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Cigars in Paradise: Casa de Campo’s New Cigar Festival
Let’s be honest. There are a lot of cigar events now. Some are great. Some are excuses to sell samplers. Some are just herfs with lighting only slightly better than your cousin's shed (I mean "man cave"). Then something comes along that makes you stop and say, ok…this one might [...]
Black Star Line Cigars Announces Eugene Bullard Cigar Debuting at PCA 2026
Black Star Line Cigars proudly announces the debut of its newest release, the Eugene Bullard rolled by La Zona, which will premiere at the PCA Convention & Trade Show in 2026. This limited-production cigar honors the extraordinary legacy of Eugene Bullard, one of history’s most remarkable and often overlooked trailblazers. Born in 1895, Bullard [...]
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 [...]
Editorials
The Generational Birthday Ban
Here is the crazy idea behind generational tobacco bans. If you were born after a certain year, you never get to buy tobacco. Ever. Don't get me wrong, you can vote, pay taxes, serve in the military, start a business, even raise a family. But, and this is the big [...]
Cigars in Paradise: Casa de Campo’s New Cigar Festival
Let’s be honest. There are a lot of cigar events now. Some are great. Some are excuses to sell samplers. Some are just herfs with lighting only slightly better than your cousin's shed (I mean "man cave"). Then something comes along that makes you stop and say, ok…this one might [...]
Wait, Not all Cigars are Perfect?
So a cigar isn’t burning perfectly and people can be so quick to tell the world about their issue over one experience, blasting it all over social media. We can be so quick to judge a cigar when it doesn’t burn or smoke well. When we get a cigar we [...]
Cigars Accessories
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 [...]
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
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
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.
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." [...]
