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In the cigar world, no one blends like AJ Fernandez. This master blender is arguably the most sought-after blender of this era. So, when cigar lovers caught wind of a new proprietary blend from AJ Fernandez, feverish exuberance was obvious.AJ Fernandez announced the release of Bellas Artes in early 2016. Bellas Artes is the Spanish phrase for “Fine Arts” and this cigar is nothing short of phenomenal.A Little HistoryAJ Fernandez of AJ Fernandez Cigars is a living legend. A third-generation …

One of the best Connecticut Shade Cigars?How does one describe perfection? When Oliva decided to temporarily deviate from their norm of making full-bodied cigars to a mild one, cigar enthusiasts had no idea what was in store for them.Oliva Cigar Co. is a cigar giant renowned for exquisite full-bodied stogies featuring flavourful Nicaraguan blends and a myriad of impressive wrappers. Lovers of the leaf cannot get enough of Oliva’s perfectly constructed cigars with aristocratic knock-out …

There is always a reason to have a smoke. Try as you may, you will never run out of excuses to have a cigar.The problem is time. Often the craving strikes for a stogie but you are just too busy to take a 2-hour break. This is why we have cigarillos.A cigarillo is basically a mini version of the full-size cigars you pack in your humidor. But these babies are meant for smoking on the move.In the past, cigarillos were machine-made, mass-market, cheapo little cigars made for anyone who didn’t …

Flavored cigars are the fastest growing sector in the cigar market. The flavoured cigars of yester years featured crap tobacco in homogenized wrappers and no binder. But the flavoured cigar game has changed.Gone are the days when flavoured cigars meant cheap, machine-churned stogies with a sickening noxious taste. Now, flavoured cigars particularly the CAO Flavors line feature hand-rolled premium smokes with legit top-shelf tobacco blends and exquisite taste. A Little CAO HistoryCAO, an ac …

Once again, the cigar world is in the presence of royalty. The Joya de Nicaragua Silver is a new release cigar produced by Joya de Nicaragua for their 50th anniversary. Joya de Nicaragua Silver was released in July 2018 at the IPCPR 86th Annual Convention. It joins the Joya family of decadent cigars full of flavour and complexity.A little History…Joya de Nicaragua is a cigar conglomerate that has been in the cigar business for, well, 50 years. The history of Joya de Nicaragua is filled with war, …