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.…
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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.
NEW PERDOMOS ON THE WAY!
Perdomo has revamped their 10th Anniversary Sun Grown and Noir lines starting this summer. Welcome the NEW Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Maduro & Sun Grown. “Our Perdomo Reserve line has been on the market for over 20 years,” said Nick Perdomo, Jr., president and ceo of Perdomo Cigars, via a press release. “We wanted to come out with something…
PROTECT YOUR CIGAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE’S GERMS!
All those precautions you took helped you dodge infection like Neo dodging bullets in the Matrix, but then, you dropped your guard a little too early. It’s like DeShaun Watson spiking the football BEFORE he crosses the goal line.
EXPERIENCE THE SUMMER OF PERDOMO!
Chesapeake Pipe & Cigar and Perdomo Cigars have teamed up to make this The Summer Of Perdomo! *While Supplies Last We currently have five different hat color schemes to choose from, but some will move faster than others. Collect a whole set or just grab one!
NEW AT CHESAPEAKE: Sobremesa By Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
I love a cigar that comes with a story… One of the most interesting stories in the premium cigar industry is the career trajectory of Mr. Steve Saka. Saka wasn’t born into cigars. He had to create his own reputation with hard work and a God-given talent for expertly blending premium cigar tobaccos. It’s hard to believe that the same…