E.P. Carrillo Encore Majestic
It’s difficult to talk about the E.P. Carrillo Encore Majestic without mentioning the man behind the brand. Ernesto Perez-Carrillo is a cigarmaker who has been through many phases in the cigar industry, a man who reinvented himself …
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drinks pairings
Cigar Pairing: Ommegang’s For The Throne Is Also For Your Cigar
Just in time for Sunday’s season eight premiere, Ommegang and HBO have launched For The Throne, their newest “Game of Thrones”-inspired beer.
Craigellachie’s Clever 33-Year-Old Scotch Commands A High Price
How can a Scotch brand that’s only been around for six years suddenly offer a 33-year-old single malt with a $3,000 price tag?
Cigar Pairing: Dogfish Head The Perfect Disguise
Is it a Kölsch-style beer, or a Double IPA? This is the question Dogfish Head wants its fans to ponder while drinking its newest concoction, The Perfect Disguise.
Cigar Pairing: Samuel Adams Spruce Tip Lager
Part of the new Samuel Adams fall variety pack, Spruce Lager is an easy-drinking beer with a slightly tart and piney flavor profile that’s just robust enough to pair with a mild- …
Blend Ambition
The Scotch whisky that conquered the world—but lost its groove—is resurgent.
Smoking Under Bond
We drank our way though a wide selection of bonded Bourbons and other spirits from the bonded warehouses of America to see how they perform in the glass when paired with two …
where to smoke
Review: Casablanca Cigar Bar, Asheville, North Carolina
Casablanca Cigar Bar has raised the game in Asheville, North Carolina’s artsy mountain city.
Review: Leopard Bar, Hotel d’Angleterre, Geneva, Switzerland
The Cigar Lounge at the Leopard Bar has proven so popular, both for hotel guests, tourists and the regular local after-work crowd, that they had to ban cigarettes to keep enough …
Trolley Car Cigar Lounge Coming to Norfolk, Virginia
The historic downtown area of Norfolk, Virginia, is about to get a unique addition to its spread of hotels and restaurants along the Chesapeake Bay: a cigar lounge housed inside a …
Review: El Gaucho Steakhouse, Portland, Oregon
Part steakhouse and part full-service cigar lounge, El Gaucho is located adjacent to the historic Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon.
Review: Hollywood Smoke, Santa Monica, California
Hollywood Smoke is the only tobacco store in Santa Monica where you can still sit and enjoy a cigar.
New Diamond Crown Lounge Opening in Rapid City
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has partnered with Tinder Box Rapid City to open a new Diamond Crown Lounge inside the cigar store.
cigar gear
Fuente Fuente OpusX 25th Anniversary Accessories Coming Soon
The famous Fuente Fuente OpusX brand turns 25 years old next year, and to jump start the celebration maker Arturo Fuente Cigars has teamed up with S.T. Dupont to create a line of …
Review: Screwpop Magpulse Cigar Cutter
Screwpop, a company known for making keychain-style accessories, has introduced a cigar cutter that uses neodymium rare-earth magnets.
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