Our cigar travel journalist Gabriela Greess traveled through the Spanish island of Mallorca exploring the best cigar shops and lounges in the country.
Oliva Opens Tabolisa 1 Facility
Oliva Cigars has officially opened the doors of its Nicaraguan Tabolisa 1 facility in EstelĂ.
Cigar Emperor appoints Brand Ambassador for Thailand
Cigar Emperor, a tobacco import company, led by owner and CEO Dr Matthew T. Nekvapil from headquarters in Malaysia, has recently expanded into the Thai market and will be focusing in this market on non-Cuban cigars.
Daniel Marshall Takes Home Lifetime Achievement Award in London
Boisdale of Canary Wharf hosted the seventh annual star-studded Cigar Smoker of The Year Awards Dinner celebrating the world’s finest cigÂars, proÂducÂers, writÂers, terÂraces and icons. Thirty-seven year cigar veteran Daniel Marshall received the “Lifetime Achievement Award.”
A. FUENTE RELEASES OPUS X COMMEMORATIVE LIGHTER
In a collaboration with the producer of luxury items S.T. Dupont, A. Fuente & Co. has released the first of several limited collec- tions to celebrate next year’s 25th anniversary of its famous Opus X brand.
2019 International Cigar Expo was held in China
The first International Cigar Expo (ICE) hosted by China Tobacco was held in Shenzhen, China from November 21st to 22nd.
Top 25 Cigars of 2019: The Complete List
Here is the complete list of our Top 25 Cigars of 2019. They can also be downloaded as a PDF (US-letter or A4 format), or a JPG.
Cyprus, Lebanon and Dubai hosted their preliminaries for the HWC
Phoenicia Trading, the world’s larget distributor of Cuban cigars, promoted the preliminaries of the Habanos World Challenge at three key countries at their market from December 2nd to 5th, 2019.
Drew Estate Announces Soft Re-Opening of Cigar Safari
Drew Estate announces the soft re-opening of the Cigar Safari Program, the cigar tour to Esteli, Nicaragua hosted at La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate for 4 days and 3 nights.
CIGAR JOURNAL’S TOP 25: CIGAR OF THE YEAR 2019
Each year, our tasting panel members smoke hundreds of cigars in order to give you the results of these blind tastings with the most objective impressions possible through our ratings. At the end of the year, we traditionally use the occasion to select those cigars that have remained in our memory.
Davidoff Exclusive 25 Years Cigar Journal
The Davidoff and Cigar Journal brands have been friends for 25 years. Both companies strive to meet the highest demands of cigar connoisseurs. Both companies are active worldwide and both address the same target groups. So what could be more natural than to create a cigar together for the 25th anniversary of the Cigar Journal? Sam Reuter, Global Brand Ambassador and Head of Product Development & Strategic Innovation at Oettinger Davidoff, reveals the following about the Blend: “For this special anniversary, we came up with a special blend that is very balanced, aromatic and multi-layered due to its tobacco age – just like our relationship to the Cigar Journal.
CIGAR JOURNAL’S TOP 25 CIGARS OF 2019: #7 TO #2
CIGAR JOURNAL’S TOP 25 CIGARS OF 2019: #7 TO #2


