https://blindlabelcigar.com Reviews, blog posts, and cigar news from Blind Label Cigar. en-us https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/how-the-60-ring-got-normal https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/how-the-60-ring-got-normal Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 6 by 60 doesn't turn heads in a US humidor anymore. How the center moved to the toro, and why a fatter cigar isn't better tobacco. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/my-father-cigars https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/my-father-cigars Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT From a family garage in Nicaragua to the global stage, this is the story behind one of the most respected names in premium cigars. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/boutique-cigars https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/boutique-cigars Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most smokers head straight for the band they know and walk right past the small stuff. Here's what separates a boutique brand, and what to ask before you buy one. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/history-cigars-part-1 https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/history-cigars-part-1 Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Before Columbus. Before Cuba. Before Havana. The 12,000-year origin story of the cigar, from Mayan ceremony to the Taino word that gave the world "cigar." https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/history-cigars-part-2 https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/history-cigars-part-2 Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT From Columbus to Cuba's first cigar factories. Three centuries of kings, tax collectors, cigarreras, and the eleven months of British occupation that introduced Havana tobacco to the world. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/history-cigars-part-3 https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/history-cigars-part-3 Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT The golden age of Havana. The cigar that started a war. Ybor City's rise and fall. Castro's revolution and the great exile that rebuilt the premium cigar world from scratch. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/history-cigars-part-4 https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/history-cigars-part-4 Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT From Kennedy's last order to the $827M global boom. Cohiba goes commercial, Davidoff burns 130,000 cigars, Cigar Aficionado changes everything, and Nicaragua rewrites the map. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/big-smoke-fl-2026 https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/big-smoke-fl-2026 Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Premium brands, a floor strategy that beat the lines, a friendship made outside before the doors even opened, and one surprise nobody had on their bingo card. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/tabernacle-142 https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/tabernacle-142 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT A small-batch cigar with a big story. Meet the blend that earned a permanent spot in our rotation. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/lounge-single-malt https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/lounge-single-malt Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Some lounges are rooms. This one is an experience. We spent an afternoon at The Single Malt and didn't want to leave. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/lounge-cigar-republic https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/lounge-cigar-republic Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT We didn't plan to end up here. The first lounge closed at 10 p.m. Then someone mentioned a hidden gem up in Fort Lauderdale. We jumped in an Uber, and stayed until close. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/wsc-2026 https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/wsc-2026 Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Yes, competitive cigar smoking is a real sport. 57 countries. A world record of 3 hours and 53 minutes. And you can actually enter. Here's everything you need to know about the CSWC. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/cigar-lector https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/cigar-lector Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Before podcasts and audiobooks, someone stood on a platform inside every cigar factory and read to the rollers all day long. This is their story. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/ring-gauge-trend https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/ring-gauge-trend Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT In the mid-90s a 46 ring gauge passed for large. Today the 6x60 gordo is one of America's best-selling cigars. The full story of how the big ring went from novelty to furniture. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/cohiba-china https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/cohiba-china Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why does a box of Behikes cost more than a mortgage payment? The story goes much deeper than most people realize. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/cuban-cigars https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/cuban-cigars Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cuban cigars carry one of the most powerful myths in the luxury goods world. The data, however, keeps pointing somewhere else. We go full investigative. https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/pca-2026 https://blindlabelcigar.com/education/blog/pca-2026 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 262 exhibitors, nearly 6,000 attendees, and a show floor full of launches worth talking about. Here's what stood out. https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/august-2026-roundup https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/august-2026-roundup Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT El Titan de Bronze ended its STG distribution deal on July 30. Plus STG's August 3 price increase, two new lounges, and 15 new cigar releases. https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/july-2026-roundup https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/july-2026-roundup Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Germany's proposed 1,300% cigar tax hike, an Imperial Brands Cuba court win, Oregon's flavor ban, and three more stories shaping the cigar industry right now. https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/pca-2026 https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/pca-2026 Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 262 exhibitors. Over 5,945 attendees. Here's what PCA 2026 in New Orleans signals about where the premium cigar world is headed. https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/fda-premium-cigars-ruling https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/fda-premium-cigars-ruling Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Judge Amit P. Mehta's April 15, 2026 ruling locked in the premium cigar exemption from the FDA Deeming Rule, and the government never appealed. A decade-long case, done. https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/nicaraguan-cigar-tariffs https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/nicaraguan-cigar-tariffs Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tariffs hit the import cost, not the shelf price, and every margin layer builds on top. Here's how trade policy actually reaches your humidor. https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/cigar-imports-2025 https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/cigar-imports-2025 Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. imported 429.8 million premium cigars in 2025, essentially flat. Here's why that number is more encouraging than it sounds. https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/cigar-tariffs-trade-war https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/cigar-tariffs-trade-war Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 122 expired July 24. New Section 301 tariffs replaced it: 10% for Honduras and Mexico, 12.5% for the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Where your humidor stands now. https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/uk-tobacco-act https://blindlabelcigar.com/culture/news/uk-tobacco-act Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anyone born on or after January 1, 2009 can never legally buy tobacco in the U.K. Here's what the Tobacco and Vapes Act means, and why North America is watching.