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Cigar Review: Espinosa Maduro Toro


Having hit store shelves roughly a month ago, the Espinosa Maduro is the namesake follow-up to Erik Espinosa’s first solo release, the Espinosa Habano. Made in his picturesque La Zona factory in Estelí, according to the company’s press release, this cigar is reminiscent of brand owner Erik Espinosa’s personal taste...

Cigar Review: Ortega Serie “D” No. 9



Eddie Ortega made quite the splash last year when he and long time partner, Erik Espinosa, split EO Brands and Eddie launched Ortega Cigar Company. Eddie’s first release was the Serie D Maduro. Cloaked in a dark San Andres Mexican wrapper, the Serie D no. 8 was my #2 cigar of the year last year and is a staple in my smoking...

Cigar Review: La Aurora Preferidos “Diamond”


Unveiled last summer at IPCPR and released in October, The Preferidos “Diamond” is an extension of the La Aurora Preferidos line. The Preferidos line features five other versions which are distinguished by the color of their decorative tubo packaging as well as their...

Cigar News: Press Release: ESPINOSA PREMIUM CIGARS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF ESPINOSA MADURO


Espinosa Premium Cigars is proud to announce the release of the long anticipated Espinosa Maduro. Coming off last year’s successful debut of the medium bodied Espinosa Habano, the Espinosa Maduro will be wrapped in a beautiful, smoothly ...

Cigar News: Press Release: Drew Estate Unveils “Kentucky Fire Cured” line extension to My Uzi Weighs a Ton brand of cigars.


Miami, FL – Drew Estate Inc. announced today the impending release of Kentucky Fire Cured Cigars, an extension to the MUWAT brand also to be produced at the Joya de Nicaragua factory. In development for over...

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Cigar Interview: Jon Huber – Part One

We are very excited to have an in-depth interview with Jon Huber. Jon formerly served as Director of Lifestyle Marketing and left a few months ago when CAO was merged into General Cigars. Over the next three days, Jon will talk about his early days at CAO, life in the office during the merger, his departure, and his new cigar venture. We hope you enjoy! Part...

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Toast of the Week (2/21/11)

We are running our Toast of the Week a day early to make a special announcement – this week our posts will be dedicated to CAO and Jon Huber. Following our toast today, we will feature a 3 day interview with former CAO Marketing Director Jon Huber -  he’ll reflect on his time at CAO, discuss the atmosphere during the mergers, and go into great...

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Cigar Poll – Limited Release and Hard to Find Cigars

Today we are asking how you feel about all of the limited release cigars that are produced each year. Ahead of the limited release class seem to be Viaje and Tatuaje. These cigars are produced in very small batches, and at times are produced specifically for a B&M, and are sold only there. From the comments on my cigar forum, there are lots of people who...

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Show Your Stash – Jim

Today’s Reader’s Stash is from Jim. Take it away! (To learn more about this new series, and how to submit pictures of your stash, click here.) ========== I keep 2 humidors at home and 2 in my office – just don’t want to look like I’m over doing it at home and I like to share with a couple of guys in my office if they’re having a...

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Cigar Review: Oliva Cain F Nub

Today we are very excited to have a guest review from GC Puffs. GC manages a cigar blog that I just became aware of a few weeks ago, and it has quickly become one of my favorite blogs to visit – I’ve gone back and read through almost all of his posts. We wanted to provide GC some space on our blog to do his thing, and would like to encourage our...

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