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,…
Tag: Nicaraguan
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…
NEW! La Aroma De Cuba Pasión
Award-winning father-and-son cigar-makers José ‘Pepin’ and Jaime Garcia blend a masterful Nicaraguan Puro from the finest premium tobaccos grown on prized family estates in Estelí, Jalapa, and Namanji. READ MORE >>>
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…
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…
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…
2017 Quesada Oktoberfest
Category 5 Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Crazy North Koreans and a American political environment that is on the edge of the abyss. The world we live in every day seems like a surreal dream / nightmare that’s getting more and more chaotic, Germany’s 145 year old Oktoberfest is a welcomed annual fifteen day party celebrating beer, food and fun! Oktoberfest is one of…
Pairing Cigars With Beer
Of all the questions I get while helping customers in the humidor, the question of what cigar pairs well with “beer” is sometimes the most difficult to answer. The reason it’s difficult is that it depends — depends on the beer. While it’s hard to stray too far off the mark when pairing the typical cigar with the typical beer,…
NEW! La Aurora 1961 & 1987
La Aurora, the Dominican Republic’s oldest cigar factory, has just released two new cigars that we’re very excited about — La Aurora 1961 and La Aurora 1987. La Aurora 1961 The 1961 features a Dominican corojo wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and fillers from the Cibao Valley in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. These tobaccos come together to produce a…