Cigar History

In the rough and tumble world of hockey, cigars have always held a special place. Few sports take victory cigars as seriously as hockey does- especially when it comes to the Stanley Cup. Former [...]

The inimitable swagger. The boisterous, explosive dialogue. The ubiquitous cigar that became an extension of himself and his personality. These are the hallmark traits of Al Pacino, the legendary [...]

We are truly blessed as television viewers with the amount of great content available today. Much of it is due to the “Godfather” of plot and character-driven television, The Sopranos. It is a no [...]

When it comes to true Hollywood royalty, very few stars garner instant recognition simply by the mention of their first name. “Marty,” for Martin Scorsese, “Bobby” for Robert De Niro, and of [...]

When pressed to name where the best cigars come from, the almost unanimous response is Cuba. Nicaragua is usually a fairly close second, followed by the Dominican Republic. Mexico typically [...]

Baseball has always been America’s favorite pastime. The leisurely, thoughtful pace of the game made cigars the perfect companion to the sport. Going back to the late 1800’s when baseball first [...]

The Great Bambino, the Sultan of Swat, the King of Swing enjoyed a roaring cigar lifestyle. I speak, of course, of legendary baseball player Babe Ruth Born in 1895, Ruth played for 22-seasons. [...]

Cigars and cigar smoking have long been associated with professional fighting. Not so much inside the ring as outside it. Still, there have been many great fighters who also enjoyed the [...]

Cigars are on one side of the movie screen almost as often as popcorn is on the other. And why not? They make a useful dramatic tool for both heroes and villains in countless great films. Here [...]

Churchills, or Churchill cigars, are almost as well-known as Cubans. Naturally, Churchills are named after famed WW2 Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. But it wasn’t always this way. It used to [...]