Awards Week 2024 comes to an end with your favorite cigar bloggers’ favorite Top 25 list. Unlike the other live shows, please ask questions via our Facebook and YouTube pages. The post Watch: The Consensus 2024 (12:00 P.M. CST) appeared first on halfwheel.
Cohiba and Montecristo join the Chinese New Year celebration with two exclusive limited editions honouring the Year of the Snake, which begins on January 29. According to Chinese mythology, the snake symbolizes wisdom, intelligence, prosperity, and longevity. For this special occasion, both brands have introduced a unique humidor featuring the Short format, a cigarillo highly valued […]
Goldeen has almost 30 years senior management and executive experience in the cigar industry. He is best known for his 24+ year tenure at Ashton Distributors, Inc., where he served as Vice President of Sales. During his time there, he helped grow well-known cigar brands like Ashton, La Aroma de Cuba and San Cristobal, as […]
Alec Bradley is teaming up with Green River Distillery and Justins’ House of Bourbon for Alligator Char, part of the Uncut Series. It is marketed to pair with the Green River Single Barrel Bourbon in a package of three cigars and a 750 ml bottle of the bourbon for $79.99. The 6 x 50 Alligator […]
The Cigar Smoking World Championship organization recently announced their new collaboration with Oliva Cigars. Starting this season, Oliva Cigars will provide the championship cigar and now the rules of the competition will be printed in a new official CSWC Oliva brochure as well. The brochure will be available at all CSWC qualifiers, official training sessions, […]
Courteous of Small Batch Cigar, 2 delightful grab bags of cigar accessory swag are delivered as promised. The contest: Ask me up to three questions. I will do my best to answer them honestly. I chose my favorite set of… Read More ›
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The 2024 release of Alec Bradley’s Fine & Rare marked the 14th installment of the line created to show that 10 tobaccos could be successfully used in a blend. It’s also likely the first one developed by the Scandinavian Tobacco Group team since the acquisition of Alec Bradley in 2023. The post Alec Bradley Fine […]
The opening of the Fábrica de Puros takes marks a pivotal moment in the journey of the company that coincides with the 30th anniversary of Maya Selva Cigars. This event represents an opportunity for celebration. The fine aroma of tobacco rises within the tall, luminous spaces of the MSC Factory, as if Kawiil, the Mayan […]
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo 99 Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 54 Robusto Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.50 This is a review of a cigar I critiqued in 2018. Price has only inched up 50¢ in 7 years. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:… Read More ›