Featured Cigars - November 2021

Joya de Nicaragua has a long and rich history of tobacco growing and cigar making, spanning the last five decades. In fact, in the early ‘70s, Joya was the official cigar brand of the White House under President Nixon! The word Antaño means “long ago,” and while it may not have been long ago that Joya De Nicaragua was in its heyday in the 1970s, this brand has continued to win the hearts of millions worldwide since. In fact, the Joya de...

Somewhat new to the boutique cigar scene, Room 101 cigars may have an unusual name, but the cigars are 100% legit. If you’re still not convinced on the quality of these handmades, they are made by one of the best boutique manufacturers on the market today, Camacho. Actually, Room 101 Cigars was started by a chance meeting at an after party in Las Vegas by Room 101 lifestyle founder Matt Booth and Camacho’s Christian Eiroa, and the duo have been...

The famed Tabacalera Palma factory in the Dominican Republic first opened its doors in 1936. Although a lot has changed in this world since those doors first opened, in many ways the factory hasn’t with its similar production processes and its commitment to superior quality. La Galera was created by Master Blender Jose Arnaldo Blanco III, known to all as “Jochy”, a fourth generation tobacco grower and manufacturer and current owner of Tabacalera...

Tony Borhani, founder of Bahia cigars, takes his business seriously. In a personal quest for stogie knowledge, he spent three years exploring cigar territory in Central and South America. He met growers, rollers and master blenders, studying their methods and styles. To this day, he constantly combines his knowledge of traditional production techniques with new ideas and secret methods that extend the art of processing, curing, aging and rolling...

The Gurkha legend originates with colonial soldiers who, at the height of British rule in India, started making their own cigars from local tobacco, some of which was produced in the Portuguese territory of Goa. Expatriates from Britain who were still living in India continued smoking the cigars, but eventually the cigars began to wane into history and legend, as did the rajas’ rule. Today the Gurkha brand stays true to the original essence...

The Southern Draw Firethorn is nothing short of stunning. Working with the one-and-only legendary cigar master AJ Fernandez, this smoke is near perfection. Created in small batches in Nicaragua, this stick employs a double-fermented Habano-Rosado wrapper leaf from Ecuador, a Mexican San Andrés binder, and a bevy of Nicaraguan Cuban-seed fillers at the core. Give the foot a toast and you’ll find medium to full bodied notes of sweet toffee...

One of the newer editions to Partagas’ already long and impressive portfolio is the Legend. Hailing from the Dominican Republic, this one of a kind smoke is striking down to the label, which after close inspection has a ton of elaborate embossed details. Underneath the band is a naturally sweet Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, a Honduran Olancho binder, and premium Piloto Cubano long-fillers. Boxed pressed to perfection, this smoke will lend...

Perdomo is one of the brands from which you know you’re going to get a good smoke nearly every time. They are known for their consistency and use of great tobaccos, and with Nick Perdomo at the head, you know you’re in for a treat. The Perdomo Estate Seleccion Vintage Maduro is a Nicaraguan puro, meaning all the tobaccos used are from Nicaragua. Starting at the core, there is a bevy of long-leaf Cuban-seed fillers as well as the binder, and it’s...

The Balmoral line is manufactured by the Agio Caribbean Tobacco Company Ltd., located in San Pedro de Macoris, in the southeastern corner of the Dominican Republic in between the country's capital Santo Domingo and the village of La Romana. The line has been in production for just over 100 years for distribution in Europe, with an introduction to the US market in February of 1998. Although not a household name for most, Balmoral soon will...