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Building a successful cigar company is pretty straightforward. All it takes is talent, creativity, vision, and a willingness to abandon your personal life for years to do and think about nothing else. ... Read More

Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Henderson Ventura in the Dominican Republic at the Tabacalera Mina del Rey, the factory of ADVentura Cigars. We walked through some of what makes ADVentura unique in the cigar industry, processes for production, and some of the lines the brand offers. ... Read More

Welcome to another riveting installment of Mystery Review, a monthly series in which our panel of experts attempts to identify a mysterious cigar. This month's inquisitor is Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Cigars. Will his mystery cigar stump us, or will we define what we are smoking with ease? Join us ... Read More

Summer is in full swing and between the busy schedule of friendly BBQs, hitting the pool, and lounging in the sun, it's important to cool off in the evening with a quality cigar and an ice-cold drink. Every week on our Instagram (Cigarsatsmokingpipes), we choose a cigar of the week to make picking your summer smoke a little easier. Here's our recommendations for June. ... Read More

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Cigars about his background in cigars and his future plans for the acclaimed brand. Watch as he dives into his earliest thoughts and impressions about cigars, cigar-making relationships, and his collaborative project with ... Read More

Known for pushing the envelope and taking risks, Caldwell Cigar Company has created delectable cigars since 2014. In just ten years, the company has exploded in popularity, in part thanks to the expert craftsmanship and high-quality leaf utilized, and also due to the dedication of the face behind the brand ... Read More

In a world with an abundance of cigars, it can be difficult to choose your next smoke. But much like homework in high school, there is an easy solution to this problem: Copy someone else's work. Welcome to What's in your Humidor?, the series where I ask interesting people in the tobacco world what they ... Read More

Smoking a cigar can be intimidating, from figuring out what to choose to how to cut and light your first few smokes and then properly storing them. Thankfully, if you've been reading our handy guides on the Daily Reader, you should be armed with the knowledge to get going. However, you may ... Read More

Summer is here and that means sizzling sun, cool water, and tropical smokes. Get ready for the summer with these hot smokes picked by our cigar experts. Every week on our Instagram (Cigarsatsmokingpipes), we choose a cigar of the week to make your smoking journey a little easier. Here are our recommendations for May. ... Read More

Luxury is one of life's greatest pleasures, transforming pure indulgence into something incidental that we love. For cigar and pipe smokers, it can be as simple as a new smoke or a fashionable new accessory. Some brands strive to encapsulate luxury at its finest and one example of this is Fuente's ... Read More