Romeo New Life
Romeo y Julieta have been making cigars for well over 100 years. They are, indeed, a very well known Cuban brand. Since the embargo, this brand has been available in the US market made in the Dominican Republic. The brand is currently owned by giant manufacturer Altadis, and they have several sub brands under the R y J label. The newest is quite a departure from the tradition of Romeo y...
Guayacan
Noel Rojas makes a hell of a cigar! OK, so now you probably want to know who Noel Rojas is. I don’t blame you. And I don’t have the answer, but I assure that I’m going to find out. There are so many new cigars put out each year that you can’t smoke them all. And sometimes when someone gives you a stick, it’s hard to remember much about it. I picked up a...
Salutem- A Cigar That Rises to Overcome Great Challange
Nowadays everyone is making different cigars. And cigars with different names. Some of the names are made up and some have a great story behind them. Salutem, which is actually a Latin term that is used as a greeting means more. It has a connotation of something that has overcome a monumental life challenge. It ‘salutes’ those who live life to its fullest. This name...
Battleground – 150: A Winner
Cigars come in all sizes and shapes. And, after a while you’ll think that you’ve seen them all. You haven’t. There is always something else to come down the pike. So, I wasn’t surprised when I heard about a cigar line that is named after and about the civil war. I just thought it would be one more gimmicky undistinguished cigar. I was wrong. The folks at...
Steam Punk and a New Cigar – Foundry
One of the most different things to be encountered at the recent cigar industry trade show was the introduction of Foundry, from General Cigar. FOUNDRY is a stark juxtaposition between the old and the new. This visually-arresting collection was inspired by the art form of “steampunk,” which is both a retrospective and futuristic interpretation of innovation. FOUNDRY is the brainchild of...
