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The Origin Story of Costa Rican Cigars Costa Rican cigars find their way into even the most discriminating smoker’s humidors. The Central American nation of Costa Rica sits beneath Nicaragua and just northwest of Panama. It’s proximity to both Cuba and Nicaragua combined with its climate, altitude variations and history …

The Origin Story of Nicaraguan Cigars The Cuban Revolution of 1959 and subsequent U.S. trade embargo brought dramatic change into the lives of the Cuban people. Tobacco cultivation and cigar production were a generational tradition and an important part of the island’s economy. But tobacco growers and Cuban cigar makers …

Where Cigars Are Made vs. Where Tobacco is Grown. In our “Where Do Cigars Come From” piece we took a broad look at the history of tobacco cultivation and cigar production. The truth is that handcrafting cigars is an art and skill. There are more countries and regions which produce …

The PCA Convention & International Trade Show The annual PCA Convention & International Trade Show is the place to be if you want to hear about the latest cigar types and the top cigars 2022 has to offer. This exclusive show, presented by the Premium Cigar Association is only open …

Dominican Cigars With its tropical climate and rich, loamy island soil, The Dominican Republic was always a perfect place for tobacco cultivation and cigar production. But it wasn’t until the 1959 Cuban Revolution and subsequent American embargo that the Dominican cigar industry really took off. With Cuba largely out of …

While Enjoying a Cigar For our last installment in the Cigars With series, we’re going to look at some of our favorite things to do while enjoying a cigar. Cigar smokers as a group are pretty diverse, but there’s definitely some hobbies and pastimes that many of us share. Who …

Cigars and Mocktails So far, we’ve looked at pairing cigars with traditional libations containing alcohol, like port wine, cognac, Scotch and bourbon and pairings with cuisine. In this installment we dive into cigar pairing with non-alcoholic beverages. More and more people are forgoing alcohol either some or all of the …

Pairing Cigars with Food In part one of this series, we looked at some of the most popular pairings of cigars with alcoholic drinks like Scotch Whisky, bourbon, cognac and port. In part two, we dive into non-alcoholic pairings with meals. Fine cigars offer such a complex arrangement of flavors …