“Reverend” Mike Lohsl has successfully completed all the requirements for the designation Certified Retail Tobacconist (CRT) through Tobacconist University (TU). CRT’s are the world’s most prestigious and credentialed professional tobacconists. Tobacconist University is the first and only organization that educates and certifies professional tobacconists. TU is the exclusive educational curriculum for the Premium Cigar Association […]
Recently. we got just TEN of a very hard to get cigar sampler delivered. We sent out a notice using our VIP Text System about 1 PM. By 4 PM all TEN were spoken for — GONE. Only people that signed up for the text notices got a shot at these “unobtanium” samplers. Chesapeake Pipe […]
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 >>>
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
