Plasencia Cigars S. A. presented their third award “Plasencia International Retailer of the Year” during the InterTabac 2022 trade show in Dortmund, Germany.
In previous years there was always a plethora of new cigar companies popping up, usually quite evident by looking at my to-do list for booth coverage at the PCA Convention…
They’ve called him Sakakhan, Papasaka, and Sakasquatch; he’s known as the cigar guru for the craft cigar world; and the Nicaraguan’s call him el gringo gruñón (or the grumpy gringo);…
This is the fourth consecutive year that Plasencia has released a cigar for Chinese New Year. The post Plasencia Begins Shipping Year of the Dragon appeared first on halfwheel.
Many companies have produced cigars in celebration of the Year of the Dragon, but Rocky Patel Premium Cigars produced three vitolas for three different markets.
Sandy Cobas’ ascent to managing America’s most prized boutique cigar operation traces back to an unlikely beginning—adding hand-rolled cigars to gift baskets in her Miami liquor store during the mid-’90s.
In an industry filled with established manufacturers, El Mago emerged in 2022 when founder Nick Fusco launched the brand to honor his grandparents, Maria and Gonzalo Torre, who tragically perished…
On this week's episode of the Long Ash Podcast, Nick and Greg are back in the studio together to discuss the year-end cigar of the year lists from various cigar…
Not since Cigar Dojo’s first year-end ranking has one of Smoke Inn Cigars’ Microblend releases appeared on our list (then going to the fifth-ever Microblend: Tatuaje Anarchy Apocalypse).
When picturing your average release from cigar blender James Brown, a delicate Connecticut is likely not at the top of the list. His Black Label Trading Co.
The original Arlequín, introduced by Fratello in 2020, quickly established itself as a standout line, earning the No. 6 spot on Cigar Dojo’s 2020 year-end list.
Following up the wildly popular Sobremesa Brûlée cigar of 2019, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust introduced a more premium spinoff variation of the blend in 2020, dubbed Sobremesa Brûlée Blue.
