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Collecting Vintage Cigars: A Guide for the Serious Aficionado
How to actually build a vintage cigar collection — where to source pre-embargo Cubans, what humidity and temperature really age cigars rather than ruin them, and which factors drive the value at auction.
By Cristian Ortiz Suárez · 30 March 2026
- La Casa del Habano: The Global Embassy of Cuban Cigars
La Casa del Habano is the only retail concept Habanos S.A. operates worldwide. Here's what makes the franchise different, where th…
- The Cigar Band: Origins, Design, and the Quiet Hobby of Collecting Them
The cigar band started as a 19th-century anti-counterfeit measure and became one of the most collected pieces of printed paper in …
- Decoding Habanos: A Guide to Reserva, Gran Reserva, Regional, and Limited Edition Cigars
Reserva, Gran Reserva, Edición Limitada, Edición Regional — four secondary bands, four different programs, four different reasons …
- Long-Filler vs. Short-Filler Cigars: A Deep Cut into Tobacco Craftsmanship
Long-filler runs whole leaves end to end inside a premium cigar. Short-filler is chopped scrap, the engine of machine-made smokes.…
- Cuban vs. Dominican Cigar Wrappers: A Tale of Two Leaves
Cuban vs. Dominican wrappers — the soil, the seed, the fermentation, and the political history that explains why two leaves grown …
- Beyond Strength: How the Cigar Palate Moved From Bold to Complex
Cigar smokers used to chase strength. Now they chase structure. A working guide to flavour, wrapper origin, aging, and the blender…
- From Sik’ar to Status: Charting the Rich History of Cigars
The history of cigars runs from Maya ritual leaves through Spanish trade routes to the modern Habanos market. How a sacred Mesoame…
