A new Mexican puro is hitting the US and Mexican markets, Casa 1910, a new Mexican company under the expertise of Habanos Sommelier Manuel “Manolo” Santiago.
Experts launch online Habanos Sommelier course in Latin America
In September 2021, Habanos experts Fernando Fernandez Millan (master sommelier, Cuba) and Gabriel Estrada (Hombre Habano 2019, Argentina), supported by Alexandre Avellar (Hombre Habano 2020, Brazil) and Jose Miguel Salvador (Habanos Sommelier contest jury, Chile), launched a much-needed online Habanos Sommelier introductory course geared exclusively for the growing Latin American cigar smoking segment.
Elevated Smoking Experience: Rocky Mountain Cigar Co.
If you are an outdoor loving person who likes to end a day of fishing, hunting, or golfing with a good cigar and glass of Bourbon, then the Rocky Mountain Cigar Company shop and lounge is the place for you.
Cuban Cigar Website (CCW) is Going to China
Starting on Monday July 12th 2021, Cuban Cigar Website (CCW) will be available in Chinese.
Studying pays off
The COVID-19 crisis has brought a host of different challenges to us serious cigar smokers around the world. From buying online or curbside, to having limited space to smoke and perhaps too much time on our hands. As a countermeasure to the situation, I decided to embark on a mission to explore the two most widely known online cigar certifications and see what they were all about.
A Gift That Keeps on Giving
Yes, yes, we know, perhaps it’s not the most exciting name for a website out there, but if there’s one thing that pretty much every smoker of Cuban cigars would agree on, it’s this: The website www.cubancigarwebsite.com is, bar none, the most comprehensive online catalog of Cuban Cigars, period. Back in early 2010, our fearless…
The Valentino Siesto Cigars Club House in Panama City
For the first time, a members-only private cigar club will open in Panama. The concept is the brainchild of Italian entrepreneur and cigar maker Valentino Siesto.
Connecting the World, One Cigar at a Time
Panama, a relatively small, yet prosperous country in the isthmus of Central America, achieved world renown in 1914 when its famous eponymous 82 Km long maritime canal opened to the world and joined the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans to trade and commerce.
First ever “Habanos Day At Home” held in Mexico City in October 2020
Cuban cigar distributor for Mexico, Importadora y Exportadora de Puros y Tabacos S.A. de C.V or IEPT, adapted to the new way of living due to Covid-19 and successfully held its first “Habanos Day at Home 2020”.
First Book on Vintage Cuban Cigars published in Russia
Russian expert Dimitry Drutsa has just released a book on Cuban cigars, a laudable effort to catalogue vintage Cuban cigars for the Russian smoker.
Tobacconist University launches CIGARS 101
Princeton, New Jersey based Tobacconist University (TU) recently announced the launch of their new online certification course geared to devoted cigar smokers called “CIGARS 101: A Fundamental Education”.
Max Gutmann, A True Cigar Pioneer
Max Gutmann is the owner of the exclusive Habanos S.A. distributor for Mexico, Importadora y Exportadora de Puros y Tabacos, S.A., (IEPT). Along with his long-time business partner, Rodolfo Velasco, he is a true pioneer in the cigar world, with significant accomplishments in his successful 35-year history with Cuban cigars. Cigar Journal sat down with them in the course of Habanos Day Mexico 2019, held at the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City on March 27, 2019.
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