Cigar Industry News

A portion of the sales proceeds will be donated to Cigar Family Charitable Foundation, which provides education and health services to the underprivileged children in the Bonao region of the Dominican Republic, and the Lost City Scholarship Fund, which offers college scholarships to the students who graduated from the Cigar Family high school established by Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. Read more

The five-cigar collection will debut in March, shipping to retailers on the first of the month. Diesel Vintage Series Natural compliments Diesel Vintage Series, the Maduro-wrapped line that launched last year. Read more

Both new offerings will be shipping mid-April 2024. Read more

Cigar Review: Come read what we think about the new J.C. Newman Brick House Bricktoberfest 2023 Read more

Los Statos Deluxe Limited Edition, a masterful collaboration created by Matt Booth, Justin Andrews and William Ventura will ship to retailers on March 1. Read more

Located in Xinyi, the central business district of Taipei, Club Macanudo is at the epicenter of Taiwan’s fashion capital where art installations, stunning architecture including the iconic Taipei 101 tower, world-class shopping and an array of cultural and culinary destinations draw a chic, well-heeled clientele.   Read more

Back in 2009, Tabacalera La Alianza opened in Santiago's Zona Franca (Dominican Republic) as a 40,000 square foot facility. Read more

In honor of Perdomo’s 30th anniversary in the cigar industry, the company released the 30th Anniversary cigar line to celebrate. Here is our review of the Sun Grown. Read more

Juan Lopez from Gurkha comes by to talk about the Year of the Dragon project as well as his trip back to Cuba. Read more

On this episode, Matt and Kevin host Cynn and Josh Coburn of Dissident Cigars who teased a new cigar coming at PCA that will really "push the boundaries". Read more

City of Palms Cigar Distribution, a Fort Myers, Florida-based startup, is the new distributor for German Engineered Cigars. Read more

Foundation Cigar Company proudly presents Aksum, a brand inspired by the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant. Formerly known as Metapa, this rebranded line continues to deliver the same exceptional blend. Read more

The limited production consists of only 2600 cigars, available in packs of 10, with an MSRP of $13 each or $130 for the pack. Read more

After five years of post-roll age in Selected Tobacco’s aging rooms, the 2024 release is now shipping to only ten retailers across the country. Read more

Club Macanudo hosted a grand opening event yesterday to celebrate the official launch of its second US location. Called Club Macanudo Bossier City, the luxury cigar lounge marks the first resort to host the Club Macanudo brand and follows the February 2022 premier of Club Macanudo Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Read more

Come read what we think about the new Cohiba Riviera Robusto boxpressed. Read more

The Year of the Dragon collection draws inspiration from contemporary artists like Yayoi Kusama and her infamous polka dots and playful dragons from the world of Anime and street art alike. Read more

Filthy Hooligan and Filthy Hooligan Shamrock are based on the popular Alec Bradley Black Market blend which has been tweaked to complement the multiple wrapper format. Read more

The Colección Especial was released by Gurkha Cigar Group in 2022 as an annual limited run of cigars.  The Ecuadorian hybrid wrapper encasing the Colección Especial is scarce and difficult to cultivate, but was a crucial part of the cigar.  Read more

This cigar release pays homage to both LH founder & blender Nicholas Syris’s Greek heritage and the tradition and craftsmanship in the art of cigar-making. King Solomon was revered for his wisdom, and "Sophos," the Greek word for "wise" or "learned," perfectly encapsulates the essence of this cigar. Read more