Cigar Aficionado Magazine

Cigar Aficionado is an American magazine focused on cigars. Since its debut in September 1992, the publication has featured articles about various cigar brands from around the globe, as well as profiles of famous personalities on its covers. The magazine is recognized for its stance against the Cuban embargo. It was founded by Marvin R. Shanken through M. Shanken Communications, which has also published Wine Spectator since 1976. The current editor is Gordon Mott.

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OZ Family Karatoba Arriving This Week

4 days ago | cigaraficionado.com | Gregory Mottola

When you combine the Turkish word for “dark” (kara) with Indonesia’s Lake Toba, you get the portmanteau “karatoba,” which is also the name of newest brand from OZ Family Cigars. Karatoba is the most full-bodied blend from OZ Family yet, and it’s on its way to retailers now. So why Lake Toba? This body of water happens to sit atop a caldera formed by an old super volcano that was responsible for one of the biggest blasts in our geological timeline.
Broadway By Crowned Heads Makes Its Market Debut

4 days ago | cigaraficionado.com | Cigar Aficionado |Thomas Pappalardo

The newest release from Crowned Heads in Tennessee is not only a play on words, but a medium-to-full-bodied cigar on its way to retailers now. Broadway is named after Nashville’s famed downtown entertainment district and also references the dark Connecticut broadleaf wrapper that covers the cigars. Made in Nicaragua at Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) in Estelí, Broadway is all Nicaraguan, except the wrapper.
Fuente Aged Selection Returns For Summer 2025

5 days ago | cigaraficionado.com | Thomas Pappalardo

For those who prefer well-aged cigars, a quartet of samplers containing vintage-dated Fuente Fuente OpusX “Heaven and Earth” smokes will be heading to retailers on July 14. Each assortment comes in a colorful travel humidor manufactured by Prometheus International Inc., the California-based company that distributes the cigars as well.
Flute & Dram, St. Petersburg, Florida

1 week ago | cigaraficionado.com | Larry Olmsted

This upscale waterfront Champagne, whiskey, caviar and cigar bar was created in 2018 by the friends behind St. Petersburg’s largest cigar bar, Central Cigars, which is only a few blocks away. But while Central does not serve food, Flute & Dram specializes in it, and one of the partners also operates a popular high-end Italian eatery in the same neighborhood.
$150 Cohiba Spectre Shipping Now

1 week ago | cigaraficionado.com | Thomas Pappalardo

When General Cigar Co. introduced the ultra-premium Cohiba Spectre in 2018, it retailed for $90, and was the most expensive Cohiba the company had ever sold. This week the 2025 edition of Spectre began shipping, and it is pricier than ever. Unlike most cigars, Cohiba Spectre is not made with a set blend, so each edition incorporates different tobaccos. The 2025 edition features a Connecticut Habano wrapper General says was grown in 2017 and aged for seven years.
La Flor Dominicana Oro Gets New Packaging

1 week ago | cigaraficionado.com | Thomas Pappalardo

Before Litto Gomez made cigars, he had a successful business as a jeweler. One day, his store was robbed and his career path changed forever. In honor of his previous occupation, Gomez released La Flor Dominicana Oro in 2012, cigars packed in golden tubos (oro is Spanish for gold). Now the line is getting some new packaging options which are shipping now. Previously, Oro was only available in boxes containing five cigars in tubes. Now, the line will also be available in boxes of 20 untubed cigars.
Viaje To Ship Summerfest Collector’s Edition

2 weeks ago | cigaraficionado.com | Thomas Pappalardo

Viaje Cigar Co. is about to kick off summer with a trio of limited editions called Summerfest. They’re part of Viaje’s Collector’s Edition, a series of one-off cigars with unique blends and sizes. The upcoming seasonal smokes are expected to ship on June 22. Summerfest comes in three editions, Habano, Maduro and Barber Pole, which are all the same size: a torpedo measuring 6 1/4 inches by 54 ring gauge. Each torpedo is made with a shaggy foot where the binder is exposed.
Dark Time By West Tampa Tobacco Co. On Its Way To Retailers

2 weeks ago | cigaraficionado.com | Cigar Aficionado |Thomas Pappalardo

Time is of the essence. Such is the idea behind Dark Time, the newest release from West Tampa Tobacco Co. The cigar was previewed at the PCA trade show in April and began shipping to retailers this week. “Time is our most precious resource and what better way to spend that time than sharing our finest cigar with family and friends?” says co-owner Gus Martinez. Dark Time is available in one size, a Toro measuring 6 inches by 54 ring gauge.
A Caldwell Cigar To Benefit Pets In Need

2 weeks ago | cigaraficionado.com | Thomas Pappalardo

Pets are like members of the family, but sometimes animal owners can’t afford veterinary care, especially when they’re homeless. Caldwell Cigars wanted to address this problem, so it’s releasing a new cigar called Lost & Found Give A F*CK. Part of the cigars’ proceeds will be donated to Project Unleashed, a Miami-based charity organization that provides free veterinary care to animals whose owners simply don’t have the resources. The cigars are expected to start shipping June 16.
Eladio Diaz Releasing La Diana

2 weeks ago | cigaraficionado.com | Gregory Mottola

Dominican cigarmaker Eladio Diaz will be releasing his second regular-production cigar line next month called La Diana, and the brand is a tribute to his first cigar mentor. Diaz is well known throughout the industry and spent most of his career working for Davidoff of Geneva at the Swiss company’s factory in the Dominican Republic. When he left Davidoff in 2021, he opened a factory of his own and started slowly, making contract brands and limited editions.