When Platinum Nova Cigars burst onto the premium cigar scene in 2019, the company signaled that it wasn’t just another cigar maker. Introducing itself with the launch of six limited edition cigars, each with a beautiful turquoise band wrapped around it to evoke thoughts of the warm Caribbean Sea, there was something different about the […]
When Nicholas Melillo established Foundation Cigar Company in 2015, his first launch was the El Güegüense, Spanish for “The Wise Man.” The Corona-sized cigar was made by Aganorsa Leaf and made Cigar Aficionado’s “Top 25 Cigars” list for 2016. Eight years later and Foundation’s founding brand is getting a whole new look. Now known simply as The […]
The U.S. version of the Rocky Patel Year of the Dragon 2024 will begin shipping this week. The post Rocky Patel Year of the Dragon 2024 Shipping to U.S. Stores This Week appeared first on halfwheel.
40% ABV Whiskey Ireland At the apex of Irish whiskey’s dominance in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Emerald Isle’s chief export could be found in the most far-flung corners of the world. “I was surprised when I looked at the export records from the 1860s and 70s and I saw sales to Brazil, […]
Like the rest of the Cosecha 149 line, the new Honduran puro uses tobacco from the 2014 tobacco harvest, which was the Plasencia family’s 149th. The post Plasencia Shipping Cosecha 149 Cortez Figurado in May appeared first on halfwheel.
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. announces the Tampa Smokers cigar, celebrating Tampa Bay’s minor league baseball team that played from 1919 to 1954. The 6 x 54 Toro ($20) features an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper with a Dominican binder and filler from Nicaragua. The Smokers were a classic local baseball team that featured future Hall of […]
The new limited edition is a 6 x 48 “thin toro” made with a Nicaraguan Sumatra-seed wrapper covering an Ecuadorian habano binder and a filler blend made entirely of Nicaraguan tobacco. The post El Mago Shipping Solstice This Month appeared first on halfwheel.
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 4.875 x 52 Robusto Strength: Medium/Full Price: $11.60 ($10.44 after promo codes) My cigars received 2 months of naked humidor time. 250 boxes of 25 cigars were released. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: Reasonably… Read More ›
The headlines, reviews and more of the past week. The post Weekly News (April 1, 2024) appeared first on halfwheel.
My list of favorites includes the predictable, something that will require your imagination and something that requires a bit of luck. The post PCA 2024: Top Three Things — Charlie Minato appeared first on halfwheel.