First 25 to RSVP with @ChiefHava will receive a 5-Pack of 2009 New Release cigars including: Cain by Oliva La Traviata by CAO Room101 by Camacho Cubao Maduro by Espinosa y Ortega Nosotros by Illusione (maybe substituted, depending on availability) Special thanks to @CheifHava, @JoseFloresJr and all the sponsors who donated cigars.
Don Arturo Gran AniverXario
Carlito Fuente has created a new cigar, Don Arturo Gran AniverXario, in a tribute to his grandfather, Arturo Fuente. These cigars are made with the legendary wrapper leaves from Chateau de la Fuente, the birthplace of dream. Carlito Fuente made Don Arturo Gran AniverXario cigars in 2001 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Arturo Fuente […]
Cigar Shop Review: Denville, NJ – United Card & Smoke
This review comes courtesy of Alex (alnpd) If you would like to submit a review of one of your local shops, please take a look at our guidelines Name of Shop: United Card & Smoke Date Visited: 3/12/09 Street Address: 13 Broadway City: Denville State: NJ Zip: 07834 Phone Number: (973) 627-6718 Hours of Operation: […]
OpusX: Cigar Family Charitable Foundation
Each cigar is packaged in a special coffin box that is imprinted with the name of the cigar and the year of release. A total of 500 boxes will be shipped to tobacconists in November 2009. The following is the list of the FFOX cigars for the 2009 release of Fuente Fuente OpusX for Cigar […]
OpusX: The Lost City
In 2004, Andy Garcia began filming The Lost City and wanted to shoot one of the most memerable scenes of his movie at Chateau de la Fuente in July. Unfortunately, there was no tobacco plants growning at Chateau de la Fuente during that time because the tobacco plants are usually harvested in March. In order […]
Cain Habano – Pre Release
Photo Credit: Ian Hummel of The Oliva Family of Cigars On Tuesday I got word from my Oliva Representative that he was out to visit my local shop, Kensington Tobacconist, and left a cigar for me to pick up. The cigar in question was the new Cain by Sam Leccia. Unfortunately, he only received six […]
Alec Bradley Introduces New “Hendrix” Butane Lighters
Tis the season for press releases. With the annual IPCPR trade show right around the corner, peeks at what manufacturers have in store for the show, fly across the internet in blazing fashion. In this installment, I got word from Alec Bradley that they are rolling out a new line of lighters to promote the […]
Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic Lancero (Short Ashes)
A couple of weeks ago I posted a very long writeup on the Cigar Expo put on by Famous Smoke Shop. In that writeup I mentioned that while there, I briefly spoke with Victor Vitale of the Cigar Agency. It was the first time I had the opportunity to speak with Victor in person and […]
New Releases from La Flor Dominicana
Making a debut at IPCPR and arriving in stores in September, Litto will be releasing a Perfecto Habano (MSRP $175/Box of 20), Double Press Habano (MSRP $160/Box of 20) and Carajos (MSRP $27.30/6 Pack):
A.Fernandez Maduro
Since I discovered the Man O’War Ruination, I’ve been tracking down some of his other cigars which brings me to the A.Fernandez Maduro part of his Signature Series over at Cigars International. Video runs around 13 minutes and I’ll be adding the A.Fernandez Maduro to my list of budget cigars. Its not sophisticated nor does […]