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Condega redesigns F Series
The Condega Serie F line of cigars (including special editions Condega Maduro and Condega Arsenio) will be getting new bands.
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Claudio Sgroi and Edgar Julian Sued announced Collaboration
Claudio Sgroi, owner of CST Consulting, and Edgar Julián Sued, owner of Julián Sued & Compañía (Cigar Factory), announced a collaboration to create a trilogy of limited edition cigars.
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MADE IN ITALY
An artisan cabinetmaker from Northern Italy is setting new optical and technological standards in walk-in humidors. In the meantime, the works of DeArt from Calvenzano near Milan can be found in the United Kingdom to China in cigar-scene hotspots.
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China’s International Cigar Expo Postponed in 2021
China’s International Cigar Expo (ICE) returns in early November 2021 and scheduled to be held at the Tianfu International Convention Center in Chengdu from November 8 to 10 this year has been postponed due to the continued impact of Covid-19 on international travel.
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Smoky Paloma
Chiseled ice cubes clinking in a glass, the sun setting over a palm-lined beach, a casual panama hat, and of course some cigar smoke to complete this idyllic scene … Even in air-conditioned urban cigar lounges, the lighting of a cigar seems to necessitate an accompanying cocktail (even if only
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One Day in the Life of Orlin Portillo
From a life of poverty, Orlin Portillo has made an impressive climb up the job ladder.
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Havana’s Best Places to Smoke
Havana and cigars are simply inseparable. Until just a few years ago, the city was the fine-smoke Eldorado. In the meantime, it has unfortunately become a little more difficult to find havens for smoking. So it’s good to know where you can go in Cuba’s capital to indulge in your cigar in a nice envi
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The Complicated Future of Premium Cigars
I never expected to like cigars, much less write about them. When I sampled my first cigar, I had never smoked anything at all. I was more of a coffee person, and it was while I was working in a coffee shop that one of my regulars convinced me to try one. Regarding both coffee and cigars, we talked
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The Palatal Liberator
The palate. We all talk about it. What is it? The hard and soft palate line the top of your mouth, but those are for enunciation, not taste. What is this mysterious smell and taste palate we cigar smokers always talk about?
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The Cigar: A Second Edition to Lead you from Soil to Soul
Didier Houvenaghel sees the air travel restrictions due to COVID-19 as a breathing point. It has given him time away from a normally very busy schedule that includes managing his cigar brands, hectic international travel, and the demands of a young family, to put the finishing touches on the second
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