Michael Heape Cigar & Coffee Pairing

Michael chose the cigar,  Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial, a real bold cigar that does just that; delivers flavor and body.  Michael states that the oiliness of the Maduro wrapper, combined with the full flavored Nicaraguan binder and fillers fills his cigar appetite. ...

John Mulry Cigar & Coffee Pairing

Pairing:  Cigar- Asylum 13 Drink-King Corona Café con Leche “I love the Asylum 13 because of its big full bodied flavor. This is one of my favorite cigars, not only because of the full flavor, but the quality of construction and spiciness. It finishes well without the...

How King Corona Got Its Name

I wanted to name the store something that had to do with cigars, preferably a cigar name like Churhill or something. At the time there was another cigar store in Ybor that was doing the same thing with a great name, Perfectos (which is a cigar size). Churchill has...

The Origins of the Cigar are Shrouded in Mystery

by Lonnie Herman Legend has it that the cigar was invented in 1987 by Joe Howden of Ybor City….no, wait, that’s not right… The first cigar smokers are generally acknowledged to be a splinter group of Mormons that refused to go to Salt Lake Cigar because of the absence...

Cigar Indian

A cigar store doesn’t seem complete without a wooden Indian standing guard at the door watching over the cache of meticulously rolled and aged tobacco. While we all have come to expect its warm greeting at most fine cigar establishments, we may not know why or how...