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Weekly News (January 10, 2011)

If there was ever a fun week of news… this is going to be it. It’s an eclectic bit of information. Pete Johnson confirmed what we reported last week: the Tatuaje Black Label Petite Lancero would be a retailer exclusive for Tobacco Grove, the same store that got the Viaje Samurai in late December. It [...]

Review: Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill

Today we will be taking a look at a young Cuban cigar. One thing Brooks and myself wanted to start doing in 2011 is reviewing more young Habanos to accommodate the people that don’t necessarily age their cigars. It’s nice to know how a particular cigar or box code is smoking right off the truck. [...]

Weekly News (December 27, 2010)

First, I hope you enjoyed the holidays, even if you aren’t religious and don’t celebrate Boxing Day; now let’s see if I can get through the news without any false reporting on Dylan Austin stories… Cuba increased its export of machine made cigars, no word on premium handmades. Speaking of Cuba, Habanos announced the La [...]

Press Release: La Gloria Cubana Inmensos

Review: Flor de A. Allones Dunhill Selección Suprema No.50

Today we will be looking at a very old Dunhill made cigar. Some of you may know that Dunhill not only made cigars for themselves but also had exclusive cigars made under other brands lineups. Originally Dunhill had 3 exclusive brands, Don Cándido, Don Alfredo and Flor Del Punto which were all Dunhill brand cigars. [...]

Press Relase: Trinidad 40th Anniversary Humidor

December 6, 2010 — Habanos, S.A. is proud to present the Trinidad Humidor specially conceived to mark the 40th anniversary of the brand. Made of cedar and majagua with its characteristic green colour, and reproducing the brand logo on the top made of precious Cuban woods, this case is a masterpiece that has resulted from the expert hands and great skill of Cuban craftsmen.

News: U.S. Government Seizes Cuban Cigar Shipments

[Editor's Note: This post is for informational purposes only, and it's publication on this blog is in no way a condonement of breaking any laws, either foreign or domestic. ~ed.] In the last week or so, it has come to my (and others) attention that there has been a HUGE increase in the number of [...]

Weekly News (November 29, 2010)

The Tatuaje Anarchy went on pre-order at Smoke Inn this past Friday, orders should start arriving around December 10th. Alec Bradley gave out more information regarding their upcoming New York line. Cusano has taken over U.S. distribution for Heavenly Cigars. Toraño has filed opposition to MATASA/SAG Import’s Quesada Tributo name. You can read more about [...]

Review: Partagas Serie D No.1 (EL 2004)

Today we are smoking a very special cigar by my absolute favorite Cuban cigar brand. A lot of Edición Limitadas have gotten a bad rap simply because they don’t usually warrant the price tag. A lot of people, myself included, would consider them to be bit of marketing genius on Habanos’ part by making you believe [...]

Review: Dunhill Estupendos

For those of you that don’t know… As I have said before, one of the most interesting brands in cigar history has always been Dunhill, and the Dunhill Estupendos is one of the rarest (and most expensive) vitolas that they produced. It is also one of the two vitolas that came in a Tube (the [...]