Erik Calvino

World Cup 2026

June 10, 2026

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to America, and we’ve put together your guide to the best cigar lounges across the host cities. While each market ...

Knob Creek 21 Year / Liga Privada UF-4

June 3, 2026

100 Proof / 50% ABV Straight Bourbon Whiskey Kentucky Twenty-One Years in the Making Knob Creek traces its roots to the revival of full-flavored, traditional ...

Joshua Habursky isn’t just defending premium cigars from regulation—he’s taking the fight to ski resorts, building university programs, and rewriting the industry playbook one smoke-filled room at a ...

Mailtime Monday: Cigars, Rum, Tequila… What Could Go Wrong?

May 19, 2026

Jamy lit up a La Aurora Preferidos Connecticut, while Erik went with the Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Sonata — and from there, the table filled ...

The Glenlivet 18 Year / Oliva Serie V Maduro

May 19, 2026

40% ABV Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Scotland The First Legal Dram The Glenlivet has been part of Scotch whisky history since 1824, when George ...

A. de Fussigny XO Fine Champagne Cognac / Diamond Crown Tampa

May 5, 2026

40% ABV Cognac France The House That Alexandre Built In 1814, Alexandre de Fussigny established his house in the heart of France’s Cognac region with a singular ...

Berneroy Calvados XO / La Aurora Family Creed Fuerte Sol

April 28, 2026

40% ABV Calvados France From Orchards to Oak In the rolling hills of Normandy’s Pays d’Auge, where the climate is too cool and damp for ...

Interview with Josh Habursky – Cigar Snob Podcast E170

April 21, 2026

Josh Habursky, CEO of the Premium Cigar Association, sits down for a smoke in this episode of the Cigar Snob Podcast. He shares a story ...

Cardenal Mendoza Solera Gran Reserva / Villiger 1888 Gran Reserva

April 20, 2026

40% ABV Brandy de Jerez Spain The Cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza was born in 1428 to one of the most powerful noble families in ...

Château de Laubade Bas Armagnac 2005 / Aksum Claro

April 15, 2026

40% ABV Bas Armagnac France Armagnac: France’s Oldest Brandy While Cognac may be more famous internationally, Armagnac is France’s oldest brandy. Originally valued for medicinal ...