Cigar Pairings
Top 5 Cigars & Cocktail Pairings for Mardi Gras
To get you prepared, we’ve put together five mouthwatering smokes you can pair with classic Mardi Gras cocktails...
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Staff Reviews
Rocky Patel Velvet Edition
Rocky Patel Velvet Edition cigars are patiently assembled, and the skill of the rollers is evident the second I light up...
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J. Bennett Alexander
13 Feb 2023
Cigar 101
Araparica Tobacco
While some of the Arapiraca tobacco is used as long filler, the real prize is Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper leaf...
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J. Bennett Alexander
10 Feb 2023
Cigar Culture
J.C. Newman Cigar History
In 1954, to get closer to Cuba, the source of its tobacco, the company moved to Tampa’s Ybor City, long a capital of cigar manufacturing in the US...
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Staff Reviews
Villiger Exclusivo USA
When the Holt’s buying team found out Villiger Exclusivo USA was officially on the chopping block, they exercised an ultra-shrewd, ultra-frugal strategy to score a truckload...
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Cigar Culture
The Robaina Family
A meticulous and demanding farmer, Alejandro Robaina was famous for not only growing superior crops but for achieving much higher yields than many other farmers...
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Staff Reviews
Flor de las Antillas 10th Anniversary
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of this iconic Nicaraguan handmade, renowned father-and-son cigar-makers Pepin and Jaime Garcia have blended a small-batch masterpiece...
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J. Bennett Alexander
27 Jan 2023
Cigar Culture
Ron Perlman & Cigars
Throughout his career, Perlman has put cigars in the hands of several of the characters he’s played....
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