This week, Cigar Aficionado magazine inducted Eric Newman, president and third-generation owner of J.C. Newman Cigar Co., into its Cigar Hall of Fame. Established in 1997, the Cigar Hall of Fame has recognized 23 leaders for their extraordinary lifetime achievements in the cigar industry. Eric’s father, Stanford J. Newman, was in the inaugural Cigar Hall of Fame Read more about Cigar News: Eric Newman Inducted into Cigar Hall of Fame[…]
Ventura Cigar Company will keep everyone rolling at Big Smoke 2019. Happening November 15 – November 17 at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Cigar Aficionado’s annual event is a popular draw for premium cigar enthusiasts. It offers attendees the opportunity to meet, greet, pose, and sample wares from top industry names. Ventura Cigar will be Read more about Cigar News: Ventura Cigar Company to Hold Big Smoke 2019 Rolling Event with Michael Giannini & Indiana Ortez[…]
Well folks, it’s that time of the year when the cigar media start to release their top cigars of the year. As you know, StogiePress releases our Top 25 Boutique Cigar list at the stroke of midnight on December 31, but the most coveted Cigar of the Year (COTY) list is from Cigar Aficionado. If Read more about Why Cigar Aficionado will Choose AJ Fernandez Cigar of the Year – Editorial[…]
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[…]
What do you get when you combine the craft of two fabulous cigar manufacturers in a collaborative effort? You get a new future or, in this case the Futuro cigar, from Warped and Casa Fernandez. It was reported earlier in the year that Kyle Gellis from Warped cigars was collaborating with Max Fernandez from Casa Read more about Futuro Selección 109 Cigar Review[…]
The time is the late 20th century and the cigar industry got a shot in the arm from Marvin Shanken and his new glitzy publication Cigar Aficionado. The boom had started and cigars were flowing off the shelves of every shop around the country. Prior to the 1990s cigar production was stable and consistent. It Read more about A Short History of Cigars during 1990’s[…]