International Cigar and Pipe Show in New Orleans

Competition only makes the cigar consumer enjoy a better cigar, something that Cuba can not say.

The cigar lithography

Today I would like to discuss about the bands and labels printing. Among the less apparent cigar industry linked professions, the Lithography printing is definitely a major one.

Cuban Vs. Non-Cuban Cigars

In all of my trips outside the United States, the number one question that I am asked is:

What cigars are better Cuban or None-Cuban?

USA, the land of the FREE (minus the freedom plus more taxes if you smoke)!

This is a topic that is very close to my heart. The United States of America has always been a beacon of freedom in the world. The country was formed with one idea, freedom.

Don Alejandro, Amigo Eterno*

Since you have left this World

The essence of our cigars reveals an odd flavour

They are strange

Have a taste of sadness

An aroma of absence

What is a good Cigar?

I visit many cigar shops and talk to many cigar enthusiasts, and one question that I am always asked is: What makes a good cigar?

Be a patriot, smoke a cigar in the USA

In an interview, a good friend of mine was asked, “Who is your main competitor” and he responded “The United States Government”.

Hopes and plans

Today I am in Miami, after a trip to the factory in the Dominican Republic last week and a trip to the factory to Honduras and Nicaragua the previous week.

What Nicarao Exclusivo is...

Following some interesting questions received concerning our Nicarao Exclusivo maduro wrappers... Here are some explanations...

Thank you for Big Smoking with me!

I am back in warm Miami after a great visit to Russia to participate in the Cigar Clan 2010 winter Big Smoke. My wife Alina and I travel from Miami to St. Petersburg on January 30 and to Moscow in February 2 and return to Miami on February 7.