All the desire that fits in two years of editions did not end were present last week in the Cuban capital during the XXIII Habano Festival, the most important premium cigar event in the world in which professionals and amateurs enjoy the cigar culture in all its aspects. The Habano Festival is the temple of
Habanos, S.A., through its only distributor for Portugal, EMPOR Importação e Exportação S.A., exclusively presented the new Rafael González Coronas de Lonsdales vitola. The launch was held at an in-person event where gastronomy and music provided the setting for a magical gala full of surprises. During the event, 110 lucky people were able to become acquainted
AJ Fernandez Legacy: Raised in Cuba and steeped in the rich tradition of the Fernandez Cigar Legacy, AJ Fernandez produces unparalleled premium cigars in Esteli, Nicaragua. Ensuring superior quality, the day-to-day operations at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez are managed under the watchful eye of AJ himself. They are a family-oriented cigar company based in Miami, Florida.
Tobacco grower and cigarmaker Nestor Andrés Plasencia is adding a second size to his Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro line. Called Eduardo I, the box-pressed toro will be on display at the PCA trade show in Las Vegas for preorder and is expected to start shipping in mid-September. Measuring 6 1/4 inches by 54 ring gauge, the Eduardo I
The Davidoff Year of the Rabbit Limited Edition 2023 collection is Davidoff’s biggest selection of products around a Chinese zodiac to date. The collection consists of a limited-edition perfecto cigar composed of seven different tobaccos. Alongside the cigar, Davidoff introduces a pipe and a special pipe tobacco blend, an ashtray, a cutter, and an additional,
Late in 2021, Davidoff released the 11th installment of its Chinese Zodiac series, the Davidoff Year of the Dog Tiger. This annual ultra-premium series is one that is highly anticipated by Davidoff cigar enthusiasts. While the start of the Chinese New Year falls in between January 21st and February 20th, Davidoff typically puts out the Zodiac
Melanio Oliva cultivated his first tobacco crop in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba in 1886. His growing operations were suspended while he fought in the Cuban War of Independence. After returning from the war, Melanio resumed his tobacco growing operations. In the early l920’s Melanio’s son Facundo Oliva took over the growing operations. Facundo cultivated the
It has been a long 2-year wait for Habano lovers. After the latest cancellations brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions on the movement of people and on-site events, Habanos, S.A. announces the return of the most awaited event for Premium Cigar aficionados around the world: the celebration of the XXIII Edition of the
The effects of Hurricane Ian passing through the province of Pinar del Río, Cuba’s main tobacco area, have been described as more severe than ever, but some remember that in 2002, when similar meteorological events also occurred, they could become to build all the tobacco curing houses in just over three months. On this occasion,
The Drew Estate story is one of daring, heartbreak & success but, most of all, one of passion for cigars and the country of Nicaragua, where we have been making cigars since 1996. Jonathan Drew & Marvin Samel are not your average cigar makers, their story does not start in Cuba, or with fathers in
