[/caption] The Man O’ War Ruination is a line of cigars blended by AJ Fernandez and rolled in his factory Tabacalera Fernandez in Esteli, Nicaragua. The Ruination is made up of mostly ligero tobacco which gives it the full-bodied flavours that many cigar smokers love. Did I love the [...]

[/caption] Lucky Number Nine The Nine is the latest offering from Los Blancos cigars.  It’s a full-bodied cigar featuring a Habano Oscuro wrapper and a triple ligero filler.  The Nine is offered in several vitolas including a robusto, churchill, belicoso and lancero. I recently had the opportunity to meet David Blanco at [...]

[/caption] A Cigar 120 Years in the Making The Villiger 1888 is the newest offering from the Swiss company of Villiger and Sons.  Villiger is known mainly for their small, machine-made cigars.  Their Export series are known by most cigar smokers, although opinions are divided on whether or not that is a [...]

[/caption] Before the release of the Fuente Fuente Opus X line of cigars in 1995, the idea of a Dominican Republic puro (i.e. a cigar made with all Dominican tobacco) was scoffed at by most cigar manufacturers. The soil of the Dominican Republic, it was said, [...]

[/caption] The Legend of Cain The recently released Cain cigars are the newest creation from Oliva and  Sam Leccia, the man behind the popular Nub cigars.  These cigars are “straight ligero”, made up of a blend of Nicaraguan ligeros from farms in Esteli, Condega and the Jalapa Valley.  Available in a [...]