Arsen An Interesting Smoke
I am always on the lookout for cigars that I don’t know much about. And, there are hundreds of people making cigars. Some doing a good job, some working hard and succeeding and all trying desperately to get noticed. So, it’s hard to find a small maker who has no real marketing budget and no way to reach out to the cigar consumer and media. Of course there are trade shows,...
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...
Montecristo New York – A Cigar That Does the City Well
It’s nice when friends give you cigars. Particularly if they are expensive cigars. Even better if they are good cigars. And best if they are good inexpensive cigars. Today’s cigar was a gift from a new friend. She had just received a shipment of special sticks and I was the happy recipient of this one. Montecristo has been making cigars for the U.S. market for quite...
News and Notes
Gurkha Announces Brief Contest I just received an email from Gurkha telling me about a contest. It’s just a few days until the entry deadline, but the cigars that you can wind are amazing. Check out our review, read about the contest from Gurkha below, and be sure to enter. As part of the launch of Ghost, we are giving away a 20 count box of Gurkha’s newest release! Click...
B-Cuz by Graycliff
Graycliff is a cigar that has been available for some time. While it’s not an old time brand, it isn’t new either. They have had distribution from a number of channels and had a reputation as an upscale brand from the Bahamas. Recently, Graycliff decided to take back their distribution for the United States. And having done that, they released two new cigars at the recent trade...
