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  The Acid Kuba Kuba is made by Drew Estate (the brand which creates all Acid cigars). The brand is based in Nicaragua, and while relatively new, they have been well received in the years since their foundation in 1998. Drew Estate is the product of Jonathan Drew and Marvin Samel, two friends in New York City. Rather than hailing from a long line of cigar makers, they created their business out of nothing but hard work and imagination. Eventually they teamed up with artist Scott “Acid” Chester, who worked on the promotional end of their business and helped the...

Cohiba is one of the best known brand names in the cigar industry, but represents two different cigar manufacturers. One of them makes cigars for Habanos S.A., the Cuban tobacco company, and the other makes cigars for General Cigar Company, an American company. The Cohiba cigars distributed through the General Cigar Company are created in the Dominican Republic. The Cohiba Pequenos, produced for the General Cigar Company, measures 4-1/5 inches (106 mm) x 36 and features a Cameroon wrapper around a Jember (Indonesian) binder and a Dominican Republic filler. The Cohiba Pequenos has a dark, oily wrapper and a fine...

The Arturo Fuente Curly Head is an inexpensive smoke produced by a well established brand which originated in 1912 in Tampa, Florida. A fire in the brand’s factory put a halt to production from 1924 to 1930, but they made a comeback and nothing since then has stood in their way—not even two more fires which burned down two subsequent factories. Originally Arturo Fuente cigars were made from Cuban tobacco, but after the embargo they moved their base to Nicaragua. Their second factory was burned down by the Sandinistas. After relocating to Honduras, their third factory was destroyed as well....

  The Natural Juicy Lucy is a tiny cigar developed by Drew Estate. Drew Estate, the creator of Acid cigars and other favorites, is based in Nicaragua. Founded in 1998 by two college friends, Jonathan Drew and Marvin Samel, the brand struggled for years to grab the attention of the cigar smoking public. Finally all the hard work paid off handsomely; Drew Estate is now a well respected brand with a global audience. The Juicy Lucy represents just one innovative product in a creative line. This diminutive cigar measures just 3×38 and fits easily in the palm of the hand....

The Rocky Patel Olde World Robusto Maduro is an intriguing offering from boutique manufacturer Rocky Patel. Rocky Patel is as famous for his background as he is for his distinctive cigars. Rocky Patel founded his company in the 1990s during the cigar boom. But while most of those companies have long since vanished, Rocky Patel has become a star to stand alongside cigar mega corporations. His Olde World Robusto Maduro is an exemplary cigar showcasing the elaborate flavor blends he is so renowned for concocting. This cigar measures 5.5″ x 54 and features a Maduro wrapper from Costa Rica and...