Making cigars climate neutral
Making cigars climate neutral. Sustainability is a major issue nowadays because of climate change. Many industries are moving to a more sustainable way of production. But you might think that making cigars is very sustainable at its core. It’s planting a crop,...
Is China the future for premium cigars?
Is China the future for premium cigars? If the question is about sales, the answer is plain and simple YES. The demand for luxury items is growing at an unseen rate. But what about being the future for cigar production? The Chinese have been in the cigar game for more...
Project Piece of Heart charity
Project Piece of Heart charity. 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,...
Price quality Top 25 for 2020 the full list
Price quality Top 25 for 2020. In 2020, Ministry of Cigars did reviews on 111 cigars. Cigars from six different countries. Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and Nicaragua. The majority of the cigars came from Nicaragua, 54 to be precise. The Dominican...
Industry Legend Don Kiki Berger
Industry Legend Don Kiki Berger. Every industry has legends. Some unsung heroes, some famous names. A few names that will remain in everybody’s memories forever, most will fade away over time. Some that have left us, some still alive. These legends all played their...
The complete Top 25 for 2020
The complete Top 25 for 2020, the full list. In 2020, Ministry of Cigars did reviews on 111 cigars. Cigars from six different countries. Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and Nicaragua. The majority of the cigars came from Nicaragua, 54 to be precise....
Episode 33: The Philip & Ferdy Cigar Show
Episode 33: The Philip & Ferdy Cigar Show. And what cigar should we smoke since it’s Christmas? Well, there is one cigar made for this occasion a few years ago. It’s the Royal Danish Weihnachten Leckerbissen. That is not a Danish name though, but German. It...
What is the worst cigar you ever smoked?
What is the worst cigar you ever smoked? It is a question that pops up every few weeks in almost any Facebook cigar group. And I really don’t understand that question. Why would you want to post a negative question? What do you get out of the answers? A negative...
Episode 32: The Philip & Ferdy Cigar Show
Episode 32: The Philip & Ferdy Cigar Show. With the My Father Fonseca Robusto and Mitcher’s bourbon. Almost every Cuban brand, even terrible ones like Guantanamera, have a New World counterpart. Most of these brands are in the hands of two big players. Those are...
My friend is smoking a fake Cuban
My friend is smoking a fake Cuban, should I tell him or not? A question that a lot of people struggle with. Others don’t. And with an increase of counterfeit Cohiba photos being uploaded to Facebook, more and more calls not to tell someone show up. But for Ministry of...
CLE Foundation Cigar charity
CLE Foundation Cigar charity. 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, raising awareness...
Episode 31: The Philip & Ferdy Cigar Show
Episode 31: The Philip & Ferdy Cigar Show. Counterfeit cigars are rampant. But it’s mainly a problem for the Cuban brands, with Cohiba as the brand with most counterfeit cigars. Although there are cases of some high-end new world cigars that are counterfeited as...
Industry legends Henke Kelner
Industry legends Henke Kelner. Nowadays when you say Henke Kelner you say Davidoff. But that wasn’t always the case. Before the 1990s, Kelner was his own man with his own factory, own brands, and he created private labels for others. But his life changed when he met...
Counterfeits aren’t just Cohiba’s problem
Counterfeits aren’t just Cohiba's problem. No doubt that Cohiba is the most common counterfeit Cuban cigar, but it’s not limited to Cohiba only. Ministry of Cigars has seen other Cuban marcas as counterfeit cigars as well. Last week we told you how to recognize...
Episode 30: The Philip & Ferdy Cigar Show
Episode 30: The Philip & Ferdy Cigar Show. And this time, the guys met up with Lord GK from whiskyhaven.com at the whiskyhaven office. The cigar of choice is the Hiram & Solomon Entered Apprentice, a Connecticut Shade cigar hailing from Nicaragua....
How to spot a fake Cohiba?
How to spot a fake Cohiba? Last week, Ministry of Cigars published an article on how to spot Counterfeit Cuban cigars. That article focused on the major flaws that are easily detectable. Missing stickers, glass top boxes, or things like Edicion Limitadas from a year...
Counterfeit Cuban cigars
Counterfeit Cuban cigars. There are many stories out there about counterfeit or fake Cuban cigars. There are articles in magazines and blogs on how to recognize them. Two years ago, Ministry of Cigars wrote an article to beware of counterfeit Cubans. There’s also an...
Episode 29: The Philip & Ferdy Cigar Show
Episode 29: The Philip & Ferdy Cigar Show. Philip & Ferdy sit down with agricultural engineer, author, and cigar manufacturer Didier V Houvenagel from DH Cigars. The lads chat about cigars, aging of tobacco leaves, and rolled cigars. All the while smoking an...
Phuck cancer charity
Phuck cancer charity. 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, raising...
Industry legend Alejandro Robaina
Industry legend Alejandro Robaina. Every industry has legends. Some unsung heroes, some famous names. A few names that will remain in everybody’s memories forever, most will fade away over time. Some that have left us, some still alive. These legends all played their...
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