In July of 2020 J.C. Newman would introduce a cigar that would quickly release cult status. Yagua is the Elaphant Man of the cigar world, but yet it is sought after by smokers each time it is released. Available in one size, a 6 x 54 Toro. The cigar is designed to based on the memory of a Cuban cigar from the 1940s. Lazaro Lopez, general manager of J.C. Newman’s PENSA factory created this to […]
The Black Label Trading Company Orthodox is an exclusive cigar that was made available only to retailers who attending the PCA 2024 trade show that occurred in March in Las Vegas. Available in three sizes; Short Robusto (4.5 x 52 / $12.50), Corona Gorda (5 x 46 / $12.50) and Toro (5 3/4 x 50 / $13.00). Each size is limited to 900 boxes. According to James Brown, creator of Black Label Trading Co./Black Works […]
The Wise Man Maduro like the Wise Man Corojo was re-branded and re-blended for 2024. Foundation Cigars the company that makes these lines took the production of one of their signature cigars from Aganorsa Leaf and moved production down the road to My Father Cigars S.A. No official reason for the change was given but Foundation has ceased all production with the former. Whenever a company makes a totally new cigar of an existing brand […]
Rojas Cigars is back celebrating Cinco de Mayo this time with their own release simply called Cinco de Mayo LE. In 2023, the company released Elote for United Cigars, a version of the Firecracker which translated to Street Corn. Spoiler Alert: This cigar was exponentially better. According to Noel Rojas this will be the first of an annual series to commemorate the Cinco de Mayo holiday which celebrates Mexico’s victory over the 2nd French Empire at the […]
Aladino Fuma Noche was launched at the 2024 PCA Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Available in one size; a 6.25 x 54 called Super Toro the name translates to Night Smoke. The company has been secretive on the blend which saw the original press release to mention corojo tobacco only to have the company walk back the use of the tobacco type. Cigar Review: Aladino Fuma Noche Size: 6.25 x 54 (Toro) Wrapper: Honduras “Maduro” Binder: Honduras […]
The Rojas 10th Anniversary celebrates the American dream achieved by Noel Rojas. Noel Rojas left Cuba in the middle of the night on a homemade raft that would take him to Mexico where he would make the journey as a Cuban immigrant to the United States. I first met him when I lived in Miami at a cigar shop owned by Nestor Miranda and his son-in-law Jason Wood. It was here we would develop a […]
Blackened S84 Shade to Black is the followup to M81 Maduro to the Core which was released in 2022. The cigars are a passion project between Rob Dietrich, the Master Distiller & Blender of BLACKENED Whiskey; James Hetfield, Metallica co-founder, singer and guitarist; and Jonathan Drew, Founder and President of Drew Estate. For those who think that James Hatfield is just a figure head for the line of cigars all you need to do is […]
Crowned Heads has announced Blood Medicine Limited Edition 2024, a tribute to the company’s hometown of Nashville, TN. Blood Medicine was first launched as an event only cigar with a production of only 6,000 cigars. The cigar would lay dormant until 2022 when it was revived once again as an event only cigar. “To this point, we’ve only utilized ‘Blood Medicine’ as an event-only, gift with purchase cigar. And always in a traditional 5 x […]
Before we light up our Alma del Fuego which means, soul of fire in Spanish we decided to take a look at the company history. The history of the family should make them one of the most well known in the industry. It wasn’t until until 2017 when they launched their own line of cigars did more people know the name, Plasencia. The story began in 1865 when Don Eduardo Plasencia left the Canary Islands in search of […]
The story of Johnny Tobacconaut and Room 101 is full of false starts and premature finishes. Room 101 was born in 2003 by Matt Booth as a jewelry company. In 2009 Matt Booth would hook up with Davidoff in their attempt to get younger and cater to the growing boutique cigar market. In 2017, he would not renew his contract with Davidoff and announced he was leaving the cigar industry. That decision was short lived […]