Today I would like to offer a review of one of a few samples I recently received from Sinistro Cigars, the Sinistro Habana Viejo Scala LE. You may be most familiar with Sinistro as the maker of the Last Cowboy and the Mr. White, Mr. Red, and Mr. Black cigars. The Sinistro Habana Viejo line Read more about Cigar Review: Sinistro Cigars Habana Viejo Scala LE – Rated 81[…]
Crux Cigars hires another direct Sales Executive, Tony Haugen. Effective immediately, Tony will be covering select territories throughout the country. His role will include servicing existing accounts, hosting events and growing the retail partner base. Although Tony is a new direct hire, he’s been part of the Crux Cigars team for trade show operations since Read more about Cigar News: Crux Cigars Hires Direct Sales Executive[…]
Make no bones about it, ever since I smoked my first Undercrown Shade from Drew Estate about 4 years ago, I was impressed with what the Willy Herrera and the DE team did with a shade wrapper and a properly blended set of fillers and binder. I absolutely love this cigar in the morning, especially Read more about Cigar Review: Drew Estate Undercrown Shade Corona Pequena – Rated 95[…]
Ahhh, the story continues to be told, by Ventura Cigars. Building on the success of their premier Archetype cigar line, the company was making a splash at the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2020 trade show last month. They showcased the release of 2 new blends – “The Master” and “The Pupil”. I got to hang Read more about Cigar Review: Ventura Cigars Archetype The Master – Rated 95[…]
I know it is not even St. Valentine’s day, and St Patrick’s day is a good month away, but I have been wanting to try a new cigar I picked up at the PCA trade show last year and I wanted to talk about it before everything turns green. Today I present the Jeremy Jack Read more about Cigar Review: Jeremy Jack Blarney Stick – Rated 90[…]
The year was 2019 and the event was the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show. Things were fairly calm, until ….the sound of Birds started to spread across the event floor. It was another one of those trade show buzzing sounds, where friends and colleagues come up to you, asking if you saw the newest Read more about Cigar Review: Blackbird Unkind Cubra Robusto – Rated 90[…]
Drew Estate has announced the launch of its 2020 Barn Smoker Program, with ticket sales for the Florida, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Kentucky and Louisiana events now available on www.barnsmoker.com. Drew Estate Barn Smoker illuminates the American Tobacco Experience, bringing the cigar enthusiast to the field and farm level, and educating consumers on the full gamut of growing, processing, Read more about Cigar News: Drew Estate Announces 2020 Barn Smoker Dates and Ticket Sales[…]
Oscar Valladares may be best known to cigar enthusiasts as being the man behind the Leaf by Oscar, the iconic cigar brand that uses a loose tobacco leaf wrapped around the finished cigar to keep it from drying out during shipment. Since that launch, in conjunction with Island Jim Robinson, Oscar’s factory has flourished, and Read more about Cigar Review: Oscar Valladares Super Fly Toro – Rated 91[…]
Back in November of 2019 I had the pleasure of visiting the new Executive Cigar Shop & Lounge in Sanford, Florida for a soft opening and I will say I was thoroughly impressed with this new lounge. I returned in January to check out the final rendition and to see how things were moving along. Read more about Cigar Lounge: Executive Cigar Shop and Lounge – Sanford, FL[…]
A few months back, I received a sample package of of a new product for controlling the humidification in your humidor. The product is known as the Humi-Smart 2 Way Humidity Control Pack. This simple package takes the worry out of controlling your humidor. Much like the Boveda pack, it is a 2 way system Read more about Product Review: Humi-Smart 2 Way Humidity Control Pack[…]
Everyone likes to go on vacation, or maybe you travel for work a lot? Either way I see people post all over social media, traveling horror stories about how they got their $300 torch confiscated by TSA or how they had cigars and cutters taken from them at some point on their journey. If you Read more about Cigar 101: How to Not Get Jacked By TSA – By Mike Holmes[…]
I had my first Vegas Robaina cigar over ten years ago when I was living in Nuremberg, Germany. It was my last day of the last week there and I wanted to smoke a great Cuban cigar. The tobacconist in the Casa del Habanos house in the city, got to know me well over the Read more about Cigar Review: HR Cigars Ilegal Tobaco Habano Toro – Rated 95[…]
During last years (2019) Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show, Altidas U.S.A. showcased a new H.Upmann cigar that celebrated one of the the greats in the cigar industry Jose (Pepe) Mendez. Pepe may be best known as one of the first farmers in the Dominican Republic to grow, harvest, and cure filler tobacco. Jose founded Read more about Cigar Review: H. Upmann Hispaniola by Jose Mendez Toro – Rated 91[…]
The premium cigar industry scored a big win in court today. The Premium Cigar Association sent out a press release that reads as follows: ”Today, United States District Court Judge, Amit Mehta, threw out the warning requirements for premium cigars contending that the FDA did not properly analyze the different usage patterns between premium Read more about Cigar News: Premium Cigar Industry Scores a Court Win[…]