The Lancero: Why This Size Hits Different

Five premium lancero cigars including BLK WKS Santa Muerte, Oscar Valladares 2012 Barberpole, Patina Oro de Nicaragua, JRE Aladino Classic, and Noel Rojas X OSOK Los Tejanos available in The Lancero Sampler at Smokers Abbey Austin

There are certain cigars that don’t try to impress you right away. They take a little time. They ask you to slow down. And somewhere along the way, they start to make more sense than anything else you’ve been smoking. That’s the Lancero. It’s not the most popular size in our humidor. It’s not the easiest for someone just finding … Read More

From Seed to Leaf: Visiting the Aladino Tobacco Farms

Wide view of tobacco fields at the Aladino farm in Honduras with mountains in the background

Standing in the fields, the first thing you notice is the quiet. Not the absence of sound, but a different kind of rhythm. The wind moves slowly through rows of tobacco leaves. Workers move deliberately between the plants, each one tending their section of the field with a quiet focus. There is no rushing here. No frantic pace. Just steady … Read More