Tatuaje releases The Karloff
Tatuaje releases The Karloff. Named after Boris Karloff, the British actor who gained fame by playing Frankenstein’s monster in 1931. His name on the credits was just a question mark. That gave him a lot of mystique. Karloff isn’t his real name though. It’s the stage...
Whiff Industries goes international
Whiff Industries goes international. The company known for the odor eliminating products entered a distribution agreement with Quality Importers Trading Company. Quality Importers Trading Company is one of the largest distributors for cigar accessories worldwide. The...
Cigar Trophies are awarded
Cigar Trophies are awarded. During a virtual event, Cigar Journal celebrated the best cigars in the world with its annual award show. Usually, the award show takes place on the first evening of Intertabac, in Dortmund. Intertabac is the largest tobacco trade-show in...
Henk Maori Haka Gaudi
Henk Maori Haka Gaudi. Now the Maori Haka part of the name is known. We explained that in our previous Henk Maori Haka review. But where the Gaudi name comes from is a mystery to us. It’s probably named after the famed Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi. And most likely...
Montecristo Short now available in Germany
Montecristo Short now available in Germany. The Habanos distributor 5th Avenue introduced the Montecristo Short. The cigars, packed in cardboard flip-boxes of 10 puritos, are the third “short” available on one of the bigger cigar markets in the world In 2016, 5th...
Tatuaje adds new sizes to Black Label
Tatuaje adds new sizes to Black Label. The Tatuaje Black Label Private Reserva line sees the return of the 6x50 Toro, a cigar that previously was a limited edition. The size was used in 2009 a Cigar Rights of America sampler. The other size is new, it’s a 5 ⅜ x48...
La Casa del Habano coming to Vietnam
La Casa del Habano coming to Vietnam. To Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon. Nearly a year after the opening of the first Habanos Specialist shop in Vietnam’s largest city, a La Casa del Habano is announced. When the doors open has not been confirmed. The...
Karen Berger finds distributor in Israel
Karen Berger finds distributor in Israel. Bert Cigars is introducing K by Karen Berger and Don Kiki Cigars in The Holy Land. The first shipment is already in the country. Bert Cigars is ready to distribute the cigars to tobacconists, lounges, restaurants, and hotels...
PDR is coming with El Criollito tins
PDR is coming with El Criollito tins. In a conversation with Ministry of Cigars, Abe Flores showed new tins coming from PDR Cigars. Two different tins, both for the El Criollito lines. These will be available soon both in the USA and in the international markets. The...
Protocol is releasing a limited edition cigar
Protocol is releasing a limited edition cigar called the 5 Families. It’s the first 6x60 cigar that Protocol ever released. The 5 Families are 5 cigar groups that have supported Protocol from the beginning. This limited edition cigar, only available through Famous...
Camacho offers a free e-cookbook
Camacho offers a free e-cookbook full of barbecue and cigar pairings. The recipes are created with Chef Jacob Parmentier. This artisan smoker created beautiful recipes that pair well with cigars from the Camacho portfolio. The book is called Camacho Grill and Chill...
Drew Estate picks Handrolled
Drew Estate picks Handrolled as their partner in Lebanon. The young Hand Rolled Distribution Company will be handling the distribution for the edgy Nicaraguan cigar brand in Lebanon. The first shipment is to Hand Rolled is expected to land in Beirut within a month....
Rocky Patel CSWC Mareva
Rocky Patel CSWC Mareva. In the last decade, Marko Bilic created a monster. From the first Cigar Smoking World Championship event to a series of worldwide qualifiers and a finale in Split, Croatia. And even though, in our humble opinion, cigars aren’t meant to be...
Episode 25 The Philip & Ferdy Cigar Show
Episode 25: The Philip & Ferdi Cigar Show. This time from the Ministry of Cigars office and without a guest. But with some Flor de Cana 18 and the VegaFina 1998 VF52 from the Dominican Republic. VegaFina 1998 VegaFina is a brand created by the former Spanish...
Cigar Family Charitable Foundation
Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. Cigar charities, quite a good number of cigar brands run or support a charity program. And there are a few distributors that either support or started charities as well. They are giving back to the community. Some are open about it,...
Weekly news week 37 2020
Weekly news week 37 2020. Richard Meerapfel, a name that probably doesn’t ring a lot of bells if you’re not in the cigar industry. But the man is a legend. Without him, Cameroon wrappers would be a thing from the past. He almost singlehandedly saved it from...
Daniel Marshall reveals more details of the XXXVIII
Daniel Marshall reveals more details of the XXXVIII. Some information about the limited edition Daniel Marshall by Carlos Fuente XXXVIII Anniversary Cigar was published before. But Daniel Marshall is now ready to ship the cigars to 38 retailers worldwide. Some small...
Ashton pipe tobacco now available in Switzerland
Ashton pipe tobacco now available in Switzerland. For our cigar smoking friends, don’t worry, we are not transitioning to Ministry of Pipes. But when a cigar distributor decides to take on pipe tobacco, we will report it. Especially when it’s also a well-known cigar...
A cigar to support fallen heroes’ families
A cigar to support fallen heroes' families. More precisely, to support families of the 412 brave men and women who gave their lives rescuing others. Robert Caldwell from Caldwell Cigars, Tony Bellato from La Barba Cigars, Juan Cancel, and Kevin Keithan from Protocol...
Alec Bradley releases limited-edition Mega Burner
Alec Bradley releases limited-edition Mega Burners. In 2008 Alec Bradley released a new lighter. It’s called The Burner and looks like a small cooker for outdoorsmen, hikers, and campers. It is a wind-resistant large single Bunsen burner flame style. With single...
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