At the end of January of this year, I took a little trip to the Nicaraguan cigar mecca, Esteli with my wife Dianne and also Brother of the Leaf, Melvin Bossman Robinson. Yep we were hanging out with Bossman for four days in a country where only my wife Dianne knew the language. We managed Read more about Esteli Nicaragua – A Unique and Interestingly Charming City[…]
I have known Diany Perez and Alex Basulto, the wife and husband owners of Yayabo Cigars ever since the 2015 IPCPR. It was at this show, I met such a terrific family from Esteli, Nicaragua. Now almost 3 years later I stood up at their corporate anniversary party and not only called them friends but Read more about Esteli Nicaragua – A Visit to the Yayabo Cigars Factory and Plantations[…]
When we think of cigar brands and the owners of said brands we tend to think of the patriarchs of the business. Names like Don Carlos Fuente, Nestor Placensia, Rocky Patel, Litto Gomez, Don Pepin Garcia, Jonathon Drew, Zino Davidoff, and Henke Kelner all ring true and rightfully so. They made the modern-day cigar culture. Read more about The Matriarchs of the Cigar Business[…]
Back in 2015 we had the pleasure of introducing our readers to a new cigar brand – Yayabo Cigars. This was a brand unheard of by my readers and most of the cigar community. Their inaugural cigar made our top 25 boutique cigar list for that year. In 2016, the company propelled itself and delivered Read more about Yayabo Admiral Cigar Review – Ride the Wave[…]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2017 (Esteli, Nicaragua) The last few years has been a quite the journey for Diany Perez and her Yayabo Cigar brand. A Cuban native, Diany and her family migrated to Nicaragua with a fixed goal in mind – to produce the best tobacco possible. For many years Yayabo provided top Read more about Yayabo Cigars Announces the Yayabo Series 04 The Admiral – The Journey Continues[…]
If you are a regular follower of cigar social media, you probably have heard of El Yayabo Cigars by now. They hit the scene back in 2015 at the IPCPR in New Orleans, LA. Their booth was in the back of the show and lucky for me, I always venture the trail least followed. It was then Read more about El Yayabo Renovation Habano Cigar Review – Experience Shows[…]
El Yayabo Cigars extended their portfolio of fine cigars at this years IPCPR in Las Vegas. You may have read the Stogie Press review of the original Yayabo last year (our number 6 cigar of 2015), or perhaps you have read the review of the Cirion which made our Top 25 contender list this year Today Read more about El Yayabo DOÑA DIANA – Rough Cut Cigar Review[…]
Yayabo Cigars. a name few knew last year. But what a year does for a brand; especially if you have a great cigar. As we noted in our 2015 Top 25, Yayabo had what we considered the number 6 cigar of the year. Well the Yayabo team has taken that to the bank and doubled Read more about Yayabo Cigars Cirion – Cigar Review[…]