https://thecigarguys.com/blog/ Cigar reviews, industry news and lounge culture from The Cigar Guys. en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/06/crowned-heads-decimo-2026-three-new-sizes/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/06/crowned-heads-decimo-2026-three-new-sizes/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Two years after Crowned Heads marked a decade of Las Calaveras with a single Décimo Aniversario toro, the Nashville brand is bringing that blend back—and this time it arrives in three vitolas instead of one. Cigar Aficionado reported… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/06/pre-order-era-cigars-limited-releases/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/06/pre-order-era-cigars-limited-releases/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News The cigar release used to feel like a simple transaction: a shop got something new, you stopped in, and you decided whether to try it. With some limited releases, the decision now arrives before the cigars do. A… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/05/alex-gonzalez-orlando-voyager-hidden-gems-interview/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/05/alex-gonzalez-orlando-voyager-hidden-gems-interview/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT About The Cigar Guys Our own Alex just got the spotlight. Orlando Voyager featured Alexander Gonzalez in its Hidden Gems series , and the interview is a great look at how The Cigar Guys went from a few friends making short videos… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/05/new-york-generational-tobacco-ban-a11509-cigar-policy/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/05/new-york-generational-tobacco-ban-a11509-cigar-policy/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News The New York State Capitol in Albany. Photo: Beyond My Ken, via Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA 4.0 Most cigar news is about what’s new in the humidor. This one is about who gets to have a humidor… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/05/5th-avenue-habanos-importer-germany-insolvency/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/05/5th-avenue-habanos-importer-germany-insolvency/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Germany’s exclusive importer of Cuban cigars has formally entered insolvency proceedings, even though the company says it still has cash in the bank and cigars in the warehouse. On Nov. 1, 2026, the Amtsgericht Waldshut-Tiengen opened insolvency proceedings… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/04/us-cigar-imports-2026-honduras-rising/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/04/us-cigar-imports-2026-honduras-rising/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Earlier this year, the headlines on U.S. cigar imports sounded gloomy. Then the rest of the summer’s numbers came in, and the story changed. The total market has leveled off, but one trend has held all year: Honduras… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/04/powstanie-war-bear-2026-veterans-day/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/04/powstanie-war-bear-2026-veterans-day/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Powstanie is bringing back its War Bear for Veterans Day, and this year’s edition is the smallest one yet. The company announced on Nov. 4 that War Bear 2026, the newest release in its annual Wojtek Series, is… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/04/cigar-worth-david-garofalo-cigar-valuation-platform/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/04/cigar-worth-david-garofalo-cigar-valuation-platform/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Image: Cigar Worth, via Cigar Journal Every cigar lover has had this moment. You open an old humidor, maybe one that belonged to a dad, a granddad or a buddy who moved away, and there’s a box of… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/04/selected-tobacco-petit-edition-set/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/04/selected-tobacco-petit-edition-set/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News The Selected Tobacco Petit Edition Set. Photo: Selected Tobacco / United Cigar Group Some cigar houses chase speed. Selected Tobacco chases time. Nelson Alfonso’s company has announced the Petit Edition, a five-cigar collector’s set that gathers one cigar… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/03/tatuaje-boris-karloff-2026-grand-corona/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/03/tatuaje-boris-karloff-2026-grand-corona/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Photo: Tatuaje, via halfwheel Just in time for monster season to give way to the holidays, Tatuaje is bringing Boris Karloff back to the humidor. As first reported by halfwheel , Pete Johnson’s company has announced a new… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/03/egm-cigars-ninfa-jars-shipping/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/03/egm-cigars-ninfa-jars-shipping/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News The EGM Ninfa, a 7 x 34 cigar, next to the limited edition ceramic Ninfa Jar. Photo: EGM Cigars, via halfwheel . Some cigar news is about a new blend. This one is about a size most smokers… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/02/cigar-terms-every-new-smoker-should-know/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/02/cigar-terms-every-new-smoker-should-know/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cigar University Walk into any cigar lounge and you’ll hear a language all its own. Someone’s raving about a “Colorado Maduro,” someone else is complaining that their lancero is “plugged,” and the guy in the corner swears his robusto needs… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/02/shokai-bushido-dunbarton-steve-saka-cigartopia-2026/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/02/shokai-bushido-dunbarton-steve-saka-cigartopia-2026/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Steve Saka has never been shy about the cigars that don’t make the main catalog. Some of his best-loved smokes started life as side roads on the way to something else, and the latest one has a name… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/02/tatuaje-taa-2027-homage-2011-original/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/02/tatuaje-taa-2027-homage-2011-original/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Some cigars are worth waiting for twice. At last week’s Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) meeting, Tatuaje announced a new limited edition for TAA retailers, the Tatuaje TAA 2027 , and it goes right back to where the… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/01/episode-199-recap-cheap-vs-expensive-cigars/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/01/episode-199-recap-cheap-vs-expensive-cigars/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Episode Recaps Is a $50 cigar really worth four times a $12 one? That’s the question behind Episode 199 of The Cigar Guys Podcast , tackled with a price-guessing game, a ranking of what justifies a premium price, a blind-tasting… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/01/fix-cigar-canoeing-tunneling-tight-draw/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/11/01/fix-cigar-canoeing-tunneling-tight-draw/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cigar University Every cigar smoker knows the moment. You’re a third of the way in, the conversation is good, and you glance down to find one side of your cigar burning an inch ahead of the other. Or you take… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/10/31/winter-humidor-care-keep-cigars-from-drying-out/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/10/31/winter-humidor-care-keep-cigars-from-drying-out/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cigar University Every fall, the same thing happens in a lot of cigar households. The heat clicks on, the house gets cozy, and a few weeks later someone lights a cigar from the humidor and it cracks, burns hot and… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/10/31/podcast-systems-sponsors-guests-repurposing/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/10/31/podcast-systems-sponsors-guests-repurposing/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cigar Podcasts Here’s something nobody tells you when you start a podcast: after a few dozen episodes, the recording stops being the hard part. Light a cigar, hit record, talk with your co-hosts. That part takes care of itself. What… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/10/30/perdomo-legacy-gran-collection-sampler/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/10/30/perdomo-legacy-gran-collection-sampler/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT News The holidays are coming early for Perdomo Legacy fans. Next month, Perdomo Cigars is introducing the Legacy Gran Collection, an 11-cigar sampler built around the Legacy line. It includes three sizes that you can only get inside the… https://thecigarguys.com/2026/10/30/how-to-use-the-cigar-guys-flavor-wheel/ https://thecigarguys.com/2026/10/30/how-to-use-the-cigar-guys-flavor-wheel/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cigar University Ever finish a cigar knowing you loved it (or didn’t) but struggling to say why? That’s exactly what The Cigar Guys Flavor Wheel is for. It gives you a shared vocabulary for what’s happening on your palate, so…