Industry News

  • JC Newnman America 250 Cigars

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. Ships the American 250th Cigars

Tampa, Fla. – Today, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. began shipping cigars to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the United States. Two hundred and fifty premium cigar retailers will each receive a special set of 250 cigars handmade in America’s last large cigar factory. These limited-edition cigars and boxes bear the [...]

  • Pro Cigar Auction Night 2026

ProCigar Festival 2026 Expands Friday Night Auction

Every year in Santiago, the week builds toward one moment. Factory tours are done. The white shirts are pressed. The room fills with collectors who know that by the end of the night, someone is going home with a piece of cigar history. The Friday Night Auction at the ProCigar [...]

  • La Aurora Announces Collaboration with Anthony Muńoz

La Aurora Launches Anthony Muñoz 78 Cigar

It seems that every few years, a cigar brand partners with an athlete. Frankly, most of the time, it feels like a logo swap and a photo op. This one carries a little more weight. La Aurora is stepping onto the field with Pro Football Hall of Famer Anthony Muñoz, [...]

Editorials

  • Pairing Cigars

Pairing Cigars

The L’Atelier Surrogates is just one example of a cigar that we’ve enjoyed on many occasions with some type of root beer. Any number of cigars from My Father, Tatuaje or L’Atelier, for example would be perfect options. It may not be the fanciest, but chances are your local [...]

  • The Perfect Cigar Lounge - Cigar Press Magazine.

The Perfect Cigar Lounge: What Cigar Smokers Actually Want

I don't think I'm unique. Every cigar smoker who walks into a new shop immediately starts judging the cigar lounge and sizing up its potential. We never stop looking for the perfect cigar lounge. The kind that says, "If I built a lounge, it would look like this." Then there [...]

Cigars Accessories

  • Hall of Fame Cigar Accessories Worth Buying

Hall of Fame Cigar Accessories Worth Buying

Since I decided to roast the worst accessories last week, I should remind everyone that good cigar gear actually exists in the wild. Now, before someone comes back and tells me they found the perfect lighter/cutter combo for $3 on Amazon, let me say this. I’m happy for you. That [...]

  • Cigar Lighting: Soft Flame or Jet Lighter?

Battle of the Lighters: Torch vs. Soft Flame

Cigar smokers will debate about anything—wrappers, ring gauges, whether pineapple belongs on pizza, who will win the Super Bowl, best Batman, you name it. Aside from "Mold vs Plume*," nothing sparks a fight quite like the lighter debate: Torch or Soft flame? Let’s break it down before somebody flips a [...]

A $16 Amazon Lighter That Turns You Into a 1970s Magician?

There are cigar lighters, and then there are “ladies and gentlemen, for my next trick…” lighters. I saw this lighter pop up on social media a couple of times. It reminded me of a 1970s magician. Suddenly, I’m less “guy enjoying a cigar” and more “guy about to saw [...]

Cigars 101

  • Pairing Cigars

Pairing Cigars

The L’Atelier Surrogates is just one example of a cigar that we’ve enjoyed on many occasions with some type of root beer. Any number of cigars from My Father, Tatuaje or L’Atelier, for example would be perfect options. It may not be the fanciest, but chances are your local [...]

  • Cigar Flavor Descriptors

Cigar Flavor Descriptors

Ah.. the wonderful world of cigar reviews and descriptions.  Sometimes reading cigar reviews can be as colorful as the personalities behind them.  It’s not uncommon to hear people say that they didn’t get any of the same notes from a cigar as the review they read.  When someone writes a [...]

  • Plume vs Mold. Enough Already. Cigar Press Magazine

Plume vs Mold. Enough Already.

I can’t take it anymore. If you spend more than five minutes in a cigar group, you will see this post. Blurry photo - checkWhite stuff on the wrapper - checkCaption asks if it is plume or mold - check Then in 3…2…1…the comments explode. Half the replies say "plume." [...]

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