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Keeping It Simple: Some Observations On This Year’s IPCPR …

July 18, 2018

Senior editor Greg Mottola on the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas.

Ramon Allones By AJ Fernandez Debuts In NYC

May 2, 2018

The launch party for Ramon Allones AJ Fernandez was held at Club Macanudo in Manhattan’s Upper East Side neighborhood and cigarmaker A.J. Fernandez was there to meet guests.

Burn Lands In Pittsburgh, But Is The Steel City Ready?

April 10, 2018

Senior editor Gregory Mottola attends the grand opening of Pittsburgh's Burn by Rocky Patel.

Fuente Fulfills His Vision With Palatial Expansion

February 23, 2018

I’m still in a bit of awe. Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. has expanded his cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. Expanded might be an understatement. He’s probably tripled the size, and if …

ABAM, A Dominican Factory Off The Beaten Path

February 22, 2018

Senior editor Greg Mottola visits ABAM, the factory that produces some of Villiger’s premium cigars, most notably La Flor de Ynclan.

A Snowy Night With Fuente

December 28, 2017

Gregory Mottola speaks with Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. at the Carlos Fuente Sr. Annual Charity Dinner, a spendy New York fundraiser for the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation.