Cigar Journal

Aerial view of the Chateau de la Fuente estate in the Dominican Republic with its curing barn and the red A. Fuente sign
Arturo FuenteBrand Story

The Arturo Fuente Story: Three Generations and a Dynasty

Opus X is the famous chapter. The wider Arturo Fuente story — fires, exile, family — is the one that explains why the brand is what it is.

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Gentleman exhaling premium cigar smoke in an elegant library lounge, evoking the Perdomo Nicaraguan family empire
Brand StoryNicaraguaPerdomo

Perdomo Cigars: The Nicaraguan Family Empire

Perdomo grows everything from the seed up. The result is a vertically integrated Nicaraguan operation that quietly delivers some of the best value in premium cigars.

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Premium Cuban cigar resting on a glass ashtray with a cutter and spirits in a moody lounge, illustrating common cigar problems like tunnelling and canoeing
GuideStorageTroubleshooting

Common Cigar Problems: Tunnelling, Canoeing, Mould and the Beetle

Four problems that ruin cigars — and the simple fixes that prevent them.

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Elegant man in a tailored navy suit enjoying a premium cigar in a sunlit lounge, illustrating how to buy cigars as a gift
BeginnersGiftsGuide

How to Buy Cigars as a Gift

Buying cigars for someone else is intimidating. With four questions answered, you can put together a gift that actually impresses them.

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Gentleman relaxing in a grand salon with a glass of whisky and a lit premium Nicaraguan tobacco cigar
NicaraguaTerroirTobacco

What Makes Nicaraguan Tobacco Special

Nicaragua has gone from cigar industry afterthought to its most influential growing region in forty years. Here is the why and the where.

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Bundle of premium Cohiba winter cigars on a wooden table beside a dark spirit, glowing in front of a roaring stone fireplace
GuidePairingsSeasonal

The Winter Cigar: Finding the Right Smoke for Cold Weather

Cold weather changes how a cigar tastes. The bigger, richer cigars in your humidor were waiting for this season.

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