The Editorial Position
The encyclopedia is a five-year reference. The magazine is a quarterly correction, addition, and dispatch. Together they form the editorial position of the Kaufmann publishing house on the premium cigar world: the bound book establishes the framework; the rolling magazine documents the changes that move within it.
What the Magazine Covers
Vintage notes — observed shifts in current production from the marcas covered in the encyclopedia. When a Cuban or Nicaraguan house transitions wrapper supplier, changes ligero ratio, or restructures aging, the magazine documents the shift before the next encyclopedia edition.
New release reviews — limited editions, anniversary releases, and boutique launches scored on the KCS rubric.
Brand directory updates — ownership changes, factory transitions, distribution shifts.
Lounge dispatches — observations from new venues, reviews of established lounges.
The Notebook — short editorial essays that unpack specific encyclopedia content in greater depth.
Editorial Discipline
The magazine maintains the same editorial discipline as the encyclopedia: the KCS rubric is published, calibration is documented, scores carry vintage markers. The magazine does not exist to praise everything it covers; it exists to document what the encyclopedia treated and what the encyclopedia left to subsequent editions.
