Countdown to closing of premium membership
Thanks to the support of cigar lovers, we are close to achieving our limit of 100 premium members. All the more remarkable amidst the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s your last chance to secure the remaining 10 premium memberships available with choices of the…
Harvesting leaf by leaf
Around 40 days after planting out tobacco seedlings, the harvest can begin – a laborious task because each leaf must be picked by hand. Only two or three leaves can be taken at a time, with days to wait between each picking. The harvesting of…
Cuba’s elite tobacco farmers
The elite Vegas de Primera are first-class fields ranked above all others for the exceptional quality of their soil and microclimate, and the rare degree of skill that goes to produce their crop. They have their own special style of cultivation, and the work that…
The only true Cuban seed
From the 16th Century, the tobacco that grew naturally in Cuba proved good enough to earn an unparalleled reputation throughout the world. Then, at the start of the 20th Century which ushered in a new age of botanical research, science was brought to bear on…
Nothing lesser than the best leaf for a Habano
Every leaf in a Habano is derived from a seed named Tabaco Negro Cubano – native Cuban Black Tobacco – directly descended from the plants that Columbus first discovered in Cuba more than 500 years ago. Tabaco Negro Cubano has been considered the best in…
Presenting Hoyo de Moterrey 18 Primaveras to commemorate the Year of the Ox
A limited edition of 8,888 boxes, each containing 18 cigars. For years, Oettinger Davidoff has been releasing cigars linked to the Chinese zodiac calendar. The success of the annual release attracted other cigar manufacturers to follow suit. The number of “Year of the” cigars is…