In early April, Davidoff launched the new and highly anticipated Chef’s Edition cigar at their NYC flagship at Brookfield Place. Running about $30, the cigar is comprised of an Ecuadorian habano wrapper, Ecuadorian Connecticut binder, and four Dominican fillers including: piloto viso, San Vicente mejorado seco, San Vicente mejorado viso and San Vicente viso. The composition […]
Since the whiskey boom of 2008, the craft whiskey industry has seen its growth almost exponential in the number of new and interesting craft distilleries that are opening up shop. Not to take anything away from the classics we should always pay tribute to like Michters, Pappy, Buffalo Trace, even Westland, there are a number […]
According to DNA Info, Sugar East, formerly Merchants NY Cigar bar, is now re-opened. And NYC cigarette smokers can rejoice, because Abraham Merchant has apparently decided to utilize the grandfathered smoking permit that once allowed Merchants NY Cigar Bar to function. Cigar smokers hopeful that Merchants would “reopen” as a cigar friendly Sugar East are out […]
Archetype Cigars: The Next Chapter Back in stock! Ventura Cigar Company is expanding distribution of archetype chapter 2. Back by popular demand, Ventura Cigar Company is pleased to announce that the Archetype Chapter 2 Cigars, Initiation and Axis Mundi, have been restocked, and will now be shipping to premium tobacco retailers nationwide. Initially available only […]
Ah, the mystical Island of Cuba. For the U.S. it’s the forbidden country that secured the embargo on September 7th 1962 when John Fitzgerald Kennedy re-instated the Trading With The Enemy act of 1917. Since then U.S. citizens have only be able to travel to Cuba for very strict diplomatic or humanitarian reasons […]
I happened across a bottle of Johnnie Walker Blenders’ Batch 10 Year Triple Grain (called “Johnnie Walker 10 year Triple Grain” for the remainder of the review–too much of a mouthful) at my local liquor store and was intrigued enough to pick it up. I’m glad I did. Interestingly, as of my writing of this […]
Short, simple answer: depending on the cigar, between 2 and 6 minutes. The question of how long a cigar will stay lit is an important one for a few reasons. The first is safety. If you are reading this post to try to determine how long to leave a cigar sitting before throwing it in the […]
Short, simple answer: no. Don’t inhale cigar smoke. Longer, slightly more complex answer: while inhaling cigar smoke the way one might inhale cigarette smoke is a well-trod path to the waste-basket, inhaling trace amounts of cigar smoke is a common practice with many veteran cigar smokers. Like retrohaling, inhaling a very small amount of smoke can […]
Davidoff is no stranger to pitching “Limited” cigars in their portfolio and the Davidoff “Wagner Edition” would seem like some sort of marketing ploy for the masses. This cigar however is unique in its age and availability. Released in 2004 to the European market exclusively this Salomon vitola was created as a nod to the […]
Cigar smoking is an activity born of hundreds of years of practice and tradition. And like any other traditional pastime, smoking etiquette developed as ground rules to make enjoying cigars more comfortable for everyone. Some traditions, like dipping your cigar in cognac, have become irrelevant. Many old practices remain important. But times have also changed, […]
UPDATE: as of December 2, 2020, Merchants Cigar Bar is now reopened after four years. Read more here. The day that many of us knew might come has finally arrived, and another iconic NY cigar bar has bitten the dust. Merchants NY Cigar Bar confirmed on Facebook that it is closing down on December 19th […]
Inviting cigar aficionados to “Reach into the Dark to Find the Light,” Ventura Cigar is pleased to reveal PSyKo Seven Connecticut, the third blend in its much-admired PSyKo Seven Collection. PSyKo Seven Connecticut is expertly crafted in the Dominican Republic with an exclusive blend of premium of seven tobaccos. It sits apart from others in […]