Cigars & Spirits

In Conversation with A.J. Fernandez Cigars

Tabacalera Fernandez, best known to the English-speaking world as A.J. Fernandez Cigars, is a maker of cigars primarily grown and produced in Nicaragua and sold worldwide. The company is run by Abdel J. Fernandez, a third-generation cigarmaker, and is a…

An Icon Passes

Carlos Arturo Fuente, the head of Arturo Fuente Cigars for many years, passed away at the age of 81 in august, the company has announced in a statement. Fuente was known as one of the great pioneers of the cigar…

The Face Of American Luxury

We speak with Vin Lee, CEO Of US-based luxury goods giant Grand Metropolitan, which owns, among Other organizations, the Beverly Hills Cigar club. An expert on everything luxury, from Cars and watches to smokes and spirits, Lee explains his views…

Looking Back

In the late 1990s, Sylvester Stallone was going through something of a career crisis. He’d decided to hang up his boxing gloves and his gun holsters, and was attempting to rejuvenate his image as an actor. He wanted to star…

The Robusto Revolution

There has been no greater upheaval during my five decades in the Havana cigar trade than the change in the preference for sizes of cigars. Had I prophesied 40 years ago that, one day, the most popular Cuban cigar size would…

The Eastwood Mystery

It could be argued that Clint Eastwood’s stellar career can be traced back to the small, short Cigars he smoked In the Fistful Of Dollars Trilogy. It’s question that’s been posted countless times on message boards across the Internet: What…

The Secret is Out

Padron has released a new addition to its 1964 Anniversary Series. It’s shorter and thicker than the other cigars in the line, with the new vitola known as the Hermoso. As with all cigars in this series, the Hermoso is…

Full Bodied

The worlds of bodybuilding and cigar smoking may not seem to have much in common, but in The case of Arnold Schwarzenegger; they combine to make a perfect pairing. If you were to pick anyone as a poster child for…

Staying Exclusive

To celebrate the successful relationships between Oettinger Davidoff AG and its business partners around the world, Davidoff cigars has created a number of Premium exclusive editions designed for its Davidoff flagship stores, appointed Merchants and top Travel retail accounts. The…