Monthly Archives: January 2018

Champagne & Cigar Pairings

It's the New Year! Time to make your resolutions and of course pop the cork on your favorite bottle of bubbly. Although it isn't one of the classic pairings, a good cigar can pair quite well with a fine bottle of champagne. Think about it, they are both luxury items. At a fancy event in…

Rick Rodriguez Manufacturer Spotlight

CAO was once the bastion of boutique, small batch cigar companies. Their small Nashville-based operation produced some amazing early blends that helped begin the boutique cigar craze. When they were purchased by cigar conglomerate General Cigar in the 2000s, many fans feared that the massive company would ruin the brand by mass producing it and…