OVER 100 YEARS OF FUENTE

Founded in 1912 by the patriarch of the family, Arturo Fuente first began making cigars in Ybor City, FLA a few years after he immigrated from Cuba.  While the next 100-plus years brough...

De-Constructed Basic Cigar Terms

Cigar terms and vernacular can often be confusing and to be honest, there’s nothing basic about them. Here we try and sort out a few in plain English that we find both humorous and head-...

Cigar and Tobacco Facts – Mold versus Plume

We had a shopper in the other day with a slight panic look on his face asking us the difference between plume and mold on a cigar.  We get this question a lot. Plume looks like white dust...

Cigar and Tobacco Facts. Trunk Pressed versus Boxed Press Cigars

The other day someone walked into the shop and while viewing our assortment asked, “Is there a difference between trunk pressed and box pressed cigars?”  While there are many “official” c...

Cuba Open For Business?

November 15, 2021 marked a special day for Cuba as the Island officially reopened for tourism on Monday.  Mandatory quarantine restrictions were lifted for travelers who carry proof of vaccinati...

Aging, Curing and Fermenting Cigar Tobacco

We hear these terms interchanged all the time. However, each refers to very different but specific stages in bringing tobacco from the fields to the cigar rollers productions bench. Let me try t...

A Brief History of Cigar Boxes

Cigars are universal; hence, there are different regions with different theories and histories related to cigars!! As one may not believe, cigars have quite a long and fascinating history. Cigar...

Cigar Studio 25th Anniversary

Saturday, May 15, 2021, marked a wonderful moment in our history as we arrived at 25 years in business.   While Covid meant we could not celebrate with our traditional cigar dinner and ev...

The Right Way to Cut Cigars

Smoking a cigar is like a ritual. It’s all about the process, and that procedure begins with knowing the right way to cut a cigar. Additionally, the more enhanced cigar you smoke, the more care ...

Picking the Best Cigar Humidifiers for Your Humidor

Cigar humidors merely cannot function without a humidifier. It certainly could work without a hygrometer if required but not without the actual object that generates humidity. Picking the best a...