Santa Clara cigars have formally announced the return of the collaboration of Romeo y Julieta that is crafted by A.J. Fernandez. This is the second time Tabacalera USA, owners of the Romeo y Julieta brand in the U.S. and master blender A.J. Fernandez has teamed up. The cigar was initially scheduled for a limited […]
Interesting news coming out of the Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) camp for the New Year. It seems the cigar giant is announcing its return of the Wafe size cigar to its Java by Drew Estate line. The Wafe is a 5 ring gauge in height and a unique extreme trunk-pressed 5 x 46 cigar that […]
Macanudo master cigar blenders had a vision over 3 years ago to create blends that enticed an International palate. That could deliver both strength and flavor using some of the worlds most exclusive and unique tobaccos. Macanudo Inspirado cigars were first released in the international markets and quickly became a favorite among cigar smokers worldwide. […]
One of the best linebackers in football history has his own cigar. Known for keeping offensive coordinators up all night this gridiron legend now can keep you up all night smoking one of the best cigars in the world. The Ray Lewis Legends 52 is a premium cigar from Rocky Patel named after the Baltimore […]
One of the leading cigar manufacturing companies in Europe is Agio Cigars and its line of Royal Agio Cigars. The company distributes to over 100 countries worldwide and produces more than 750 million cigars each year. Headquartered in Duizel, Netherlands Agio Cigars employs more than 2,000 people thus making it the biggest cigar factory in […]
For decades Ernest Hemingway battled depression, insecurity, and alcoholism that tormented him until he died in 1961. As one of the most influential and imitated prose writes of the 20th century, Hemingway’s suicide was a tragic inverse to a great man’s celebration. Those of you from the United States who were around back in the […]
Well it?s finally happened. Cohiba cigars has now attained cult status in the flagship brands of the Cuban cigar industry. One of the leading Cuban cigar makers Cohiba has teamed up with world famous luxury car maker Ferrari to let its cigar lovers enjoy a ?classic smoke? in the car. This is an innovative and […]
Brought back by popular demand Alec Bradley Cigar’s is releasing their now annual St. Patrick’s Day cigar, and they’re on the way to retailers! The cigars are called Black Market Filthy Hooligan Barber Pole, a limited edition cigar, and an offshoot of cigars’ Black Market line. This year’s 2017 version of the Filthy Hooligan is the same […]
Davidoff cigars and their affiliate companies Camacho and Avo have seen an increase in sales, double digit growth to be exact, but their overall sales for 2015 have actually declined when compared to the previous year. The company has decided to focus its attention toward their premium cigars and tobacco accessories business seeing they have […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under investigation. He told investigators that he was not aware that his wife Sara had accepted any illegal gifts from billionaire friend and Hollywood producer Arnon Michan. Apparently there were bottles of pink champagne and expensive cigars given to his wife and one of the cigars were the expensive […]
Those who decide to visit the lavish inn chain known as the Ritz-Carlton will now have a one of a kind opportunity to appreciate the world’s most costly cigar, the His Majesty’s Reserve by Gurkha Cigars now on location at Ritz-Carlton hotels across the nation. Beginning with the Ritz-Carlton a coastal spa and golf resort […]
No morel should cigar or RYO tobacco smokers feel like second class citizens in this age of anything and everything goes. If you are smoking a premium cigar out and about with your significant other you should be sensitive to others but smoking a cigar is not a crime by any means. Ten smokers rights […]
We field hundreds of calls each month about all things tobacco, RYO tobacco, cigars, and smoking accessories from customers. There are a lot of misconceptions about rolling tobacco and cigars that you should know. If you are smoking cigars of any kind other than machine-made cigars you should buy a cigar humidor and you can […]
Back in the 1800’s or even earlier here in America RYO tobacco as a term didn’t exist. Tobacco was smoke in pipes, ranging from fine meerschaum (the landed gentry) to simple pipes carved out of stone or wood. Truth be told, If you wanted a “cigarette” back in the 1800’s you were probably going to […]
Our modern rules for selecting a premium cigar and enjoying the smoking experience. And, to be honest, there are no fixed rules about smoking a premium cigar – this is a product that should be smoked in a way that maps to your personal timeline and tastes. Length of the cigar is important: select the […]
It’s a summer heatwave across the U.S. from here in Chicago to just about any state in the Union including Alaska, where heat records are being broken, like the rest of the country. Our very own OHM Pipe Tobacco 1lb bag of Mint is going to deliver a full on mint blast every time your […]
Cigars are just like any organic product. What separates good quality from something that you probably don’t want to light up is/are a finite group of variables that are defined by the raw materials (tobacco and flavoring agents, if any) to how stringent the advertising process is. Five Elements Every Premium Cigar Must Have Great […]
It’s summer time across the U,S. and many of you are looking for ways to make your next backyard barbecue or summer outing a memorable experience. We will dive in to some products and fun things to do in this blog post – dive in and make your summer awesome! No barbecue in the backyard […]
Each month we receive hundreds of calls from new and existing customers about RYO pipe tobacco products, “the care and feeding” of premium cigars and tobacco accessories. Of course, we get similar questions and some of these are at times driven by popular misconceptions, some of which are fed by social media. Here is our […]
