For the second year in a row, we asked you what your favorite cigar of 2024 was. After nominations and a final voting process, it’s time to announce the winner. The post 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards: The Winner appeared first on halfwheel.
The sampler includes new sizes for some of the company’s blends, but you’ll have to attend an event go get your hands on it. The sampler debuts this Saturday at a Phoenix area retailer. The post AGANORSA Leaf Flex Sampler Debuts This Week as Event-Only Release appeared first on halfwheel.
65.3% ABV Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bardstown, KY The Father of Bourbon? Telling the story of who Elijah Craig was and what he is known for would take up volumes. If his life story was a Netflix documentary, it would require a few seasons. But on the surface, you should know that he is considered […]
Punch announces Rare Corojo is now a regular-production cigar. Rare Corojo features an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, Connecticut Broadleaf binder and Honduran, Nicaraguan, and Dominican Piloto Cubano filler tobaccos. In addition, Punch is also launching a new, limited-edition 6 x 60 Rare Corojo ($11.49) size for this year. The box-pressed cigar features the same blend as […]
We take a look at our scores of 2024. Which reviewer gave out the most high scores? Which factory had the highest average score? Did we give advertisers better scores? All those questions and more are answered in this post. The post 2024 Reviews in Review appeared first on halfwheel.
Wrapper: U.S.A. Connecticut Broadleaf No. 1 Darks Binder: Mexican San Andrés Negro Filler: Dominican, Honduran, Nicaraguan Size: 7.25 x 54 Double Corona Strength: Medium/Full Price: $18.45 My sticks have been lying about in their skivvies for 4 months. BACKGROUND: From… Read More ›
The news, reviews and more from the past week. The post Weekly News (Jan. 13, 2025) appeared first on halfwheel.
The governor is looking to make sure Maine no longer has the lowest tobacco tax rate in New England. For a cigar with an MSRP of $9.50, it would mean an increase of more than $2 in taxes. The post Maine’s Governor Calls for 50 Percent Increase in Cigar & Tobacco Taxes appeared first on […]
Enrique Seijas was inspired to add Peruvian tobacco to the blend of the Special Edition because of his father’s love of tobacco from that country. Sadly, José Seijas passed just a few weeks after the cigar was released. The post Matilde Special Edition appeared first on halfwheel.
The new size is scheduled to arrive in about a month, geared toward shorter smoking times due to the colder weather. It becomes the fifth size in the line, which debuted in March 2024. The post Patina Adding Petite Robusto to Oro de Nicaragua Line appeared first on halfwheel.