Since their release, Fratello Camouflage (Camo) have come in bundles of Robusto (5×50) and Toro (5×50) in four (Verde, Rosso, Blue and Sweet) blends. Starting in March, 2023, brand owner Omar de Frias, will be adding both Churchill (7×52) and Gordo (6×60) to round-out these popular value lines. With this expansion, Fratello has also standardized their bundle counts to 25…
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KNUCKLE SANDWICH 55 MEXICAN NOW AVAILABLE AT CHESAPEAKE
In February, 2022, TV’s Mayor Of Flavortown, Guy Fieri, introduced his special cigar project with Espinosa Premium Cigars, which hit the shelves of shops all over the US. That original release included two wrapper choices — Habano and Maduro. As 2022 turned into 2023, Fieri added a Connecticut blend to round out his standard line and released a LIMITED EDITION…
EP CARRILLO ALLEGIANCE SCORES 94!
The latest addition to EP Carrillo’s. “family” series is the 2023 release of Allegiance. This newest release was created to honor those friends and co-workers that Perez-Carrillo counts on for being there when he needs them to be — the people you’re not related to, but are just like family. He’s honoring these people’s Allegiance, with size names of Sidekick,…
The ROCKY PATEL SIXTY Is Now In Stock
Each year, we try to bring in a good supply of cigars that have recently received great ratings. The Cigar Aficionado Top Cigars For 2022 list places the Rocky Patel Sixty 6×60 at #2 with a 96 rating. Being that the Cuban H. Upmann No. 2 captured the top spot with a 98 rating, for American’s, the Sixty is as…
NEW TO THE HUMIDOR FROM ALEC BRADLEY
Just in time for the “Holiday’s” we’re happy to bring two new brands into our humidor from Alec Bradley — Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf and Alec Bradley Medalist. Alec Bradley Medalist While Medalist isn’t a new cigar, it’s new to us. A sample of Medalist was left by our Alec Bradley rep a few weeks ago. I just got around…
CIGAR ADVENT CALENDARS
In the last couple of years, the traditional children’s advent calendar has taken on a completely new life. There are now advent calendars for many types of interests that the 19th century German Lutherans that began the tradition might not recognize — calendars for Dogs, for Scotch Lovers, for Women’s Make-up, for Tequila Lovers, for Cats and, yes, Cigar Lovers.…
NEW TO THE HUMIDOR — DEADLY SERIOUS BY ESTEBAN CARRERAS
While Esteban Carreras is relatively new to the cigar world they have become a highly sought after boutique brands in America. Named in honor of Esteban Carreras, a prominent Cuban freedom fighter that helped his people escape the country as Castro was coming into power, Esteban Carreras cigars are rolled at the prestigious Tabacaleras Carreras factory located in Estelí Nicaragua.…
PCA POSITION STATEMENT ON PIPE TOBACCO
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…
TAKEN FROM THE DEVIL’S HAND DARK COROJO 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, November 1st, we are are modifying our hours of operation…