The Cigar Malaysia team has continued its expansion with the opening of their third cigar store in Kuala Lumpur’s upmarket Suria KLCC shopping mall last week.
ABAM Cigars: Villiger’s Unknown Factory
ABAM, a name that few passionados know, is now publicly making rounds with its new launch of Flor de Ynclan. Behind the name is Matías Maragoto, a Cuban exile, who has been responsible for Villiger’s Dominican cigars since the Nineties.
A $20.000 S.T. Dupont Lighter For The Slowest Smoker
The traditional and exciting Cigar Smoking World Championship 2018 will take place in Split/Croatia on the first weekend in September.
Cigar Truck Tending to Parisian Passionados at Eiffel Tower
Cigar loving Parisians know a good thing when they see one. Which is why a funky cigar truck – parked right in full view of the magnificent Eiffel Tower – has been drawing crowds in their thousands as Summer continues in the city.
Twisted Trunk Brewing | Cigar Friendly: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
After a day out on the links and perhaps a beer and cigar at the 19th hole in Palm Beach Gardens, stop by at Twisted Trunk Brewing. Their cigar deck is a great place to relax, have a cold one and a cigar and meet others who are combusting the leaf.
CSWC France Raises Money for „De Manos a Manitas“
An auction during the French qualifier for the Cigar Smoking World Champion (CSWC) has raised 6,600 US-Dollars last year in Paris. Yesterday, the cheque was handed over at General Cigar’s factory in Santiago de Los Caballeros.
Flor De Copán New Special Edition
With this special edition, Flor de Copán presents one of the classic vitolas of the brand, Belicoso (ring gauge 54 x 152 mm) specially hand-made with a finest selection of tobacco leaves from Honduras and Nicaragua.
Bespoke Cigars To Be Rebranded as Casdagli Cigars in the USA
Due to a trademark dispute over the word „bespoke“ between Alec Bradley Cigar Corp and Stirling International OÜ, both company owners, Alan Rubin and Jeremy Casdagli, met at last month’s IPCPR in Las Vegas.
Bespoke Cigars Launching Villa Casdagli Humidor Collection
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bespoke Cigars, the company is launching the Villa Casdagli Collection, a production of luxury cigar smoking accessories. The first item of the collection is a line of humidors which will be created in collaboration with Master Cabinet Maker Nils Langhoff.
Cigar Advisor Master Blenders Series: Talking Tobacco With Nick Melillo
Nicholas Melillo, best known to cigar smokers as the founder and CEO of the boutique cigar company Foundation Cigar Co., sat down with Gary Korb from Cigar Advisors to talk about his beginnings in the cigar industry, Connecticut and the passion that drives him.
Altadis USA to Release H. Upmann Connecticut by Grupo de Maestros
Altadis U.S.A. is introducing H. Upmann Connecticut by Grupo de Maestros, an offering from two of the premium cigar industry’s most notable names.
Blue Smoke Cigar | Cigar Friendly: Knoxville, TN
Opening its doors in 2016, Blue Smoke (formerly Smokin’ Joes) has quickly become a go-to location for the eastern Tennessee cigar community and for those passing through on their way to the Rocky Mountains.


