10,000 Tobacco Barns Destroyed by Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian landed in Pinar del Rio last week and it was pretty clear that a lot of damage was done. Now, a week after the…
October 11, 2022
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Davidoff is Cutting Down its Portfolio
Over the last few weeks many cigar companies have announced discontinuations in their portfolio. Companies are looking closely at the number of SKUs they are producing…
October 11, 2022
Caldwell Cigar Company and Bellatto Premium Cigars are Forced to Discontinue Some of Their Lines
Caldwell Cigar Company and Bellatto Premium Cigars are forced to discontinue some of their lines due to last week’s fire at Tabacalera William Ventura and Intercigar.…
October 11, 2022
West Tampa Tobacco adds New Limited Edition Line
Earlier this year Rick Rodriguez launched his new cigar brand, West Tampa Tobacco, with two blends coming from the Garmendia Cigar Co. factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.…
October 11, 2022
Montecristo Gets a New Edmundo
After the Mexican regional edition Edmundo Dantes, Habanos released the Montecristo Edmundo globally in 2004 with a follow up in the shape of a Petit Edmundo…
October 11, 2022
Southern Draw is Introducing a New Core Line and a Trio of Cigars
Southern Draw Cigars is introducing a new core line called Morning Glory and a trio of cigars as part of the IGNITE charitable program. The Hyacinth,…
October 11, 2022
The Swiss Cigar Distributor Royal Cigar Company is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary
The Swiss cigar distributor Royal Cigar Company is celebrating its 20th anniversary and it does so by releasing special fresh packs with a number of cigars…
October 10, 2022
General Cigars is Releasing a Macanudo With a Binder That has Been Aged in Barrels
General Cigars is releasing a Macanudo with a binder that has been aged in barrels. Wine barrels in this case. From Flint Knoll, a winery in…
October 10, 2022
J.C. Newman is Releasing the Bricktoberfest 2022
J.C. Newman is releasing the Bricktoberfest 2022, a limited edition Brick House celebrating the Oktoberfest tradition of central Europe. The cigar is a 6×52 Toro with…
October 10, 2022
German Engineered Cigars Announces Their Third Regular Blend
Following RVGN Rauchvergnügen and Raumzeit, German Engineered Cigars announces Weltschmerz – the third regular blend in their portfolio. Weltschmerz is the second blend engineered within their partnership with…
October 10, 2022
Proscrito Cigars Draws Inspiration from Movie Pulp Fiction for Latest Release
Proscrito Cigars draws inspiration from movies for its cigars and the latest release throws back at Quintin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. Previously movies such as Fight Club…
October 10, 2022
Luciano Cigars Appoints Crowned Heads Current Sales Rep as New Director or Sales
Last week the news broke that ACE Prime, now called Luciano Cigars, and Crowned Heads will no longer work together for distribution. Crowned Heads used to…
October 10, 2022
Joya de Nicaragua is the Next Cigar Company to Trim Down the Number of SKUs
Joya de Nicaragua is the next cigar manufacturer that is trimming down the number of SKUs produced and the number of private labels made to ensure…
October 10, 2022
Joya de Nicaragua is Trimming its Portfolio Whilst Adding a Limited Edition
Joya de Nicaragua is not only trimming in its portfolio but it’s also adding a limited edition vitola to the Cinco Décadas line in the shape…
October 10, 2022
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust is Adding Another Vitola & Trimming Down the Umbagog Line
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust is trimming down the Umbagog line with two vitolas but Steve Saka is adding another new vitola next year. On Facebook, Steve…
October 10, 2022
Drew Estate Are Discontinuing Around 100 SKUs
Many cigar manufacturers are facing problems in the supply chain due to a lack of tobacco, lack of boxes, lack of skilled workers and a demand…
October 10, 2022
Two Cigar Factories Burned Down
In the early morning, the building that houses both Intercigar and Tabacalera William Ventura at the Zona Franca La Palma complex in Tamboril, Dominican Republic was…
October 5, 2022
General Cigars has Been Releasing a Series of Cigars Under the Diesel Moniker That Were Meant to not Break the Bank
Limited edition cigars all for under 5 dollars each. The sixth and final instalment is ready to be shipped early October. The final cigar in the…
October 5, 2022
West Tampa Cigars is Heading to Several European Markets
West Tampa Cigars, the newly formed cigar company from long-time General Cigars salesman and blender Rick Rodriguez is heading to several European markets. At the trade…
September 29, 2022
There Will be a New Buffalo Trace Cigar
The Special F, as part of the ongoing collaboration between Scandinavian Tobacco Group and Sazerac, the company behind Buffalo Trace, Fireball, and Weller. All these brands…
September 29, 2022
Plasencia Cigars Award Best International Retailer Award to Dominique London
At the InterTabac trade show last week, Plasencia Cigars awarded a reward to their best international retailer and the award and a certificate went to Dominique…
September 29, 2022
Crowned Heads and Ace Prime Send Cease and Desist Letters
A few days ago the news broke that Crowned Heads would stop distributing cigars from ACE Prime, and ACE Prime responded that they hoped that they…
September 29, 2022
Hand Rolled – A Movie About Cigars Will Be Available on YouTube
In 2019 tow documentary makers, Jesse Mariut and Steve Ghereban released their documentary on premium handmade cigars called Hand rolled – a movie about cigars. The…
September 29, 2022
Serie F and Serie S Lines of Condega Cigars Have Been Shipped to Retail Stores in Croatia
Thus, both international series are now available for the Croatian cigar lovers that look for the best tobacco flavour that best fit their budget. This has…
September 29, 2022
Villiger is About to Release the New Villiger Edición Limitada 2022
The cigar is already on the market in Germany and Switzerland and it’s a 6×54 Toro made with an Ecuadorian wrapper over a Mexican binder and…
September 29, 2022
Viaje is Bringing Back the Viaje Piña Fir the First Time Since 2017
Back then it was the first collaboration between Viaje and Ernesto Perez Carrillo and Tabacalera La Alianza. It was part of the white label project, a…
September 29, 2022
Southern Draw Cigars is Adding Regular Production Cigars to its Portfolio
Southern Draw Cigars is adding several regular production cigars to its portfolio but all will be limited in the number of cigars that are being rolled…
September 29, 2022
Cigar Cult Release Another Collaboration Cigar for Art Nouveau Series
Two years ago, the official distributor for Habanos Top Cigars and the Habanos specialist and exclusive sub-distributor for Habanos in Uzbekistan, Cigar Cult, started a collaboration…
September 29, 2022
Hunters & Frankau is About to Release 50 Exclusive Humidors
Hunters & Frankau, the exclusive distributors for Habanos in the United Kingdom, is about to release 50 exclusive humidors with the ultimate collections of special-edition Ramon…
September 29, 2022
Oscar Valladares Introduced Two New Cigars at Intertabac Trade Show
At the Intertabac Trade Show, Oscar Valladares introduced two new cigars. These are The Raw Dog and the 10th Anniversary. The raw dog is particularly interesting as…
September 29, 2022