Cigar Glue is essential to the manufacturing of cigars and yet seldomly regarded: Many cigar lovers see it for the first time when watching cigar rollers at work.
Cigar Journal Winter Edition 2015 Now Available Worldwide
The winter issue of Cigar Journal is now available across the globe. Here’s a preview of some of the articles you can expect in the new edition.
Best Value 2015: See the Winners of the Cigar Trophy Awards
Each year, the Best Value award is presented to those cigar lines that give our readers the most bang for their buck. In 2015, the winners are: 1907 by Dunhill (Dom. Rep.), Oliva Serie V (Nicaragua), Camacho Corojo (Honduras) and Perdomo 20th Anniversary (Nicaragua).
Cigar Trophies 2015: Outstanding Performances Honored
The Cigar Trophies 2015 have just been awarded in Dortmund. Yet again, the outstanding performances of cigar manufacturers and other actors in the cigar industry were honored in various categories.
Spring Edition 2015 – The Rebirth of Davidoff
In Cigar Journal’s Spring 2015 issue, we speak with Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, Davidoff’s CEO, who took the helm at the world’s largest family-owned cigar manufacturer a few years ago. His re-organization of the company has yielded impressive results: successful product relaunches, flagship stores opening around the world, and a new image. One thing is clear: Davidoff...
Summer Edition 2012 – JC Newman
In Reloj, the JC Newman American factory, cigars have been produced for over 100 years. The family enterprise’s factory is the last operating business in the former cigar town of Tampa. We met Bobby and Eric Newman, the scions of America’s oldest cigar family, for a discussion for the cover story for the Summer issue....
Global Players in the Cigar World – A View on Recent Market Activity
During the last few years, however, there seems to be movement in the branch. Manufacturers are now increasingly entering the new markets. Nevertheless, increasingly more manufacturers are aiming to create globally strong brands. How the world market will look in the future is still hard to predict. The spirit of adventure has been drawn out, however, and the mood is good.
Previous Editions
Since 1994, Cigar Journal has been reporting about the world of cigars for a worldwide public. Here you will find an overview of the volumes and content of many of the Cigar Journal issues of the last few years. If you missed an issue, or if you would like to complete a collection, you can...
Cigar Trophy Awards 2014: These are the Winners
There was a lot to celebrate in Dortmund in September: the award for the best Cuban cigar and brand for 2014, Cigar Journal’s 20th-year anniversary, and the successes of the industry during a promising year.
Current Issue
Reports and travelogues and pairings, news and cigar knowledge, company and market portraits as well as many other stories await you in the second Cigar Journal issue of 2026. Keep reading to get a little taste of our summer edition. Once again, you can listen to audio files of four stories from this issue of...
Drew Estate: From Kiosk to Global Cigar Company
In 1996, Brooklyn native Jonathan Drew opened a cigar kiosk in New York’s World Trade Center. That kiosk dramatically changed the course of Drew's life – and that of many others. Today, Drew Estate, as it is now known, operates the second-largest premium cigar factory in the world.
Steffen Rinn: Hessen’s last Cigar Maker
From the 1920s into the 1970s, Rinn & Cloos AG was Germany's la
