Cigar Aficionado

When Rafael Nodal released Aging Room Bin No. 1 in 2014, he blended it around Cuban-seed tobaccos harvested in the Dominican Republic from 1999 to 2001. Now, Nodal is turning to Nicaragua.

Drew Estate has relaunched the Herrera Esteli Norteño Edicion Limitada Churchill, a cigar that debuted in 2015.

The new Herrera Esteli Brazilian Maduro has begun shipping to cigar shops everywhere.

The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT No. 142 is a modified version of the original Tabernacle by Foundation Cigar Co.

The full-bodied Plasencia Alma Fuerte line is getting a robusto size next year.

La Relatos debuted earlier this year at the annual IPCPR trade show and, according to owner Kyle Gellis, is said to be one of Warped’s original blends.

Mombacho Cigars will be previewing its new Mombacho Casa Favilli brand next month, and the cigars are covered in quite an unusual wrapper—Nicaraguan broadleaf. 

Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has added a Salomon to the Hamlet 25th Year brand.

For the Love of the Leaf is the second release in Viaje's Craft Series.

Crowned Heads has turned to La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate in Nicaragua to make Buckeye Land, which will only be available to cigar retailers in Ohio.

The New World series from cigarmaker A.J. Fernandez is getting a new addition: New World Cameroon Selection.

My Father Cigars is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a commemorative cigar called My Father 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 2018.

Rocky Patel Grand Reserve has been designated an international exclusive, a first for the Florida-based cigar company. 

The Oliva Serie V Melanio Edición Limitada 2018 is a limited-edition cigar that will only be available in Europe and Hong Kong.

El Galan Cigars is launching a new cigar next month called Vegas del Purial Gran Reserva.

Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection, which debuted at this Summer’s IPCPR trade show, is shipping to retail now.

Alec Bradley Cigar Co. has a new shipment of its limited-edition Nica Puro Diamond Rough-Cut heading to cigar retailers worldwide.

The six new smaller Liga Privada sizes that Drew Estate debuted earlier this summer at the IPCPR trade show are now on their way to cigar stores.