Tradecraft Cigars has announced it will be releasing the Gladius Box Press. It’s a 5 1/2 x 52 box-pressed offering in a unique Belicoso size. According to Rob Blumenthal of Tradecraft Cigars, the Gladius Box-Press is finished with what he calls a 109xbelicoso cap. Blumenthal says the cap its more ovalized than a traditional bellicose and it will allow for better placement in the mouth. The cigars are priced at
Tradecraft Cigars has announced that its new Gladius Box Press will make its debut on August 22, launching first through The Wooden Indian, Tinder Box Haverford, and the company’s website before expanding to additional Tradecraft retail partners in late September and early October. According to the company, owner Rob Blumenthal recently returned from the Dominican Republic after overseeing packaging and final quality control ahead of the release. The new
Fermín Pérez Bold Maduro Toro Today, we review the Fermín Pérez Bold Maduro in the Toro size. Fermín Pérez Cigars is a brand founded by Fermín Pérez, who is originally from Cuba. He owns a factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, that produces the cigars bearing his name. The factory was established in 2021 and is classified as a boutique factory. However, the company states that it is scalable and can produce
General Cigar has announced the latest Room101 Anniversary Cigar, the Room101 17th Anniversary. The blend is produced by AJ Fernandez and is a Nicaraguan puro. It comes in one size – a 6 x 52 Toro. The cigar comes in 20-count boxes and is priced at SRP $15.89/cigar. As with the previous editions, the cigar is a limited edition. In a press release, Matt Booth, Founder and Creative Director of
El Mago Cigars has announced a limited-time release of two companion blends known as the Offender and the Defender. The company describes this release as a one-time offering. The concepts behind the Offender and Defender are inspired by the sword and shield. The Offender features a blend with a Cameroon wrapper and comes in gold-colored packaging, symbolizing the sword. In contrast, the Defender also has a Cameroon wrapper but is
Most cigar companies wait for the big milestones before rolling out an anniversary cigar. Not Room101. Matt Booth has turned the brand’s birthday into an almost annual tradition, with nearly every year getting its own unique Anniversary release. The latest is the limited Room101 17th Anniversary, made in collaboration with AJ Fernandez. Rather than revisiting the same blend year after year, Room101 creates an entirely new cigar for each Anniversary
Davidoff has announced the launch of the Boutique Selection. This is a new permanent, ongoing limited production line available exclusively at the Davidoff of Geneva since 1911 flagship stores in Geneva, Hong Kong, and New York’s Madison Avenue. There are three distinct blends, one for each of the flagship stores. Davidoff developed these blends in collaboration with each store as an expression of each location. “The Boutique Selection represents something
Today we review the Domain Entropy in the Corona Heritage Cabinet size. This is a line extension to the Domain Entropy line that was introduced in 2026. The Corona Heritage Cabinet is more than just a 5 x 42 line extension to the Entropy. For this size, Domain uses a unique packing technique, different from the traditional wet packing of cigars from the rolling table. Instead, it sorts the cigars
What if you owned your own cigar shop… and every inch of humidor space was yours to control? The Humidor Challenge returns on this episode of Smoke Night LIVE! William “Cigar Coop” Cooper, Johnny “Smokes Uncut” Remer, and Rob Blumenthal of Tradecraft Cigars each take on the challenge of building their ultimate cigar shop humidor from scratch. Every selection matters as they fight for the perfect mix of brands, crowd
Avowed Awakening Today we review Avowed Cigars’ Awakening. Andrew Considine and Dave West founded Avowed Cigars. Both Considine and West have a long-standing association with Small Batch Cigars, an online retailer based in California. Inspired by their retail experience, they decided to venture into manufacturing. In February 2025, the duo officially launched Avowed Cigars. To produce their cigars, Avowed worked with Klaas Kelner. Klaas is the son of legendary blender