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Black Label Trading Co. Santa Muerte Short Robusto Cigar Review – This 4.75×52 stick features a dark brown firmly packed satin wrapper with a triple cap and faint coca and…

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Tonight Steve Saka returns to the Prime Time Show for Episode 269.  We always be interesting and entertaining, but the big question will we be able to satisfy Steve tonight…

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Eiroa 50/10

The cigar celebrates a milestone birthday and anniversary, and does so in a big way.
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Tonight the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable tackles the Aura by E.P. Carrillo Shengxiaco Collection.  To help us here, we are joined by a special guest Rountable panelist, Mr. Fred Rewey! The Aura…

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E.P. Carrillo Selects VCF for Italian Distribution

VCF is the parent of Oliva Cigar Co. and J. Cortès.
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Asylum 13 Brands Getting New Packaging

CLE Cigar Co. has started shipping about half of the updated packaging designs. Beyond a facelift, the company is standardizing its box counts.
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Cigar News: Acclaimed Daruma Cigar Revived By Room101

Reading Time: 2 minutes What goes around comes around. In this case it’s the reprise of the Room101 Daruma. 10 years later, the new Daruma is a Nicaraguan puro…

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Beer Tasting: Eureka Heights Brew Company "713" Pilsner (Houston, TX)

Beer Tasting: New Belgium Brewing…

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Cigar News: BCA Pavilion Set for 2023 PCA Trade Show

Following the completion of last years’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, it was announced that the PCA and the Boutique Cigar Association (BCA) had formed a collaborative partnership where…

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E.P. Carrillo Allegiance Cigar Review

E.P. Carrillo Allegiance comes in all box-pressed shapes and wears a prized Ecuador Sumatra Wrapper with flavorful Nicaraguan tobaccos underneath. Expect flavors of spice, nuts, sweetness, and a hint of…

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H. Upmann 1844 Anejo Cigar Review

The H. Upmann 1844 Anejo features a delicious Ecuadorian Habano wrapper that is skillfully draped over a USA Pennsylvania Broadleaf Binder and a filler made by using a three-nation blend…

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Crowned Heads Announces Las Calaveras 2023 – Cigar News

Crowned Heads has announced its tenth iteration of their Las Calaveras line, Las Calaveras EL 2023. For the first time since 2016, and only the second time in its history,…

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Forged Cigar Company is releasing a new regular production line under the Bolivar brand called Gran Republica. The Bolivar brand pays homage to Simon Bolivar, who led the liberation of…

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Plasencia Cosecha 149 Cigar Review

I gotta be honest, Plasencia's Cosecha 149 has been one of my favorite cigars since it was released in 2021. It's a Honduran puro, that features the strength and versatility…

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El Septimo Geneva has announced it is teaming up with Chocolate City in Las Vegas, Nevada to brand its own flagship location into an El Septimo Cigar Bar & Lounge.…

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Cigar Review: All Saints Dedicación Mitre

In 2021, All Saints Cigars would release the fifth vitola in its Dedicación line known as the Mitre. Dedicación was the first regular production line to be launched by All…

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Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf Limited Edition Figurado

Alec Bradley's Double Broadleaf uses a broadleaf binder and broadleaf from two different countries in the filler. This is the first limited edition for the line, which debuted last year.
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When STG purchased Alec Bradley in February, the company said it would integrate Alec Bradley into its Forged division by June.
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Smoke Night LIVE – How to Start a Cigar Factory

Have ya ever dreamed of starting your own cigar factory? Well you are in luck because on this episode with discuss what it takes to create a premium cigar factory…

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Cigar News: Stallone Cigars to Launch Mustang at PCA 2023

At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Stallone Cigars will introduce its latest offering – Mustang. Stallone Cigars is a company founded by Tony Barrios, a cutting horse…

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