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News: Alec Bradley Adding Black Market Punk

Alec Bradley is adding a new vitola to their Black Market line, a 4 1/2 x 42 Petit Corona called ‘Punk’ that becomes the smallest size in the series. According to a report by Cigar Aficionado, the Alec Bradley Black Market Punk is slated to hit retailers’ shelves between March 10 – 15 and will come [...]

Review: 262 Manifesto

On February 7, 2012, 262 Cigars (formally Revolution Cigars) released a limited edition cigar that had been announced back in 2011. Dubbed the “Manifesto”, the cigar is being produced as a call to action to protest smoking bans and governmental regulation of tobacco. In fact, not only is the name of the company (262) a [...]

Press Release: 7-20-4 Cigars Adds New “1874 Series” to Commemorate the Founding Year of Company’s Namesake

February 18, 2012 — The year 1874 saw the establishment of what would become one of the world’s largest cigar manufacturers, the 7-20-4 Cigar Company. Founder R. G. Sullivan built his company’s reputation on his motto: “Quality Still Impels Its Growth.” The Manchester, New Hampshire, company was flourished until the Cuban Embargo closed it and [...]

Review: J. Fuego 777 Corojo “Paka”

For those of you that don’t know… While at an event at Tamura’s Fine Wine & Liquor in Hawaii, J. Fuego decided to produce a limited edition of the popular 777 Corojo blend called “Paka”, which means “tobacco” or “smoke” in Hawaii. Says the people at Tamura’s: The “Paka” is based off the 777 Corojo [...]

IPCPR 2011: J. Fuego

While the approach of Jesus Fuego’s booth at the 2011 IPCPR show seemed a bit quieter than the prior, the booth felt busier in terms of actually business. (So busy, that I really didn’t have much time to speak to Jesus while in the booth.) It was a mix of extensions, reblending and preview for [...]

Review: J. Fuego Origen Lancero

The J. Fuego Origen line was something few knew about until last year’s IPCPR. Part of that no doubt has to do with the fact that the line wasn’t really a regular production line until last August. Okay, maybe most of it has to do with that fact. However, the introduction of the Originals last [...]

Review: J. Fuego Sangre de Toro Robusto

For those of you that don’t know… Last month (that would be April), Jesus Fuego started sending out samples of his newest creation, the Sangre de Toro, which roughly translates to Bull’s Blood. It is a Nicaraguan puro that gets its name from the dark, reddish wrapper, which has nothing to do with bull fighting. In fact, [...]

Review: J. Fuego Origen Originals (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… Around April of this year, J. Fuego started releasing a new cigar onto the market in very small quantities, called the “Origen Original”, a new vitola in the Origen line…The idea behind this vitola was quite different then his other cigars, (and truth be told, quite different then [...]