Pepin Garcia has a new cigar. La Reloba was just released by My Father Cigars, the latest creation from the busy My Father Cigars company in Esteli, Nicaragua. The cigar is available in two wrapper styles, according to Cigar Aficionado. This is a value cigar, part of a growing trend to keep consumers engaged even [...]
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Yesterday, I had my first El Gordito (aka the Calibre 58) after lunch, and it was nothing short of fantastic. The shorty from Miami Cigar Company is only 4 inches long, but it has a 58 ring gauge (as you probably figured out from the cigar’s alternative identity). It’s on the north side of medium [...]
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When I was at the My Father factory in Esteli, Nicaragua back in February, I was able to sit down with Pete Johnson of Tatuaje for a few minutes to discuss what he has coming out this hear. He zeroed right in on his new vintage cigar, which is made in the manner of wine [...]
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The Drew Estate story is an amazing one. Starting somewhere in Oneonta, New York — and Long Island, Brooklyn and down in Manhattan’s Finacial District — the company now sends cigars all over the world from its Esteli, Nicaragua cigar factory. Watch this video to get the inside story on Drew Estate … straight from [...]
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Among the many implications of a cigar tax, you’ll find one of the most incendiary issues in American politics today: immigration. At first, any connection between cigar taxes and immigration may seem remote, but when you think about the importance of cigar consumption here for businesses in Nicaragua, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and other cigar-producing [...]
Jaime Garcia overseas the activity in the field at one of Pepin Garcia‘s farms in Esteli, Nicaragua.
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To say the least, the operation at Pepin Garcia‘s My Father factory, in Esteli, Nicaragua, is vast. This is a shot of the rolling room, where blends become the reality that you smoke. Do you have a cool cigar photo? Send it to us at tips [at] cigarreader.com.
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If you’ve ever wanted to see first-hand how cigars are made, the time is right. As cigar manufacturers fight for more space on retailers’ shelves in the face of still-constrained consumers’ budgets, marketing efforts are getting personal – and highly interactive. Two years ago, in-store dinners were hot, and a year later, sponsored lounges indicted [...]
This mural can be found on the Drew Estate facility in Esteli, Nicaragua. It’s out back, right near the “Cigar Safari” spot, which is a great place for cigar smokers to visit. [Photo by Tom Johansmeyer]
Jaime Garcia and Eddie Ortega talk in the My Father tobacco fields in Esteli, Nicaragua. [Photo by Tom Johansmeyer]
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