Industry News
ProCigar Appoints Ciro Cascella as President for 2026 to 2028
ProCigar is one of those events that delivers every time. If you have been, you get it. If you have not, it is hard to explain without sounding like you are overselling it. The people. The factories. The access. It all adds up to something that goes well beyond a [...]
Steve Saka Brought 18 New Cigars to PCA. On Purpose.
Most companies bring one or two new cigars to PCA 2026 and hope they land. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and Steve Saka brought eighteen. Eighteen. Confidence, insanity, or just Saka being Saka. Probably all three. The Booth Situation I have seen busy booths at PCA. This was not that. This [...]
My Father Cigars’ New Honduran Made Cigar – La Lealtad, PCA26
My Father La Lealtad “The Loyalty” After seeing a post on My Father Cigar’s social media regarding a new Honduran made cigar the hairs on my neck began to rise. There are A LOT of cigars released at PCA every year and while we try to get our hands on [...]
Editorials
Stop Rehydrating Boveda Packs, You’re Ruining Your Cigars
There is a very specific moment in every Boveda pack's life. You open the humidor.You grab a Boveda pack.It crunches. And instead of accepting reality like an adult, you think, “I bet I can fix this.” No. You can't. Let me put it this way... Somewhere, in 1989, somebody thought [...]
Are You the “Alpha Dog” in Your Shop?
Every shop has one. If you don't know who the Alpha Dog is in your shop...it's probably not you...yet. They are not the loudest. They are not the ones who control the TV remote. They are not even the ones with a top-row locker. They are the person that every [...]
New Cigars and Old Favorites
PCA 2026 is behind us and we were able to get a lot of new cigars – a few were smoked at the show, but a lot more came home with me and I am still organizing them, getting them ready to be photographed, reviewed and put on the website. [...]
Cigars Accessories
RabbitAir MinusA3 Ultra Quiet Air Purifier Review
RabbitAir MinusA3 Ultra Quiet Air Purifier I’ve had my eye on RabbitAir for quite some time so I was pretty excited to finally get my hands on one. Until now, I haven’t had any sort of air purifier in my smoke room. As you can imagine, it smells like a [...]
Cool Breath Review: The $79 Solution to a $3 Problem
I Bought the Cigar Breath Gadget Facebook Wouldn’t Stop Showing Me If you smoke cigars and use Facebook or Instagram, you have seen the ads. Over and over. It is like someone decided cigar smokers have two problems. Breath and impulse control*. *That last one might be on target. Although [...]
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 [...]
Cigars 101
Stop Rehydrating Boveda Packs, You’re Ruining Your Cigars
There is a very specific moment in every Boveda pack's life. You open the humidor.You grab a Boveda pack.It crunches. And instead of accepting reality like an adult, you think, “I bet I can fix this.” No. You can't. Let me put it this way... Somewhere, in 1989, somebody thought [...]
Are Cigars as Delicate as We’re Led to Believe?
Ok… so yeah, cigars are delicate. Don’t drop them, they will break. However, they are more resilient than we may be led to believe. They can bounce back if dry and even dry out if over humidified - if they aren’t past the point of no return. One of the [...]
Cigars 101: From Factory Floor to Your Humidor
The process of creating cigars seems simple on a Post-It note. When I first started, I never understood how a brand could have so many cigars on the shelf. Clearly, you can’t have THAT many different blends. Ah, little did I know about the rabbit hole the cigar industry actually [...]
