Reinhold C. Widmayer

June 22, 2025

5th Montenegro Smoking Weekend

The Montenegro Smoking Weekend at the Kalamper hotel & spa is one of the most exclusive and fascinating events for cigar enthusiasts in Southeast Europe.
June 06, 2025

The XIX AmiCigar Weekend in Italy

This 19th cigar weekend of AmiCigar was a luxurious escape for passionados and novices alike who seek to delve deeper into the art of cigar craftsmanship and enjoyment.
May 06, 2024

José O. Padrón’s: Unforgettable Moments

“In these pages I want to explain why I consider tobacco to be an integral part of my life.”-JOSÉ ORLANDO PADRÓN José Orlando Padrón, founder of the world-renowned cigar brand and pioneer of the Nicaraguan cigar industry, celebrated his 91st birthday
November 02, 2022

For Beginners

Of course, people who have never tried a cigar will not read this article. But you as a cigar connoisseur might know someone who wants to enter the magical world of cigar smoking.
June 06, 2022

InterTabac 2022 introduces Cigar Pavilion

For the first time since 2019, InterTabac 2022 will take place live and without Covid restrictions (September 15-17).
March 14, 2022

The Cigar Room | Cigar Friendly, Kuwait City

The Cigar Room in Qibla, one of Kuwait’s oldest neighborhoods, is a prestigious cigar lounge for passionados with a mutual enthusiasm for life.
February 21, 2022

February 27 is National Cigar Day

The U.S. National Cigar Day is coming up on February 27.
July 22, 2021

Nicholas Perdomo III: Simply being the son is not enough

Nick Perdomo Jr. has achieved the American dream par excellence. After 26 years in the cigar business and approaching his midfifites, he manages a company that has more than 4,000 employees, cultivates 1,200 acres of tobacco land and has a production capacity of 80,000 cigars per day.
July 21, 2021

Carlos Fuente Jr.: We are all one

Since the death of his father on August 5, 2016, Carlito has been the head of the family. That Fuente is one of the most important cigar families (yearly production approx. 30 million cigars) and produces many of the most coveted cigars in the world
July 07, 2021

Backstage: Behind the scenes of the Cigar Journal Blind Tasting

Blind tastings are a tricky business … it’s well known that tastes are different. That’s why we have a team of 15 to 20 testers to judge each cigar.

Lovers of the Leaf

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