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Tatuaje Boris Karloff
Nicaragua Cigar Review

Cigar Review: Tatuaje Boris Karloff Limited Edition

Tatuaje Boris Karloff is named after the actor who played the monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein. What do you do when you run of of monsters from the critically acclaimed Monster series? You start releasing cigars with the names of the actor that played them.  This is something that has been a discussion for a long time with Pete mentioning in the late 2000s that he would like to create a line called the […]

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Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection
Press Release

Press Release: Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection: Spirits Distilled from Grain and Hops

Buffalo Trace Distillery is proud to announce the 26th release from its innovative Experimental Collection: Spirits Distilled from Grain and Hops. As the Distillery’s latest example of its commitment to “Honor Tradition, Embrace Change,” this new addition examines how an ingredient commonly used in beer production impacts a spirit’s final flavor profile.

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Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barren
Bourbon Review

Bourbon Review: Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel Review

Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel is individually chosen by Master Distillers Jimmy and Eddie Russell with each bottle of Kentucky Spirit bearing a distinct date, warehouse, rick, and barrel number, embodying the essence of a genuine single barrel bourbon. Aged between 8.5 and 9.5 years, they introduce a precise measure of limestone-filtered water to attain the ideal 101 proof. It’s always hard to review a single barrel bourbon because no two barrels are alike. […]

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Press Release

Press Release: D.C. Circuit Affirms Premium Cigar Exemption from FDA Regulation

Today both J.C. Newman and PCA sent out great news that Premium Cigars will continue to be exempt from FDA Regulation. If you’re interested in reading the full ruling it can be found at: https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2025/01/23-5220-2096143.pdf According to the PCA Press Release, “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the case of Cigar Association of America et al. v. United States Food and Drug Administration et al upheld the vacatur of […]

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