10 Things Every Cigar Smoker Should Know
From seed to shelf, from filler to binder to wrapper, these are the 10 things every cigar aficionado needs to know when cutting, lighting and smoking his favorite cigar.
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A Curious Collection of Cult Cigars
Some of the industry’s offbeat cigars have gained a serious cult following over the years in much the same way cult movies attract a small, yet passionate fan base.
What's a Cuban Cigar Factory Name?
Cuban cigars vitolas are referenced in two terms, the factory name and also the market name.
Cohiba—15 Fascinating Facts About Cuba’s Most Famous Cigar Brand
Here are 15 facts you may not know about Cohiba, Cuba's most popular cigar brand.
Cigar of the Month Clubs: What’s in the Box?
Thinking about joining a cigar of the month club? Not all clubs offer the same perks, benefits and selection of cigars.
The Tale of Trinidad
For most of its history Trinidad has been shrouded in secrecy and mystery.
9 Things You Need To Know About Montecristo
Here's a list of nine facts you may (or may not) know about Montecristo, one of the most recognizable cigar brands in the world.
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How To Spot A Fake Hoyo De Monterrey
Learn how to tell whether the Hoyo De Monterrey you're smoking is authentic or fake.
How To Spot A Fake Partagás
Learn how to tell whether the Partagás you're smoking is authentic or fake.
How To Spot A Fake Cohiba Behike BHK
Find out if your Cuban Cohiba Behike BHK is real or fake.
How To Spot A Fake Romeo y Julieta
Find out if your Cuban Romeo y Julieta is real or fake.
Cigar 101 Videos
Cigar 101: Cigar Lighters
Editor Andrew Nagy shows how to operate the most common types of lighters used to light a cigar.
Cigar 101: Cigar Cutters
Editor Andrew Nagy demonstrates how to operate the most common kinds of cutters used to clip cigars.
Cigar 101: Snakes In The Humidor
Cigar Aficionado's resident snake experts, David Savona and Gregory Mottola, talk and smoke culebras, the twisted, serpentine cigars that come in threes.
Rocky's New Crop
Rocky Patel talks about his newest tobacco crop growing in Estelí, Nicaragua.
Ecuador's Cuban-Seed Wrapper
Ecuador Habano-seed wrapper is one of the most popular wrappers on the market.
Connecticut Broadleaf
See how farmers grow some of the world's best broadleaf maduro in the Connecticut River Valley.
Cigar Brands
Plasencia
Owned by father-and-son team Nestor Plasencia Sr. and Jr., the Plasencia tobacco operation is quite vast. In addition to large cigar factories in both Nicaragua and Honduras, the …
Flor de las Antillas
Nicaragua’s venerable Garcia family released the Flor de Las Antillas brand in May 2012 using a variety of Nicaraguan tobaccos, their trademark double binders and a wrapper leaf …
7-20-4
Created by Kurt Kendall, a cigar shop owner in New Hampshire, the 7-20-4 brand is distributed by Kendall's Vintage Cigar Distributors of New England Inc. The brand is manufactured …
Hammer + Sickle
Eric Hanson, founder of Hammer + Sickle vodka, debuted his cigar brand of the same name in 2010. In adopting the symbol of Russia as the cigar's logo, he points out that the …
Partagás
Don Jaime Partagás created the Partagás brand in Cuba in 1845, and he constructed the majestic Partagás cigar factory as a proud symbol of his brand, which later was run by Ramón …
Trinidad
Trinidad, which gets its name from a Cuban city, is one of the anomalies within Cuba's collection of cigar brands. It started as a commercially unavailable cigar reserved for …
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Connecticut Tobacco Crop Report
After a disappointing 2018 season plagued by heavy, consistent rains, cigar tobacco farmers in the Connecticut River Valley are optimistic that this year’s crop will yield some of …
Nicaragua’s Tobacco Growers Optimistic About Crops Despite Wind
As Nicaragua approaches the end of its 2018–2019 tobacco-growing season, reports from some of the country’s major growers of premium leaf are mostly optimistic.
Drought In Dominican Republic Means Smaller But Better Tobacco Harvest
The weather has been unusually dry in the Dominican Republic over the last few months, and while that lack of rain has meant a lower volume of tobacco coming from the fields, this …
Crop Report: El Corojo Farm, Honduras
Nearly 250 acres of tobacco is flourishing at the El Corojo farm in Honduras, which is owned by Christian Eiroa.
Crop Report: La Canela Farm, The Dominican Republic
About 110 acres of Piloto Cubano are growing in the fields of the La Canela farm in the Dominican Republic. The small tobacco plants were put into the ground three weeks ago, all …
Plasencias Harvesting 152nd Crop In Nicaragua, Honduras
The Plasencia family is in the midst of its 2017–2018 tobacco harvest, which Nestor Andrés Plasencia, vice president of Plasencia Tobacco S.A., says is exceptional.