Here’s a short video from a local market in Taipei about the Top 25 New Cigars 2023 in Cigar Journal. No. 10 – Aliados Original Toro (made by Oliva Cigars) Right off the bat, this Toro develops aromas of cookies with cinnamon and anise aromas. It then becomes nutty and sweet (honey, dried fruit, and … Read more

From Cigar Aficionado: A beautifully box-pressed torpedo with a lush draw and textbook combustion. It’s warm and sweet from first puff to last, delivering a dense smoke that calls to mind shaved coconut, sweet woods like maple and hickory, sea salt and dried fruit. Complex and delicious. Country: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Mexico

Liga Privada Unico Year of the Rabbit, made by Drew Estate, was selected as No. 3 in the 2023 Top 25 of Cigar Journal.    

Aliados Original Toro, made by Oliva Cigars, was selected as No. 10 in the 2023 Top 25 of Cigar Journal.

Oliva Cigars announced the release of a limited-edition cigar box with 10 Churchill cigars in celebration of the Chinese New Year – the Oliva Year of the Dragon. The Churchill cigars have been specially crafted to mark Chinese New Year and will be available exclusively at China Duty Free. Inspired by the symbolism of the … Read more

Great video about Oliva Cigars working together with the De Moya Foundation. The De Moya Foundation is a charity organization that helps to support art education around the world. Oliva Cigars is partnering with the De Moya Foundation in order to help support art education. Check out this video to learn more about the campaign … Read more

Video: Meet the Vandermarliere Cigar Family: Oliva Cigars – J.Cortes Cigars – UTP in Belgium, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka.  

From Cigar Aficionado: A considerably complex cigar from a company that appears to be improving each year. The Oliva Serie V Melanio Toro is emblematic of Oliva’s serious commitment to quality. After Oliva Cigar Co. was acquired by Vandermarliere Cigar Family in 2016 (then known as J. Cortés), Fred Vandermarliere vowed to maintain the tradition of … Read more

From Cigar Aficionado: Collaborations are common in the cigar industry, but three-way collaborations between a cigar company, whiskey distiller and heavy-metal frontman are quite rare. In fact, we only know of one—Blackened Cigars “M81” by Drew Estate. Two out of the three collaborators are clearly noted in the name: Blackened American Whiskey and cigarmaker Drew … Read more

Halfwheel.com a leading cigar blog for cigar news and cigar reviews recently gave Liga Privada H99 Papas Fritas a 93 rating. Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo Papas Fritas marries two of Drew Estate’s most popular cigar concepts—its exclusive hybrid H99 Connecticut Corojo capa leaf and the Papas Fritas vitola. Since its debut more than a … Read more