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PCA Launches Consumer Alliance
The PCA has finally opened the doors to new members...but don't book your trip to the next PCA convention just yet. This morning, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) sent over this email... The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced a new level way for non-tobacco businesses and consumers to support [...]
La Aurora Limited Edition Lancero Collection
Finally, La Aurora USA announces the Limited Edition Lancero Collection. Known as one of the more difficult formats to roll and loved by aficionados for the wrapper to filler ratio. This collection is the perfect gift for the cigar lover in your life. The Lancero collection will feature a collection [...]
Cigar Press Announces Partnership and Newly Forms LLC
(August 22, 2024) - Cigar Press magazine is thrilled to announce a partnership between Thor Nielsen and Fred Rewey. Cigar Press will be run under their newly formed company, CP Publications, LLC. Exciting changes are in store for Cigar Press including expanding the online presence and the periodic return of [...]
Editorials
Chateau de la Fuente Tour with Carlito Fuente Jr.
Scores of cigar enthusiasts worship the tobacco that comes from the Fuente farms deep in the Cibao Valley of the Dominican Republic. Fuente Cigars have redefined Dominican tobacco, especially after the creation of Opus X, which were the first Successfully grown full-flavored, full-bodied Dominican puros. Nailing Quality with Dominican [...]
Carnival La Vega, Dominican Republic
Carnival is celebrated differently in the various cities of the Dominican Republic. The costumes are very different from city to city. So if you go make sure to check when the city you will be in celebrates. There are many characters of Carnival and a few of my favorites [...]
Remembering Avo Uvezian
Legends are primarily defined by a person’s meaningful interactions that have an impact on us. Some fictional, some bigger than life itself, but in all cases, people that have transcended normalcy and left us wanting more. Like most cigar industry legends, Avo was a presence. A true ambassador of the [...]
Cigars 101
Leaf Metamorphosis
The following pictures are examples of what you may find inside the curing barns in different phases of the process. The first photo is from day 1, harvested right off of the plant. The last picture is of a fully cured leaf that is ready to be prepped for fermentation, [...]
A Cigar is Not Just a Cigar
A look inside premium hand made, mixed filler and machine made cigars. Those who enjoy cigars know that the difference in how a cigar is made will dramatically change the result of how it burns, tastes and is experienced. While these different types of cigars may often look the [...]
Aging Cigars: Cello on Vs. Cello off
The curiosity of whether to age cigars with the cellophane on or off has been a topic of discussion for many years. So we wanted to discover the results for ourselves. Before anyone tells you the right way to do it, you need to know that the only right way [...]
