Smoker Profile: Jim Whitney

What was your first cigar experience?

Hav-a-Tampa, in the mid 90's...95, I think.

Cigar Review: Phenom No. 3 from FQ Cigars

FQ Cigars, or Fernandez Ouiroga Cigars, is a small boutique brand that has gained a lot of traction since their start in 2013. The owner, Matt Hunt, comes from a family history of tobacco farmers and individuals that selected only the best tobacco for cigars in Cuba. Combining his passion of cigars and his roots in the industry, Matt Hunt created this brand to stand for cigars that are rolled by only the finest tobaccos.

Link to the Manufacture site:

http://www.fqcigars.com/

Smoker Profile: EXCLUSIVE Matthew Hunt (Owner of FQ Cigars)

What was your first cigar experience?

My first cigar experience was on a cruise with my brother where we had a Cuban in one of the lounges on board. It was an awful cigar but I fell in love with the feeling smoking a cigar gave me.

Cigar Films: The Cigar Connoissuer

-Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWiZ43q7iQU

Click to watch: The Cigar Connoisseur

The Cigar Connoisseur is a beautifully filmed and edited short movie that delves into a New York City cigar smoker's world. Marv Russell shares his thoughts and opinions of what cigar smoking means to him and others as he smokes in his favorite shop, NYC Fine Cigars.

Cigar Review: Persian King by Gran Habano

Miami based company, Gran Habano, has been a family tradition for four generations. With roots back to 1920, this cigar company created its factory in Honduras in 1998 which kicked off its entrance into the premium cigar market.

Link to the Manufacture site:

http://www.ghcigars.com/

Smoker Profile: Blaine Rodenbaugh

What was your first cigar experience?

My first cigar experience was back in the early 80's with my best friend who smoked Dutch Masters Cameroon Elites. Back then insurance companies didn't consider

Shop Spotlight: Cutter's Cigar

Cutter's Cigars 

Interview with: Alex Bliss

-Alex Bliss opened Cutter's Cigar in October of 2015

Cigar Review: Alec Bradley American Classic Blend

The Alec Bradley Cigar Company was surprisingly erected in one of the worst times to start a cigar brand. In 1996, the cigar industry was filled to the brim with so many companies due to the cigar boom that started in the early 90's. Through years of fumbling through Alan Rubin, the owner, crashed through the market and produced the Tempus line in 2007. The rest, as they say, is history.

Link to the Manufacture site:

http://alecbradley.com/

Cigar Review: Camacho Triple Maduro

Exiled from Cuba in 1961, Simon Camacho went to Miami and started his own brand of cigar. His cigars were mutually enjoyed all over the U.S. and worldwide, one of his biggest fans happened to be one Winston Churchill. The brand was aquired by the Eiora family in 1995 and now is part of the Davidoff group.

Link to the Manufacture site:

http://camachocigars.com/

Smoker Profile: D Bear Allen

What was your first cigar experience?

My first cigars were Backwoods. I was 18 (40 years ago) and I liked to fish the rivers in Ohio. The cigars kept all the bugs away,

Cigar Review: Corojo Oscuro by J Fuego

J Fuego is a brand that was created in 2006 and has roots dating back to 1876 with the family's leaf growing company in Cuba. The family moved to Central America in 1995 where they rolled many cigars for an array of different companies. For the past ten years, Jesus Fuego has rolled and sold their own brand with many lines and blends.

Link to the Manufacture site:

http://www.jfuego.com/default.aspx