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Matilde Cigars Introduces Para José Seijas
PARA JOSÉ SEIJAS: A TRIBUTE TO FAMILY, CRAFT, AND GIVING BACK. Matilde Cigars is proud to announce their latest creation, "PARA JOSÉ SEIJAS," a special cigar crafted in honor of Enrique Seijas' father, José A. Seijas. This tribute embodies his three core passions: family, tobacco, and giving back. "Family was [...]
Crowned Heads Four Kicks Mule Kick LE 2025
Crowned Heads is excited to announce its first Limited Edition release of 2025, Crowned Heads Four Kicks Mule Kick LE 2025. For only the second time since the original Mule Kick in 2012, the blend deviates entirely from the traditional Mule Kick blend, featuring an all-new blend that delivers body, [...]
La Aurora Announces U.S. Relaunch of La Aurora 100 Años with New Box Design
La Aurora USA announces the relaunch of La Aurora 100 Años in the U.S. with a new box design at Total Product Expo (TPE) 2025 in Las Vegas. The same cigar that was originally launched in 2003, 100 Años celebrates 100 years of superior tobacco production and cigar excellence. Hand-crafted from 100% Dominican [...]
Editorials
Pro Cigar Auction 2025
The Pro Cigar Auction is known worldwide—and for good reason. Once a year, people come together in one room for one final night and bid on extraordinary, one-of-a-kind humidors and artwork, all crafted with unmatched precision and passion. But this isn’t just about luxury and exclusivity; it’s about giving back. [...]
LFD Field and Factory Tour.
There are a lot of tours to choose from when it comes to the Pro Cigar Festival. But when Litto Gomez himself leads the tour, that is a tough one to pass up on. Litto is equally passionate and direct. As we led people through the tobacco fields, he spoke [...]
A Trip to La Aurora’s Cigar Institute
The Dominican Republic was the first country I visited working in the cigar industry nearly twenty years ago and La Aurora was the first factory — and next came La Aurora's Cigar Institute. I can still remember Jose Blanco (who was with La Aurora at the time) picking me up [...]
Cigars Accessories
The Cigador Single-Cigar Humidor: Because Sometimes, Just One Is Enough (Maybe)
Let’s be honest: if you’re the kind of person who takes just one cigar out for an evening, I admire your restraint. You have discipline, self-control, and—perhaps—a very short attention span when it comes to smoking. But if you were to take only one, the Cigador makes sure it travels [...]
Win one of these Xikar Lighters
Want to snag a fantastic Xikar lighter—and pick the one that suits your style? Here’s your chance! HOW TO ENTER: Just drop a comment on any post on this site between Jan 21st – Jan 31st. That’s it! Simple, right? WHAT YOU WIN: One lucky commenter will be randomly selected to [...]
LifePod Locking Cigar Humidor – Not 007, Think Supervillain
LifePod Locking Humidor – For the Cigar-Smoking Supervillain in All of Us If you are in a world where every villain needs a lair, a cat, and an overly complicated escape plan, the LifePod Locking Humidor fits right in. The people at Vaultek (the makers of portable gun safes) decided [...]
Cigars 101
Maduro Tobacco – It’s Not Just a Color
Maduro continues to be a loose term in the cigar world. Widely used to describe any cigar with a dark colored wrapper, the term has been commonly misconstrued. It doesn’t help that some cigars being produced today call themselves maduro based on color alone. In this article we dove into [...]
Filler Tobacco’s Influence in a Cigar
A premium cigar is constructed by using 3 types of tobacco components: the filler, the binder and the wrapper. To learn more about the components, check out a more detailed article here: https://cigarpress.com/not-just-cigar/. We have explored the wrapper tobacco's influence of a cigar (https://cigarpress.com/wrapper-tobaccos-flavor/). Now we are going to be [...]
Mastering The Cigar Art Of Blowing Smoke Rings
So, you're curious about blowing smoke rings? Well, somewhere around 1995, I decided that I wanted to be able to blow smoke rings with my cigar. I didn't have a particular reason. I saw something in a movie or was bored that day. So, packed with a handful of cigars [...]
