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If you are looking for a cigar that is a cut above the rest, look no further than AVO cigars. These premium cigars were created by Hendrik Kelner, Zino Davidoff, and Avo Uvezian. Mr. Uvezian is best known for writing a song made famous by Frank Sinatra, “Strangers in the Night”. The cigars were originally created for Mr. Uvezian to keep near his piano. Traditionally they are a medley of five different Dominican tobaccos. Those tobaccos are grown in the Cibao Valley and rolled in silken blonde Connecticut wrappers to create a smoke that is a creamy balance of extraordinary...

Since 1996 Alec Bradley has manufactured cigars that have come to be known as premium cigars the world over. The company is family owned and operated and prides themselves on providing one of the finest cigars manufactured. Special care is taken with the manufacturing of these cigars and includes tobacco production, fermentation and the actual cigar rolling. With such care taken, as a consumer you are assured a perfect blend every time you light up. When you are looking for a smooth draw and premium flavor, this brand of cigar is a favorite of cigar aficionados. The Many Different Flavors...

Acid cigars are a brand of aromatic cigars that tend to have a sweet aromatic essence. They come in a wide range of flavors that are reminiscent of a botanical aromatic cigar. Although they are fairly new on the market, they have already become quite popular with connoisseurs of cigars. If you are trying these types of cigars for the first time, it may be wise to invest in a few different flavors so you can find the essences that you like the best. Try a Sampler Pack When you get ready to try an Acid cigar, you may find...

I once had the rare opportunity to tour the Tabacalera de Garcia cigar factory in the Dominican Republic.  The factory is one of the largest handmade cigar factories in the world, if not the largest. At the end of the day I left with some of José Seijas’ exquisite personal blends and a box of H. Upmann Vintage Cameroon cigars. I found the Vintage Cameroons a great cigar on the medium side. Although both handmade and machine-made cigars are made at the factory – the handmade cigars were José’s passion. If the Star Trek series can go through a reset,...

Drew Estate Nirvana Torpedo, $11.99 a stick The Drew Estate Nirvana Torpedo is a great cigar. It was created by Drew Estate for Royal Gold and released in 2014. It’s rolled in Nicaragua, but breaks away from the recent trend of all tobaccos have to come from the same country. It has a Rosado wrapper grown in the Eastern province of Cameroon, Africa. The filler is Nicaragua, specifically Jalapa and Estelí, along with a portion from the Jamastran region of Honduras. The binder is San Andreas tobacco from Mexico. Why bring so many tobaccos together into one cigar? To create...