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Mar 22, 2024 | 
famous-smoke.com | John Pullo |Jared Gulick
Reading Time: 6 minutesUnwrapping the History and Significance of Cigar BandsSome are simple. Some are ornate. Some cigars don’t even have one. It’s the cigar band. And I hesitate to use the word “humble,” given that some of these things are an absolute billboard (looking at you, Camacho). It’s no surprise, really: as bands came into popular use during cigars’ golden age, it was a cheap and easy way to add a ton of visual appeal to the cigars you were being sold and were smoking.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
famous-smoke.com | Gary Korb |John Pullo
Reading Time: 3 minutesVIDEO CIGAR REVIEW: OZGENER FAMILY PI SYNESTHESIA REDPi Synesthesia Red is the second release from Ozgener Family Cigars in which the blend is defined by color; in this case, red. Sounds a bit odd, right? Yet Tim Ozgener and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo were able to make that happen to the tune of 2,500 boxes. The inspiration came from Tim Ozgener’s late father and CAO Cigars founder, Cano A. Ozgener.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
famous-smoke.com | Gary Korb |Paul F. Lukens |John Pullo
Reading Time: 3 minutesVIDEO CIGAR REVIEW: ALEC BRADLEY BLACK MARKET ESTELÍ When Alec Bradley Cigars announced their Black Market Estelí selection, company co-founder, Alan Rubin, noted that cigar smokers who love Nicaraguan cigars know that the tobaccos are grown in Nicaragua, but the exact location is a mystery. According to Alan, the idea behind the line was to “bring Estelí, the cigar capital of Nicaragua, out of the shadows”—but not entirely.
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Nov 24, 2023 | 
famous-smoke.com | John Pullo |Gary Korb |Jared Gulick
Reading Time: 6 minutesHow to Roll Cigars: Tobacco Seed to Cigar SmokeThere’s an old cigar adage that says, “It takes 300 hands to make a cigar.” Blenders, farmers, sorters, fermenters, bunchers, rollers, quality inspectors…far more people in the process than you’d expect.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
famous-smoke.com | John Pullo |Gary Korb |Jared Gulick
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe 10 Best Cigars to Smoke After Your Thanksgiving Feast!No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without an after-dinner cigar…but what tasty morsel is fit to fill the gap between the dessert course and the turkey coma? To help decide, let’s look at the scene at my in-law’s house: it’s a holiday-fueled feeding frenzy.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
famous-smoke.com | Gary Korb |John Pullo
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Blends Pay Homage to a Family Passion for CT TobaccosELLINGTON, CT – Foundation Cigar Company’s new Charter Oak Pegnataro-CT and Pasquale-CT cigars are on their way to retailers nationwide. Named for Foundation Cigar founder, Nicholas Melillo’s grandfathers, Pegnataro and Pasquale, these new Connecticut Shade and Connecticut Broadleaf blends, respectively, serve as a heartfelt tribute to their lasting influence and cherished memories.
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Oct 13, 2023 | 
famous-smoke.com | Jared Gulick |John Pullo |Paul F. Lukens |Gary Korb
Reading Time: 2 minutesMore Answers To Your Most Submitted Cigar Questions!This month’s Fan Mail series goes back to the beginning with a wide selection of cigar-centric topics and answers. To paraphrase a freed and newly-single pop star—oops you did it again.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
famous-smoke.com | Gary Korb |Jared Gulick |John Pullo
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWrapper Was Sourced From An Esteemed 2019 HarvestFORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Altadis U.S.A. has announced the release of Onyx Vintage Nicaragua cigars. Presented in three sizes and handmade at Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez, the all-Nicaraguan blend boasts a vintage recipe of extra-aged tobaccos. That includes the extra-aged Nicaraguan Habano wrapper that was sourced from an “esteemed” 2019 harvest.
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Aug 18, 2023 | 
famous-smoke.com | John Pullo |Jared Gulick |Paul F. Lukens
Reading Time: 3 minutesCheck out our latest videos and see responses to the most-asked cigar questions…We’ve heard almost every cigar question you can imagine. Or so we thought. Just when we think the well has run dry, you surprise us with inquiries we never considered. This month’s Fan Mail series goes deep into nicotine nerdery with a wide selection of topics and answers.
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Jul 21, 2023 | 
famous-smoke.com | Jared Gulick |John Pullo |Paul F. Lukens |Gary Korb
Reading Time: 3 minutesSee our latest video responses to your top burning cigar questions!We’ve heard almost every cigar question you can imagine. Or so we thought. Just when we think the well has run dry, you surprise us with inquiries we never considered. This month’s Fan Mail series goes deep into nicotine nerdery with a wide selection of topics and answers.
