Top Non-Cuban Cigars of 2008
To continue our “best cigars of the year” series, here goes the list of top non-Cuban cigars of 2008 (you can see the best Cuban cigars…
March 14, 2022
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Former cigar factory worker finds jobs for ex-collegues
Here is a very real example of how the SCHIP cigar tax has actually affected people. Because of the drastically increased prices due to the new…
March 14, 2022
Tatuaje sued by Altadis USA
UPDATE: the lawsuits have been settled. We haven’t seen a huge lawsuit in the cigar industry for a while, and here it is (it’s a few…
March 14, 2022
Tatuaje and Altadis settle lawsuits
According to a CA article, Altadis and Tatuaje settled all of their lawsuits. A confidential (and I wonder how mutually beneficial) agreement was made and Pete…
March 14, 2022
Top Non-Cuban Cigars of 2009
Today we bring you the list of the best smokes of 2009. They are not necessarily released in 2009, it’s just the finest among the cigars…
March 14, 2022
Flavor and Construction Poll Results
Here are the results of our recent polls: As you can see, we can draw one major conclusion from these numbers: although the majority still thinks…
March 14, 2022
Don Pepin Garcia Event at Empire Cigars
Last Friday we had the privilege of having one of the most popular figures in the cigar industry at Empire Cigars – Don Pepin Garcia! Pepin…
March 14, 2022
SCHIP Cigar Tax Increase Unveiled
The inevitable happened – SCHIP was officially introduced in House Ways & Means Committee. Cigars smokers should expect an increase of maximum $0.40 per stick. Fortunately,…
March 14, 2022 Duque Cigars Update
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DO NOT BUY FROM DUQUE CIGARS There have been some negative comments about Duque Cigars in our shops directory lately. I tried to…
March 14, 2022 Davidoff acquires Cusano
This is the second recent acquisition by Davidoff – back in October 2008, Oettinger Davidoff group acquired the Camacho brand. Cusano, a cigar company located in…
March 14, 2022
Alec Bradley introduces “Vice Press” cigars
This is a new blend from Alec Bradley. “Vice Press” will be presented in three formats featuring extra-large ring gauges: 5 x 64 robusto, 6.5 x…
March 14, 2022
$100k offer from Corona Cigars to Tiger Woods
It’s quite fun so thought I should share. Everyone heard on the news about the recent changes in Tiger Woods’ life and sponsorship revenues… Well, Corona…
March 14, 2022
Meet the Smoking Hot Cigar Chick!
Hello everyone, I hope you all are having a great Sunday. As usual on this day of the week, no long in-depth posts or reviews, just…
March 14, 2022
CigarStash.com Released
We all know how difficult and time-consuming comparing prices at different online retailers is. I was talking about it with a friend who knows his way…
March 14, 2022
Tatuaje’s New Logo
Tatuaje’s website has recently been updated with a new logo, direct consequence of a lawsuit with Altadis. Whereas it’s definitely more complicated than the fleur de…
March 14, 2022
CAO: The Real Campaign
CAO International have just released the news about their next advertising campaign and I think it’s a brilliant idea. The campaign will feature real cigar aficionados…
March 14, 2022 2009 Cheap Smokes – list of our favorite budget cigars
Last year, we started posting short reviews of budget smokes, those that we keep for yard works and other not-so-special occasions. It turned out to be…
March 14, 2022 Huge merger in sight
A few days ago, Cigar Aficionado published an article about an upcoming merger. Scandinavian Tobacco (Denmark) and Swedish Match (Sweden) decide to merge their cigar and…
March 14, 2022 Drop in quality after a success?
As a blogger, I try to dedicate some time to scanning what’s going on in my niche. I have noticed a trend lately and I’d like…
March 14, 2022
Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta Serie Release
Update: here is our review of the Joya de Nicaragua Cabinetta. I just received a press-release from Drew Estate about their new line of cigars, Cabinetta.…
March 14, 2022
Kazakhstan enters the cigar market
Surprising, but true – after France, Panama and Puerto Rico, we have another addition to the cigar landscape, and one that, surely, nobody expected. According to…
March 14, 2022
New Cigar Release: Berger & Argenti Clasico
MIAMI – Berger & Argenti Premium Cigars today announced that CLASICO®, a boldly crafted new cigar blend created by the unique collaboration of Enrique Berger and…
March 14, 2022
Nosotros Worldwide Release Event
So last Friday, the folks at Empire Cigars in Raleigh, NC had a very special event. This was the worldwide release of the Nosotros cigar by…
March 14, 2022
Seattle’s parks now smoke-free… and tobacco-free
Okay, this one is so ridiculous that I just couldn’t miss it. According to a Reason.com article, Seattle Parks superintendent T. Gallagher imposed a complete tobacco…
March 14, 2022
New Cigar Release: La Aurora 107
Update: here is our review of the La Aurora 107. Santiago, DR 12 March 2010 As with their very successful Preferidos, Cien Años and 1495, La…
March 14, 2022
Utah’s oldest smoke shop will close due to tax
Increasing from 35 to 86 %, Utah’s cigar tax is becoming the highest in the United States. Existing cigar shops have to come up with considerable…
March 14, 2022 In the blogosphere
Here are some happenings in the cigar blogosphere that you really shouldn’t miss. Contest time at Toasted Foot ToastedFoot.com strikes again with an impressive contest with…
March 14, 2022 Catching up on press releases
There have been some interesting happenings in the cigar industry lately. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to cover all the events but I tried to aggregate…
March 14, 2022
Cigar Release: San Lotano by A.J. Fernandez
Update: here is our review of the San Lotano Oval Miami, FL, 31 July – Cigar Express is pleased to announce the exciting new cigar release…
March 14, 2022
Cigar Release: Master by Carlos Toraño
Update: here is our review of the Carlos Torano Master. One of America’s most respected and venerable premium cigar manufacturers has teamed with America’s most recognized…
March 14, 2022