product. The first was the Cubo Sumatra Toro. Dapper Cigars was founded by Ian Reith and according the Dapper Cigar website, he is “The Glue” that keeps the pulse on all the small things and when he founded the company he had one goal, “Make just one Read more about Cigar Review: Dapper Cigars El Borracho Edmundo – Rated 92[…]
If you are a fan of Nicaraguan Puros, and enjoy a long smoke, than I would say, look no further than the Asylum 13 Pandemonium. Introduced at the 2019 Premium Cigar Association (PCA)) trade show, the Pandemonium is Tom Lazuka’s boldest and strongest blend so far. The blend is easy to explain – 100% Nicaraguan Read more about Cigar Review: Asylum 13 Pandemonium 52 Ring Gauge – Rated 95[…]
HAs it been almost year? A year since Southern Draw Cigars celebrated the Boss Lady herself with an extension to the Rose of Sharon line? Well yes it has! Now I would be remiss, if I did not say I have been quietly enjoying this line extension over the past year. Every now and then Read more about Cigar News: Southern Draw Desert Rose – Rated 96[…]