Today we are revealing the six cigars ranking from positions 13 to 8.
Cigar Journal’s Top 25 New Cigars of 2025: #19 To #14
Today we are revealing the six cigars ranking from positions 19 to 14.
Cigar Journal’s Top 25 New Cigars of 2025: #25 To #20
Today we are revealing the six cigars ranking from positions 25 to 20.
Top 25 New Cigars in 2025: The Countdown Begins Shortly
We are taking the New Year as an opportunity to select those outstanding cigars that have remained in our memory. From January 26, 2026 we will publish our Top 25 New Cigars of 2026.
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust: Year of the Pausers
Every year, more and more manufacturers celebrate Chinese New Year with a special edition that corresponds to the Chinese zodiac sign, and with great success. Steve Saka wouldn’t be Steve Saka if he didn’t take his own unique, new, and very appealing approach.
What You as Consumers can do to Combat Anti-Smoking Laws
Paul Varakas, Director General of the ECMA (www.ecma.eu), will now be keeping you up to date here every month and showing you what you can do in your respective EU countries to take active action against the increasingly stringent laws against cigar smoking.
WINNERS OF THE 2025 CIGAR TROPHY AWARDS ANNOUNCED
There are many awards, but only a few are conferred by you, the consumers. The greater the suspense today, on Thursday, September 18 2025, when the winners of the coveted public awards were announced in the presence of the biggest names of the industry.
Cigar Culture Summit 2025
An industry highlight will make its debut at InterTabac 2025 – the Cigar Culture Summit.
Cigar Ratings Unwrapped: The Method, the Myth, and the Market
What really goes into a cigar score? This session at the InterTabac – Cigar Culture Summit 2025 opens the lid on the methodology behind ratings, tastings, and award systems.
Light em Up Lounge – August 2025
The hot summer months attract many people to the sea or the mountains for a break from everyday life.
Sir Frederick (91) & Freddy (21): Grandfather and Grandson Barclay on Their New Barclay Cigar
In an interview with the two Barclays and their producer, Maurice Koks, we found out that the new Barclay line will be launched during the month of September in London. The cigars are already available for individual purchase in London’s hotel and club scene, and the first reactions are positive: a perfectly constructed cigar, light…
Light ‘em Up Lounge – July / August 2025
The cigar community gathers in the Light ’em Up Lounge every Wednesday during the summer months to discuss the latest developments in the industry and get to know the stars of the cigar world better.


