Cigar Aficionado

Jaime Garcia is the master blender of My Father cigars, one of the highest-rated brands in the industry. He is the son of the well-respected Jose “Pepin” Garcia who was...

When the Cuban Embargo went into effect in 1961, most cigar manufacturers outside of Cuba were ill-prepared for the loss of their supply of Cuban tobacco. A few, like Fuente,...

If you love a great Maduro, you might be interested to know a bit more about the wrappers. Here’s a look at how they are fermented differently than natural wrappers....

The Serie V is one of Oliva’s top brands with the core cigars and several extensions including the Maduro Especial and the impressive Serie V Melanio in natural and Maduro...

Women and cigars are not a new thing! Depicting women manufacturing, selling and smoking cigars isn’t new in the history of art, either. A 1732 print titled “The Habit of...

How many times have you used that phrase “Close but no cigar”? It’s not heard quite as often as it was in your granddad’s day, but everyone still knows what...

The Decade is one of the highest-rated of all the cigars created by Rocky Patel and his team. The name celebrates the tenth anniversary of the company, and it was...

The harvesting of tobacco for cigars is a difficult process and the proper time to begin harvesting depends upon a number of different factors. One aspect of harvesting tobacco plants...

Congress, when the country is in debt, has never hesitated to tax that which is popular. Think of the high taxes today on gasoline, alcohol and tobacco products. The Civil...