Oliveros King Havana Maduro
It’s always nice to meet nice people in the cigar business. And even more so when they are successful. Oliveros and SWAG are a cigar company with many years of success behind and ahead of them. Some months ago I had the pleasure to meet with Fabian, their director of Marketing at his offices in North Miami. He took the time to tell me his story and show em the line of cigars....
Quesada Oktoberfest – Kaiser Ludwig
I don’t think that we write about cigar and beverage pairings enough. I am mostly a purist – when I smoke for review I rarely drink anything during the smoke. Diet Coke afterwards, but almost never anything while I am smoking. If I’m smoking with friends in an after dinner situation, I’m a bourbon drinker. I am not, for better or worse, a beer drinker....
Cordoba & Morales 19th Hole
I like good cigar stories. Some are tall tales and some are success stories. In this case a few cigar people got together and started a brand, Cordoba & Morales. You can just see their enthusiasm for the business and cigars in general by looking at their photo to the right. Since 2011, they have been making cigars, good cigars. As of now, they have three lines out, each with a...
Arandoza – Gems from a Small Family
There are far too many cigars and cigar makers to keep track of them all. And, since I write about cigars for you on a regular basis, I know lots of them. I can’t imagine how you could even try to keep up as an individual. Still, every month new cigars from new makers come onto the market. And some of these sticks are good or even great. How do you find out about them? If...
Undercrown to the Top
Drew Estate has rocked the tobacco world. Years ago, when he started the company Jonathan Drew was thought of in Nicaragua as that crazy American. Now, while the cigar establishment may still think he’s a little crazy, they all acknowledge that the revival he has brought is incredible. Drew Estate makes some great cigars and sometimes they are hard to find. One of the best known...
Pedro Martin Fiera
How do you make a good cigar? Well, it takes patience and practice. I guess seventy years is enough of both. Martin Family Cigars is the culmination of over seventy years of experience, Pedro Martin, combines with a youthful passion, Maria Martin. This father and daughter team combines to bring an excellent cigar to market. Father Pedro passed away a couple of years ago, but daughter...
