UPDATED 8/30/21 Since we had to delay our Lounge reopening due to COVID, we have cancelled this event. We will definitely hold this unique pairing event when the coast is clear! Recently, I had the pleasure of participating in one of the most unique pairings I’ve ever experienced. While I’ve attended pairings featuring various liquors, beers, wines, chocolates, coffees, teas…
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NEW — Perdomo Immenso
NOW IN STOCK! Seventy ring gauge cigars are definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, but their popularity has grown substantially over the last decade nonetheless. For those that have no problem puffing away on a cigar that is roughly an inch and an eighth in diameter, Nick Perdomo is excited to share his new Perdomo Immenso Seventy! Perdomo has officially…
Plasencia Reserva Original Organic Nicaraguan Puro
When I see the “Organic” produce section at the grocery store, typically, my first thought is to ask where are the inorganic fruits and vegetables? Sometimes, I even ask one of the people working in the department “Where are the inorganic ___________?” They never get the joke… While I joke around about organic — inorganic — non organic (as well…
CRASH!
At 10:18 AM on Thursday, April 8th, a 2014 Ford Explorer found its way into the front of our retail shop in Annapolis, MD. The out of control vehicle rammed the right set of windows, continuing into the shop and destroying the work station where Jessie and Jonathan both work everyday. While we don’t open each day until 11 AM,…
Ezra Zion Bagged Lunch Small Batch Cigars
There are two great achievements that set great cigar makers apart from everyone else. The first is being able to produce the same blend consistantly over the period of years and even decades. With the infinite variations in naturally grown tobacco, it’s a rare blender that can create cigars that produce the same flavors with constantly changing stacks of tobacco.…
The Big Payback By Room 101
In March of 2012 — nine years ago — Cigar Press magazine featured a small group of what have typically been referred to as boutique cigar makers that had taken the industry by storm. Pete Johnson of Tatuaje, George Rico of Gran Habano, Dion Giolito of Illusione, Jonathan Drew of Drew Estates, John Huber of Crowned Heads all joined cult…
Fuego Verde By La Palina
Fuego Verde aka Green Fire From the late 1950’s until the early 1970’s, “green” cigars were smoked by the billions in America. These green looking Candela wrapped cigars were so popular in the US that they were known as American Market Selection (English Market Selection cigars, which are shades of cream and brown, are today’s standards.) Today, the “green” cigar…
FRATELLO DMV 2020 LIMITED EDITION
Fratello Cigars has released the third installment of its LIMITED EDITION DMV Series, the 2020 DMV MADURO SELECTION. First introduced in 2018, Fratello’s DMV Series was created by brand owner, and former NASA Analyst, Omar de Frias, to honor the DMV (DC, MD & VA –with DE being added in 2019). This year’s release features a 12-count sampler with three…
BLACK FRIDAY 2020
We hold a Black Friday Special every year, and if there was ever a year we all needed a deal, it’s 2020! This year’s Annual Membership Deal is somewhat different than in years past as we have had to make so many new pandemic-related changes to our shop. There are major changes to the way we all go about our…
Cigars In Tubes Are A Good Idea In The COVID-19 World
The surface of the cellophane is a porous surface that can easily host the current coronavirus. If the cigar has no cellophane, then your dealing with dried tobacco that generally has an oily surface that’s like a magnet to germs and viruses of all kinds.