Reading Time: 9 minutes The Sleeper Cigar is the one that doesn’t get the love it deserves in social media or by the cigar reviewers. Click NOW to get in on some ‘well-kept secret’ smokes, that should be known and smoked by cigar lovers everywhere…

Reading Time: 8 minutes You’d heard the term puro cigars – but what exactly does that mean? Get the breakdown on what a true puro is, and the 9 top recommendations for a single country of origin smoking experience.

Reading Time: 7 minutes Rum is a favorite among cigar lovers. And while there are many out there, some stand above the rest – click now and get our 10 top picks for the best cigars to pair with rum, and our bottles of choice!

Reading Time: 7 minutes Just as there are many tasty food choices for Thanksgiving dinner, not every dish suits every palate; the same goes for your Turkey Day smokes. See our top hand-rolled premium picks for Thanksgiving cigars that will satisfy every kind of smoker on your holiday guest list!

Reading Time: 8 minutes We are insanely passionate about our coffee; we’re the same way with cigars. And when you pair the two, magical things happen on the palate and in the olfactory senses. Learn why cigars go great with this beloved brew, plus our Top 10 great cigars to pair with it.

Reading Time: 7 minutes There are certain base flavors we get from cigars like coffee, wood, pepper and chocolate…then there are deeper notes, such as cinnamon, citrus, dark fruits, and more. Zman spoke to several expert cigar makers to learn how they go about creating a cigar’s “flavor profile,” and which tobaccos bring about those certain flavors on the palate.

Reading Time: 6 minutes These are top quality cigars, all made in excellent cigar manufacturing facilities. But the main reason I have referred to them as underrated is because there are many full-bodied cigar lovers who simply will not give a more subtle Connecticut Shade stick the time of day. But, newsflash for everyone reading: NOT ALL Connecticut Shade cigars are mellow and low on flavor. In fact, the cigars on my list – while they may not be dark, Maduro, ligero-laden beasts – these sticks all have profiles that boast a hell of a lot of nice, rich tobacco flavor

There are countless cigar making legends who were born into tobacco families from Central America & the Caribbean: Fuente, Oliva, Padrón, Eiroa and many more. But we've made a list of the top 5 cigar makers who entered the business with very little first-hand knowledge and a whole lot of big dreams. Read now!

While many cigar makers are known for creating certain blends and flavor profiles with consistency, a daring few have introduced cigar brands that break the mold: these are the blends that break the rules. See our list of 10 delicious smokes that changed the game for loyal fans of their respective brands - read now!

There is nothing quite like a well-rolled figurado, but a trend seems to have some cigar makers shying away from torpedo cigars in their newer lines and opting for 6 x 60s. We make the case for these torpedo vitolas, one of the industry's true great art forms - along with 10 of our must-smoke torpedo picks.