Ten years ago, Nick Melillo left Drew Estate after a 12-year career as the manager and master blender of the company’s Nicaraguan factory to establish his own company, Foundation Cigars. While the move was risky and fraught with obstacles to overcome, Melillo is now celebrating Foundation’s 10th anniversary with the release of a brand new […]
Made in collaboration with Rabbit Hole Whiskey, the all-new Diesel Whiskey Row Founder’s Collection Raceking is coming out just in time for the Kentucky Derby. The limited edition cigar is made at Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez in Nicaragua featuring an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and Nicaraguan filler. What sets this cigar apart is its Nicaraguan binder, which […]
Keeping your cigars in a properly humidified environment is essential to preserving their flavor, aroma, and overall smoking quality, while preventing them from drying out or becoming too moist. Since 1997, Cigar Oasis has been helping consumers keep their cigars in perfect storage with its line of electric humidification systems for personal humidors. Late last […]
While Casa 1910 is serious about telling the story of Mexican terroir through its cigar lines, the company’s newest release, unveiled at the 2025 PCA Show in New Orleans, has a playful twist. Available in two varieties—Mexigars Colorado and Mexigars Habano—the cigars feature an upside down band in the image of a volcano. The idea […]
Artista has undergone quite a few subtle changes over the years with the overall effect of tightening its portfolio and its name. Once known as Tabacalera El Artista, the company is known today as simply, Artista, and its cigars are becoming known for producing fantastic smoking experiences at wallet-friendly prices that rarely rise above $10, […]
Alec Bradley invites cigar connoisseurs to take a break with its newest cigar, Do Not Disturb. Made in the Dominican Republic, Do Not Disturb is crafted using an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, Dominican Criollo binder and Dominican and Mexican filler tobaccos. Smooth and complex, Do Not Disturb offers notes of earth, hay and tea with gentle […]
Aganorsa Leaf’s JFR (Just For Retailers) cigars are celebrated for delivering premium Nicaraguan craftsmanship at an exceptional value. Handcrafted with Aganorsa’s renowned Cuban-seed tobaccos, JFR cigars have offered rich, complex flavors across various blends for 20 years and at this year’s PCA Show, Aganorsa Leaf marked the company’s best-selling brand with an all-new release. The […]
“Eiroa represents champagne, C.L.E. stands for Prosecco and Asylum for Jack Daniels,” says Christian Eiroa, briefly outlining his portfolio once again. So there should be something for every taste and budget. Eiroa brand news: The lines of these brands will be changed over to boxes of 10 with immediate effect. The C.L.E. news of the […]
Sure, Plasencia introduced new tubes and five-packs for some of its products during this year’s PCA Show. But the big news was a new line that includes tobacco grown on a farm located about 3,500 feet above sea level. The post PCA 2025: Plasencia Cigars appeared first on halfwheel.
Constella is a new name to the premium cigar industry, the result of a joint venture between Luciano Cigars and Empresa Madeirense de Tabacos S.A. (EMT), a tobacco company in the Azores. Just over a week after the announcement of the joint venture, the company made its industry debut at the 2025 PCA Convention & […]