Author Archives: BrandonCK

2012 is well into swing now that January has already past us. The Superbowl has been played and baseball is about to start. I already would have broken my resolutions, so it is probably good I didn’t make any. Why … Continue reading →

1992, a famous year in the cigar business to many enthusiasts. Maybe not as famous as the year 1962, the year of the trade embargo with Cuba, but famous for the exact opposite reason. 1992 was the year that started … Continue reading →

Regardless of the holiday you celebrate, whether it be Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or any other winter holiday, one thing is for sure: there is always an excitement in the air come December. The weather has cooled, the leaves have fallen, … Continue reading →

Within the cigar world there is probably not a more hot button issue like the trade embargo placed on Cuba in 1960. In the early hours of February 7th, 1962 a near total embargo against Cuba was signed into effect … Continue reading →

Not long ago a new vitola started to make the rounds in the cigar world. 6×60 has become a new hot mark on the shelves of almost any retailer of premium hand-made cigars. Why has this become the new “it” … Continue reading →

Tobacco has a long and storied history when looking into the past. George Washington grew tobacco on his families plantation when he was young. Thomas Jefferson grew tobacco throughout his adult life. Winston Churchill was never seen without a cigar … Continue reading →