Warped La Colmena
From Kyle Gellis and his Warped Cigars comes La Colmena or “The Beehive”, a series of boutique cigars built around Nicaraguan and Dominican filler tobaccos, an Ecuadorian binder and an…
Leaf by Oscar
From Pittsburgh-based cigar retailer “Island” Jim Robinson and cigar master Oscar Valladares comes Leaf by Oscar, a series of savory smokes crafted by Valladares’ team at his factory in Honduras.…
Top Five Stocking Stuffers For Christmas 2017
The holidays are always a magical time for cigar aficionados, with the cheerful gatherings, delicious treats, tasty libations and of course the most prized moment of all: The lighting of…
Cigars and Wine: Finding Paradise Between Grape & Leaf
When your friend calls you up and says “Hey! They just opened a cigar bar near me. Let’s go!” you grab your cigar accessories, head out to what hopes to…
Las Vegas Cigar Lounges & the 2017 IPCPR Convention
I hope everyone’s week is off to a good start. A lot of people out there have been excited for this week to start in anticipation of the 2017 IPCPR…
Cuban Cigars Safe For Now
Trump Bolsters Embargo Yet Leaves Current Cigar Policy Intact President Trump announced to a raucous Cuban-American contingent in Miami on Friday that he will institute an immediate roll back of…
The Great Cuban Cigar Tease: Obama’s Gift to Cigar Aficionados Now Languishes in Uncertainty
When former-President Barrack Obama announced a loosening of the Cuban-US relations after over a half-century of embittered Cold War-era policies, cigar aficionados across America let out a collective roar of…
Vegas Robaina: Family, Tradition and the Birth of a Legend
The world of Cuban cigars is filled with stately names that have been a part of cigar lore for generations, some dating back over a hundred and seventy-five years. Cuban…
Cigars and Cognac
There is perhaps no greater gift to mankind than time spent with a good cigar and a tasty beverage. There is a certain excitement that propels us onward from the…
Romeo y Julieta: Puros de Amor
Shakespeare’s tale of tragic love, Romeo and Juliet, strikes a chord in almost everyone, whether a reminder of lost loves, memories of what might have been or simply as just…