Respect – An American Statement
AKA Cigars is a Boutique Cigar Company highly focused on Quality. Started with the idea and concepts in early 2010 of creating a company that would be known for high quality products, as well as a fun, exciting, and edgy nature. The idea was to have an American themed company that is for us Americans. Something for all of us to show our patriotism and to be proud of. Currently the AKA Armed...
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,...
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...
Macanudo Vintage
General Cigar is a very large producer with over a dozen marks and brands. Yet, they are able to maintain a consistent quality and innovation by letting each of the brand teams work on their own. Macanudo has had an excellent reputation and made an excellent and dependable cigar for years. Using the same box and band style as the Macanudo vintage 97, these cigars should be on the market...
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...
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...
