Learn all you can about cigars while drinking piña coladas at pristine beaches and playing golf at a luxury resorts. For a cigar smoker, the Dominican Republic is definitely a dream destination.
What is Cigar Glue and What Makes it Essential for Cigar Manufacturing?
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.
Davidoff Announced Introduction of Nicaragua Box Pressed
Davidoff Cigars has announced its new Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed to arrive in late March 2016. The two new box pressed sizes (Robusto 5 x 48 and Toro 6 x 52) are part of the company’s Nicaragua line and will be the first box pressed cigars from Davidoff.
What is Necessary to Become a Cigar Sommelier?
Some fellow aficionados have asked us what someone needs to do to become an expert in cigar tasting. Typically this role is referred to as cigar sommelier (or Catador). In this article we’ll attempt to explore the recommended preparations on the path to becoming a cigar sommelier.
Koval Whiskey: Austrian Distillery Tradition in Chicago
Robert Birnecker dreamed of taking Austria’s time-honored distillery tradition to the United States. His Koval brand has achieved that dream – though not with Old World-style fruit brandies, but by producing distinctly New World whiskeys. Two years after the company’s founding, his creations already won several awards.
What Happens to Tobacco During the Aging Process?
These are the major organoleptic characteristics developed by chemical and physical changes in cigars during the refinement in an airtight storage.
Terroir – What are the Factors that Influence the Flavor of Tobacco?
Plenty of iron in the soil gives plenty of aroma, the ratio between calcium and magnesium determines the amount of sweetness in the tobacco – therefore, the factor terroir is a decisive criterion for the taste of tobacco.
The Stages of Cigar Aging – From Fresh to Vintage
The typical smoker of aged and vintage cigars is one who appreciates the value of time and the delicacy in the works of art that a manufacturer can create. This article compiles opinions and information published from some of the world’s leading experts on the topic of cigar aging.
Nicaraguan Cigar Festival 2016: Have Fun And Get Educated
A new segment called “Conversatorio Puro Sabor” will be added to the Puro Sabor 2016 Cigar Festival in Estelí, Nicaragua. The Conversatorio will be a casual exchange of experiences and ideas lead by industry experts in an informal and fun setting, in which the audience will have the opportunity to interact and learn about a variety of topics.
View the Complete List of Cigar Journal’s Top 25 of 2015
Every year the members of our tasting panel blind-taste hundreds of cigars. At the end of the year we take time to look back and compare the best of the cigars once again. The Top 25 are our absolute favourites from the 2015 tastings.
Eiroa Classic Prensado is Cigar Journal’s Cigar of the Year 2015
In 2015, Christian Luis Eiroa undertook his first endeavor to also establish his new brands across the globe. Our cigar of the year is a classic, box-pressed Corona, which impresses even the most fastidious palate. Tasting notes: Espresso and woody aromas, in addition, gingerbread and a gingery spiciness …
The Pleasure of Smoke in Vienna’s Bar Scene
For smokers, Vienna is truly “paradise found.” There are few cities left in the world where one can indulge in the centuries-old cultural tradition of a good drink and a fine smoke in such a variety of venues – and in such style.
