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Quesada Casa Magna Maduro Now Shipping
Just in time for the holidays, the Quesada Casa Magna Maduro is shipping. But you better act fast for a couple of rare sizes... Quesada Cigars is delighted to announce the new Casa Magna Maduro cigar is now shipping. Since 2008 Casa Magna has been a staple of our company [...]
J.C. Newman Ships The El Reloj Collection a 2024 TAA Exclusive
This new limited edition box set includes the first release of Angel Cuesta Shade and Tampa Smokers Tampa, Fla. – Today, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. is shipping The El Reloj Collection to Tobacconist Association of America members across the United States. This new box set contains 10 luxury cigars handcrafted [...]
ProCigar Opens Doors For Registration
ProCigar has opened registration for the premier cigar event in the Dominican Republic. Feb 16th - 21st is when hundreds of cigar smokers will enjoy a week of cigars, friends, and education — and the 2025 ProCigar Registration is open. As a matter of fact, you can ENTER TO WIN [...]
Editorials
14th Annual Cigar Rep Awards
Let's face it. The cigar reps are the hardest-working people in the industry. Not all of them have the luxury of working from home or traveling town-to-town with a Buc-ee's light always appearing in the distance. No, some people spend countless hours visiting cigar shops, listening to books on tape, [...]
La Aurora Cigars Dominican Republic
Writen by Thor Nielsen - Photos by Jason Foraker La Aurora is the Dominican Republics oldest cigar manufacturer with the first factory opening its doors in 1903. Their name is known all over the world by tobacconists and cigar lovers alike. Despite the fact that they are not considered a [...]
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 [...]
Cigars Accessories
This Cigar Flask Is Disappointing For Everyone
Several years ago, something about my personality sent the message that somehow, in addition to my cigars, I needed to travel with alcohol. Hence, the number of flasks I received over those years was enough to stock a full bar. The classic gift was trying to kill two birds with [...]
Stop Giving Your Cigar Friends This Glass
Are you a Supervillain or an Instagram model? No? Then stop giving your cigar friends this glass. There are plenty of articles on cool cigar accessories, such as lighters, cutters, and humidors. These items can enhance or, at the very least, contribute to your cigar-smoking endeavors. This cigar glass is [...]
Go Ahead Steve Saka, Change My Mind About Single-Blade Cigar Cutters
Before I go into sharing my opinion on the new Guillotina de Saka Cutter, let me start out with a full disclosure confession. I am not a big fan of single blade cutters. I always feel they are slowly ’smashing’ a cigar from one side to the other. Not to sound like [...]
Cigars 101
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 [...]
Reproduction – Cigar Tobacco Seeds
Reproduction - Cigar Tobacco Seeds One of the most unknown aspects of premium cigar tobacco is the seed production. Not many people know that tobacco seeds produces pink and white flowers, which grow in clusters at the top of the plant. In fact, most [...]
