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The Zino Z-Collection Green
Zino Cigars revamps its popular Z-Collection of accessories with striking and innovative designs. Basel/Switzerland, November 2025. Zino Cigars is proud to unveil its refreshed accessories collection with the first limited drop: The Zino Z-Collection Green – a release that will appeal to aficionados looking for a complete line of accessories [...]
“Kelner LE 80” To Celebrate Henke Kelner’s 80th Birthday
Kelner Cigars proudly announces the release of Kelner LE 80, a premium limited-edition cigar created to celebrate the 80th birthday of industry legend Henke Kelner this December. This exclusive release was blended by Klaas Kelner at his Santiago factory as a tribute to his father’s enduring legacy in premium cigars. [...]
Win Your Way to ProCigar 2026 — Santiago Awaits
Cigar Press and ProCigar are teaming up to send one lucky cigar lover straight into the heart of the Dominican Republic’s most exclusive cigar event - ProCigar 2026 in Santiago. This is the trip you brag about for years. The winner will receive a ticket for the Santiago portion of [...]
Editorials
What’s That Smell?
Aroma and Pre-light Nose A cigar experience starts the moment you pick one up. You notice the appearance, the packaging and the wrapper from its color to the texture, whether smooth, oily or veiny. While the appearance is what might draw you in at first, it’s the aroma, smells, flavors [...]
How to Survive Thanksgiving (and Your Family) With a Cigar
Earlier in the year, I wrote about getting you through Baby Showers, Weddings, and Other Cigar-Free Nightmares. This time…it’s personal. If you made it through baby showers and weddings with your lighter still intact, congratulations. You’ve officially leveled up. Welcome to the next boss fight... Thanksgiving. It’s the day when [...]
Win Your Way to ProCigar 2026 — Santiago Awaits
Cigar Press and ProCigar are teaming up to send one lucky cigar lover straight into the heart of the Dominican Republic’s most exclusive cigar event - ProCigar 2026 in Santiago. This is the trip you brag about for years. The winner will receive a ticket for the Santiago portion of [...]
Cigars Accessories
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 [...]
Flat Flame Lighter by LES FINES LAMES
I just returned from a trip to Spain to find a lovely gift from the team at Les Fines Lames. Initially known for their cigar-cutting knives and later for their punch bracelets, they have expanded into lighters. Frankly, this is a great move and a nice addition to their offerings. [...]
Cigars 101
Cigar Terms and Definitions
Have you ever read through cigar reviews and have no idea what they mean? It's not all fancy fluff to make the cigars sound good or to make us sound like experts. They do have a purpose and meaning. We came up with a list of cigar terms and definitions [...]
Humidor Hacks: Because Your Spouse Has Not Ok’d A Walk-In
Let’s be honest, that ‘starter humidor’ probably didn’t last longer than that New Year’s resolution to hit the gym six days a week. Sure, they hold 6-8 cigars, and there is ‘no way’ you could ever want more cigars than that sitting around….ok buddy. Most people are one mail order [...]
Dirt, Sun, and Smoke: Why Your Cigar Tastes Like It Does
People love to debate all things cigars. Size, strength, LE’s vs core lines. And the debate does not even end at the stick itself. How much is ‘too much’ to spend on a cutter, lighter, or humidor? Before the fancy bands, cedar boxes, shelf talkers, and Instagram posts, it all [...]
