Category: Cigar News
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The $1 Challenge: Helping Philadelphia Youth With the Roberto Martinez Foundation
When I worked on the RM Foundation piece earlier this year, what stayed with me wasn’t the gala. It was the kids. Some children in Philadelphia grow up without anyone telling them they can be more. No one sits with them after school. No one hands them a book and says, read this, you’ll like…
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La Flor de Zaida Brings the Diamond Collection and Ralf Moeller to InterTabac 2026
Some brands go to Dortmund to take orders. La Flor de Zaida goes to make a statement. InterTabac opens at Messe Dortmund on Tuesday, September 15. Three days, more than 800 exhibitors, around 14,500 trade visitors. In Hall 4, something unique is about to happen. Antonino Piredda and La Flor de Zaida are at booth…
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Valentino Siesto at InterTabac 2026: Orange Black Arrives and Velero Sets Sail
The Black Series has been growing one cigar at a time, and in September it gets its fourth member. Orange Black joins Nero Black, Nero Black N.2 and Yellow Black in Dortmund, turning what began as a single line into a family with a face of its own. Next to it on the same booth…
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El Septimo at InterTabac 2026: Mi Familia and Queen Sheba Series II Come to Europe
There are a thousand boxes of Mi Familia in existence. There will never be another one made. Zaya Younan named every cigar in it after someone he loves. His wife of 35 years. His children. Five different blends, five different vitolas, one box that celebrates the people who made the man. Both of El Septimo’s…
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Rm blue and gold week. Rm cigars
Some people show a side you wish more people had. With this post I want to share with you Robert Martinez from Rm cigars Blue and Gold week, a fund raiser for those who need the support we all can help to provide. RM Blue & Gold Week is a multi day luxury experience built…
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Travel humidor NRNH galaxy review
It’s no secret that a travel humidor is my most used accessory. It goes with me wherever I go, always ready in case the opportunity to smoke a cigar presents itself. In 2025 Danays told me she was working on a project with a new type of traveling humidor, with the knowledge of her perfectionist…
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Are Cigars Expensive? The Truth About Premium Cigar Prices
Standing in a cigar shop staring at a $15 robusto, you’ve probably wondered: are cigars really worth this much? Here’s my honest take: when you consider all the knowledge and hard work behind each cigar, even that $50 stick is sometimes worth more than its price tag suggests. Most of us just see a short…
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Your Complete Guide to Ordering Premium Cigars Across European Borders 2026
Picture this: you’ve discovered an incredible selection of hand-rolled Cuban cigars in a boutique shop in Geneva, but you live in Amsterdam. Or perhaps you’re based in Barcelona and want to access Germany’s extensive cigar selection. The question that immediately springs to mind is whether you can actually order these premium smokes across European borders—and…
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Stauffenberg Cigars – Edition 3 “DARK” TORO will be launched in January
Congratulations Germany and Austria. Maik Neubauer recently informed me that Stauffenberg cigars will be releasing a new blend in Germany and Austria. They will be available for purchase from January 2026! In January 2026, the Stauffenberg Cigars Edition 3 – called “DARK” Toro in 6×54 format – will be launched on the German and Austrian…
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Black Label Trading Company announced the shipment of Deliverance Nocturne cigars
This highly anticipated limited release is only the third release of this blend, originally launched in 2015. “Nocturne is definitely a fan favorite. It’s one of the cigars we get asked about the most. For this release we wanted to change things up and include some vitolas that have never been released. Traditionally Nocturne has…
