Industry News
La Aurora Announces U.S. Relaunch of La Aurora 100 Años with New Box Design
La Aurora USA announces the relaunch of La Aurora 100 Años in the U.S. with a new box design at Total Product Expo (TPE) 2025 in Las Vegas. The same cigar that was originally launched in 2003, 100 Años celebrates 100 years of superior tobacco production and cigar excellence. Hand-crafted from 100% Dominican [...]
2024 Cigar Rights of America (CRA) Fall Freedom Sampler
It is that time again! Each year, the CRA puts together a cigar sampler to boost membership...and this one has a pretty good line-up! The sampler has a suggested retail price of $200+/-, but we have seen several different price points, so shop around. The 2024 Cigar Rights of America [...]
Cigar Family Charitable Foundation Opens New Academy of Arts
Yesterday, the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation (CFCF) celebrated the opening of its new Cigar Family Academy of Arts. With generous support from Hublot, this new center furthers the Fuente and Newman families’ goals of providing children in the Dominican Republic a diverse range of educational and career opportunities. Located in [...]
Editorials
7 Cigar Myths That Need to Go Up in Smoke
Cigars have been around for centuries, yet somehow, misinformation about them is as popular as ever. Enter Cigar Myths. Whether it's social media nonsense, pseudo-science, 'that guy' in the lounge who pretends to know everything, or just plain stubborn ignorance, myths about cigars refuse to die. So, let’s torch some [...]
The Heart of a Cigar Factory – The Galera
While going through back issue of Cigar Press, we stumbled across this great article written by Sam Mendez. Originally published in Volume 7 Issue 3, we had to share it once again. Whenever you enjoy a truly outstanding cigar, it means that every step, every link in that chain, from [...]
Winter Puffing: Three Short Cigars For Surviving the Cold
Ah, winter. It is the time of year when your desire to enjoy a leisurely smoke is pitted against the unforgiving reality of sub-zero temperatures. Ok, maybe not sub-zero (looking at you, Florida), but cold nonetheless. There is a BIG catch regarding smaller cigars and quicker smokes for cold days. [...]
Cigars Accessories
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 [...]
C.L.E. Cigar Company to Offer Display Case for Asylum 867 at the 2024 PCA
C.L.E. Cigar Company announces that they will debut a newly created in store display case for the Asylum 867 at the 2024 PCA. Asylum, recognized for its bold and edgy cigars, pushed the boundaries when they showcased the Asylum 867 at the 2023 PCA.The Asylum 867 presents a new dimension [...]
Cigars 101
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 [...]
Wrapper Tobacco’s Influence on Flavor
There is no debating that the wrapper tobacco on a cigar has an impact on the taste of a cigar, and depending on the factors that we are about to look at, the influence can either be substantial, or minimal. This is never a precise statement. The best way to [...]
Humidity, Temps and Cigars: A Discussion with Nicholas Melillo
Cigar Press - How do you personally like to keep your cigars? Nicholas Melillo - First I would like to express that the following are my personal opinions that I have developed from over 20 years smoking and storing cigars. I am not a scientist by any means but a [...]
