Cigar News
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 ban on all city’s...
Published February 2010
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. I was quite surprised...
Published February 2010
We’re done reviewing 2009 Edicion Limitadas and the news is already out with 3 new smokes programmed for 2010. A short robusto, a robusto and a grand robusto – how...
Published February 2010
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 you to help either...
Published January 2010
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 tobacco operations. The new...
Published January 2010
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 quite a good idea...
Published January 2010
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 and CAO fans –...
Published January 2010
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 lys (it looks like...
Published January 2010
As Jason rightfully reminded me, Habanos SA are not planning to stop their streak of cigar deletions. After the Bolivar Bonita, which we’ll all be sorry to see go away,...
Published December 2009
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 around PHP, and he...
Published December 2009
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 sharing the good stuff....
Published December 2009
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 Cigars offers him some...
Published December 2009
It’s the middle of December and here comes the list of the best Cuban cigars of 2009. I had no problems selecting the #1, but the competition for positions 2-5...
Published December 2009
Just a short note to let you know that a special edition of the European Cigar Cult Journal mag, written specially for the American market, is now available at tobacconists...
Published December 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 we smoked this year....
Published December 2009
Here is new list of 2009 Cuban Regional Editions. Only released or confirmed vitolas are listed. The number of cigars from Punch is impressive… as is the average ring. Bolivar...
Published December 2009
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 that Cuban cigars taste...
Published November 2009
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 Johnson said that he...
Published November 2009
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 months old but I...
Published November 2009
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 tax, a Florida-based cigar...
Published August 2009
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 62 toro and 7...
Published July 2009
This year, Habanos SA will be releasing three limited editions (just like in 2008). They will hit the shelves at the end of the year and, according to pre-tastings published...
Published June 2009
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 Florida, produces Cusano and...
Published June 2009
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 showed up promptly at...
Published June 2009
Habanos SA recently announced which cigars will be removed from production in 2009. There are a couple of vitolas that I will miss for sure (especially the Bolivar Bonitas –...
Published June 2009
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 get in touch with...
Published June 2009
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, it’s way below $3...
Published January 2009
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 of 2008 here). This...
Published December 2008
Well, it’s that time of the year. People are buying gifts, students are getting ready for their exams and cigar blogs are publishing their top & best lists. This is...
Published December 2008
Dear CigarInspector.com readers, I am very excited to tell you that we now have a new reviewer. His name is Joe and here’s what he has got to say about...
Published October 2008
Today, I would simply like to write a few words about a club of people passionate about their common hobby – cigars. L’Aficion du Havane was created in 1994 in...
Published October 2008
If you have been following the news, you probably heard that a few very popular cigar sites were recently bought by a certain Jon Caputo. The sites that were sold...
Published October 2008
Heather from Fumee World sent me a press-release about a survey conducted to gain a better understanding of female cigar consumers. It was created and conducted by Cigar Research and...
Published August 2008
Yes, we published our first cigar review (it was a Bolivar Coronas Gigantes) on the 22nd of July, 2007. During this year, we’ve done around 150 reviews of both Cuban...
Published July 2008
Since I could not go to the show myself, I thought it would be a good idea to make a list of stories concerning the IPCPR 2008 published on other...
Published July 2008
If somehow you missed the news about Padron tastings at KotF, it is really time to check it out. Lucky7 and CigarFan, assisted by famous cigar bloggers will be reviewing...
Published June 2008