FTNYC received these cigars for review from an exclusive El Tiante event at the Nat Sherman Townhouse a few months ago. We’ve already reviewed the El Tiante Habano Oscuro, which I thought was a really fantastic cigar that showed the fingerprints of Don Pepin. This cigar is the Habano Rosado, which I eagerly looked forward […]
PINELLAS PARK, Fla., July 27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Camacho, the world’s boldest cigar and a core brand in the Oettinger Davidoff Group portfolio, is pleased to announce a new partnership with legendary hall of fame football player and coach, Mike Ditka. Under this new partnership, the “Coach” and Camacho will develop a series […]
Looks like Nat Sherman is continuing its big push forward with more new blends. Take a moment and read this release from Michael Herklots’ blog about their newest Bench release. I picked up a few of these the other day and a review will be forthcoming. ~~~ La Aurora, the Dominican Republic’s oldest cigar factory, […]
What is Añoranza? The newest cigar from Miami Cigar & Company will have many wondering how to pronounce it (Ahn-yor-ahn-za) and what does it mean? The word which is Spanish, means nostalgia; a sense of yearning. Often when we smoke, we reflect on times gone by and look back to a period of our lives […]
This last Wednesday, the FTNYC community came together for another great smoke-session. And what a night it was! We were on the penthouse level of the Ravel Rooftop in Queens. We had live salsa music, some of the guys took a beginner salsa lesson, a cigar roller rolling fresh stogies, bar service, and about 25 […]
For many smokers, Arturo Fuente cigars are the first examples of fine tobacco that get them hooked on the art and enjoyment of smoking a cigar. For this review, I chose the Chateau Fuente Sun Grown, which I’ve had occasionally in the past and never really nailed down as far as flavor profile goes. For […]
Michael Herklots from Nat Sherman writes on his blog that Timeless Collection (reviewed by me here) is set to expand! After the incredibly successful launch of the Nat Sherman Timeless Collection, in February of 2012, the line is expanding. The first Timeless Collection cigars were manufactured in the Dominican Republic by MATASA. Now, a new blend […]
We recently posted a story about how China now represents more than one third of the cigar smokers of the world. And it seems like the cigar industry is beginning to react to that news. Focus Taiwan reports that Honduran cigar manufacturers like Rocky Patel and Don Humo Cigar Company are trying to establish ties with […]