PCA (Premium Cigar Association), formerly named IPCPR and, before that, RTDA, is the largest premium tobacco trade group in America. While their name no longer includes traditional tobacco pipes, their efforts on behalf of this important category are still the best in the nation. PCA’S OFFICIAL POSITION STATEMENT OCTOBER 4, 2022 The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is committed to defending…
Category: Cigar News
TAKEN FROM THE DEVIL’S HAND BY ESTEBAN CARRERAS
I love cigars that have a backstory and this one is HUGE! Taken From The Devil’s Hand, or Devil’s Hand for those that like brevity, has a fascinating backstory about its tobacco. Gonzalo Puentes, who runs Esteban Carreras’ factory, once worked for Cuba’s Ministry of Agriculture, and in particular the group responsible for tobacco production. As the story is told,…
NEW HOURS IN EFFECT NOW
Effective Tuesday, September 6th, we are expanding our evening hours back to close to what we had pre-COVID: Monday’s 11 am till 8 pm (Open for Monday Night Football.)Tuesday’s 11 am till 8 pm (Hosting Tuesday Club in the lounge 6:00 pm –8 pm, or somewhat later.)Wednesday’s 11 am till 8 pm (Hosting weekly meetings of the Annapolis Pipe Club…
Take A Trip To Flavortown!
The Mayor of Flavortown, Chef Guy Fieri, has a stealth love for cigars that he doesn’t share through his shows on the Food Network, but he’s a big fan nonetheless. He’s such a fan of cigars that he’s teamed up with Eric Espinosa to release Knuckle Sandwich. Available in both Habano and Maduro wrappers, both cigars are what Guy would…
DUNBARTON TOBACCO & TRUST
“When you try to blend a cigar that everyone likes, you have ultimately created a cigar that no one loves.”— Steve Saka, Owner of DTT Cigars After nearly a year of coordination, we’ve finally added Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust cigars to our humidor. Not just a few boxes here and there. We’re bringing in all their award winning lines: Sobremesa…
The La Palina Experience
March 16th thru April 4th we’re spotlighting the La Palina line of cigars here at Chesapeake. Although La Palina has roots that go back to 1896, brand recognition isn’t very robust. As we personally selected several of the La Palina lines for inclusion in our humidor, we are very committed to introducing these cigars to a larger number of our…
Viva La Libertad!
To christen its new premium cigar factory in Esteli, Nicaragua, Villiger has taken one of its value brands, La Libertad, and completely recreated it from the ground up. The results? FANTASTIC! Really! This new version of La Libertad is sure to make a huge splash on 2022’s Best Cigar lists at the end of the year. Find out more about…
Black Friday Membership Sale
Our ANNUAL Black Friday Membership Sale is back. Between Black Friday, November 26th and Cyber Monday, November 29th we’re taking $100 off our 2022 Annual Membership Dues. If you don’t know what Membership offers you; 24/7/365 Lounge Access (unless the freakin’ government locks us down again, which we can’t control.) Humidity controlled locker. 10% off just about everything in the…
November Is Ashton Month At Chesapeake!
Between November 1st and November 30th We’re Spotlighting the Ashton-branded line of cigars; Classic Aged Maduro Cabinet Heritage Puro Sol Symmetry VSG ESG During the month of November, for every FIVE Ashtons you buy, you’ll get a bonus Ashton. That’s buy FIVE, get ONE FREE!* No strings; BUY 6, PAY FOR 5! This applies to in-stock and special order purchases…
NEW! EP Carrillo Short Run Retro 2021
The EP Carrillo Short Run Series dates back to 2009, when Carrillo was just starting to venture back into the cigar industry, after selling his La Gloria Cubana brand to General Cigar Company. Short Run actually predates all of Carrillo’s regular production brands. After 2009’s release, Carrillo brought Short Run back annually between 2011 and 2016. Five years later, Short…