Filler Tobacco for Premium Cigars
by: Hendrik Kelner Photos by: Jacob Fuller Featured in Vol V Issue II 2010 A premium cigar is constructed by using 3 types of tobacco components: the filler, the binder and the wrapper. We have explored the wrapper influence on the cigar on a previous issue of Cigar Press. This time we are going to [...]
Scott ‘ACID’ Chester
CP – What is ACID? SC – ACID is a concept. Something to cause a ripple, a marker in history, before ACID and after ACID, two different worlds, nothing less. A.C.I.D. stands for Arielle Chester Industrial Design, Arielle being the motivation to develop that ripple. Push the envelope, find the gap in the market and [...]
CULEBRA CIGARS
WHAT ARE THEY? Those of you that speak Spanish already know that the word culebra translates to snake. In cigar terms, a Culebra is a combination of three panetela-shaped cigars twisted together and tied at each end. While these cigars don’t have much of a market presence today, there are a couple manufacturers that are [...]
Davidoff Cigars
I slid the cellophane off of a Davidoff Millennium Blend Lonsdale and neatly clipped the cap with my teeth. I chew on it a minute wishing for a cup of coffee before spitting it to the curb. I look up and can’t believe I’m sitting in the Lobby of the Gran Almirante Hotel and Casino, [...]
La Aurora Factory and Field Tour
Photos by Thor Nielsen and Jason Foraker. Story by Thor Nielsen. The plane ducked under the clouds revealing the orange glow of Dominican civilization 15,000 feet below. After an exhausting day of travel a couple pint-sized bottles of wine drained the tension from my shoulders and numbed my conscience. I shrugged the weariness from my [...]
ACID DONK with Scott Chester
