Camacho Select cigars are made in Honduras with Honduran filler tobacco and Cameroon wrappers. The blend was changed in 2008, and the "new" Camacho Select is more enjoyable than the original that I reviewed back in 2007. For a comparison of the current blend to other Camacho cigars, read my Review of Camacho Select Cigars.

The Torano Family Cigar Company announced the release of their new Master Maduro cigars. The original Master cigar was launched two years ago, followed by the Master BFC 6X60 shortly thereafter. Read More...

May 5 is not only Cinco de Mayo, because this year the date also falls on a Saturday and there will be a full moon in the sky. In addition, the Kentucky Derby will also be run (we're betting on El Padrino). Wow! All this calls for a cigar celebration, especially with cigars that were made in Mexico. Mexican tobacco is not all that bad, and a few popular cigars such as Macanudo Cafe contain some Mexican tobacco. However, on Cinco de Mayo, we always recommend cigars that were actually made in Mexico, though not entirely with Mexican tobaccos. Read more...

General Cigar announced that a team of special agents from the Miami Office of the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco conducted raids this week resulting in the seizure of over 10,000 counterfeit Cohiba cigars with an estimated retail value of more than $200,000. The counterfeit cigar seizures followed an investigation conducted by law enforcement, in cooperation with General Cigar, which is the exclusive owner of the Cohiba trademark in the U.S.A. Read More...