FDA Increases Restrictions on Tobacco, May Exempt Cigars
On Thursday, April 24th, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they intend to heighten the restrictions on tobacco products in the US. The FDA…
March 14, 2022
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Cigar Release: Dunhill 1907
General Cigar announces the world premiere of 1907 by Dunhill®, a medium-bodied, four-cigar collection that will be available at fine cigar shops nationwide, and at premium…
March 14, 2022
Cigar Release: Tienda Exclusiva by Willy Herrera
Drew Estate Tobacco Co. announced today the release of the first “Tienda Exclusiva by Willy Herrera”, a concept cigar by Willy Herrera. Made at La Gran…
March 14, 2022
General Cigar Acquires Toraño
General Cigar (known for their CAO and Macanudo brands, among others) announced on Thursday, September 11th, that they have acquired Toraño Cigars. The transfer took place…
March 14, 2022
General Cigar Hires Sam Leccia, Acquires Leccia Tobacco
Today, General Cigar announced more major changes (just a few days after the acquisition of Torano cigar brand). Firstly, they have made the decision to hire…
March 14, 2022
Swisher International to Purchase Drew Estate
Big news today in the cigar world (you might already have heard the rumors if you follow the blogosphere closely…). Swisher International Inc. has just announced…
March 14, 2022
Cigar Release: La Flor Dominicana 707 Ligero
La Flor Dominicana is proud to announce the release of the 707 Ligero. The 707 Ligero is a full-bodied blend of Dominican filler and binder wrapped…
March 14, 2022
FDA Update: Support on the Congressional Front
Early this year, the news hit that the FDA is seeking to extend its control over tobacco products. If the FDA is granted this control, it…
March 14, 2022
Will the United States Normalize Its Relationship with Cuba?
On December 17th, the White House released a statement outlaying a plan to normalize relationships with Cuba. This is a huge change after decades of Cold…
March 14, 2022
Best Non-Cuban Cigars of 2014
During any given year I try a lot of cigars. Some of them are awful, many are mediocre, and quite a few are downright forgettable. Many…
March 14, 2022
IPCPR 2015: Day Four Recap
Day four is here and guess what? We have more new releases! “But, Gil” you may think, “there’s so many new cigars out already, how could…
March 14, 2022
Murcielago Relaunch
Hialeah Gardens, Florida (May 22, 2015) – Six years after its initial release, Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced that the “Murcielago” will fly…
March 14, 2022
Cigar Release: Zander Greg New World 20th Anniversary
Zander-Greg, Inc., is celebrating its twenty years as a national distributor of tobacco products with a new, special edition New World boutique cigar line. The circumstances…
March 14, 2022
Cigar Release: Gran Habano Gran Reserva #5 2011
Gran Habano announces its newest release from their Gran Reserva line, the Gran Reserva #5 2011. The Gran Habano Gran Reserva line offers a bold new…
March 14, 2022
IPCPR 2015: Day Two Recap
Day two of IPCPR is over and we have been treated with a flood of information on new releases. Let’s get straight to the meat of…
March 14, 2022
IPCPR 2015: Day Three Recap
Another day in for the 2015 International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers trade show and another flood of Cigar releases. Between the past two days, there’s…
March 14, 2022
FDA Subjects Premium Cigars to Regulation
You might already have heard the sad news. From Cigar Rights of America press-release, earlier today: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) Center for…
March 14, 2022
Cigar Release: Camacho Check Six
Camacho is proud to announce the latest addition to its Brotherhood Series, the new Camacho Check Six. Built with the impenetrable character of the Original Corojo,…
March 14, 2022
IPCPR 2016: Update 1
If you follow cigar news, you are doubtless aware that this week is one of the biggest of the year for the industry. The 84th Annual…
March 14, 2022
IPCPR 2016: Update 2
As you probably know, this years IPCPR Convention just wrapped up a few days ago, running from July 24th-July 28th at Sands Expo in Las Vegas.…
March 14, 2022
New releases from Altadis USA and J.C. Newman
Source: CigarAficionado.com What’s been going on in the cigar industry? Here’s a quick overview of the top stories in the cigar world over the past couple…
March 14, 2022
It’s That Time of the Year – Final Countdown – 24 days!
Follow the Inspector’s live diary from Havana. Latest news, cigar reviews and trends will be shared with you on a daily basis. Don’t miss out and…
March 14, 2022
Cohiba Talisman EL 2017 – Launch Evening
There are many new exciting releases this year. The new Cohiba 2017 limited edition, called Talisman is one of them. This big size cigar (154 X…
March 14, 2022
News of the Week – IPCPR Updates and More
As you probably know, the IPCPR trade show for this year just wrapped up, running from Monday, July 10th through Friday, July 14th. So there has…
March 14, 2022
Buffalo Music and Cigar Festival – USA Event
Western New York’s first ever cigar and music festival is coming to town on September 23rd. Novices and aficionados alike (and even non-cigar-smoking music lovers) are…
March 14, 2022
News of the Week (September 02, 2017): New Aging Room, Alec Bradley and More
Welcome to our latest cigar news post! In this week’s post, we’ll take a look at some new releases and discuss some changes in the industry.…
March 14, 2022
2017 in Review: Cigar Industry Highlights
Can you believe that it’s already 2018? 2017 sure went by in a flash! Let’s take a look at some of the top stories from the…
March 14, 2022
New Illusione Sizes, Davidoff Exclusive & Legal News
With summer drawing to a close, it is time for another round of cigar news. This week we have a lot of legal news to report.…
March 14, 2022
Releases from Romeo y Julieta, My Father & Alec Bradley
It has been a pretty good week all-around in the cigar world. There are a number of exciting new releases to share, and there is also…
March 14, 2022
Habanos Festival Date and New Releases
It’s that time again … time for a round-up on all the news in the cigar industry! This week we have some updates for you on…
March 14, 2022