Cigar Industry News

Cruising behind CAO’s release of the mammoth Resonator cigar is the “Flathead Dream Machine,” an AI tool that puts the CAO smoker in the driver’s seat. Read more

E.P. Carrillo Cigars announced today the promotion of Wayne Stoner to National Sales Manager starting February 19, 2024. Read more

In his new role, Karipides will also oversee the company’s Wholesale sales channel as well as the Trade Marketing and Business Intelligence departments.  Read more

Building on the momentum of the successful expansion from the Ferio Tego Timeless Prestige blend in the latter half of 2023, Ferio Tego introduces a new addition to its Timeless Panamericana line – the Secreto. Read more

Another year, another cigar trade show in the books. TPE, also known as the Total Product Expo, hosted another successful event at the Las Vegas Convention Center between January 31st and February 2nd. Read more

Marina Ester Castaldo's original artwork, Lofoten Islands, is inspired by an arctic paradise in Norway where the mountains stand tall and mighty and the clear waters of the Norwegian Sea hug the rocky shores. Read more

This carefully curated collection pays homage to the powerful symbol of the dragon. Read more

Check out our latest cigar review on the Casa 1910 Soldadera Edition, the Teniente Angela. Read more

In one of our more...less conventional awards, this is a contest that used to belong to Cigar Coop. After William Cooper gave us his blessing, we decided to give it a go in 2023. Read more

This week Matt hosts Eddy Guerra from Davidoff while Kevin attends the TPE 2024 Trade Show. Read more

Lampert Cigars has announced that the Lampert Limited 2023 will launch officially at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show and Convention in Las Vegas next month. Read more

Quesada Cigars celebrates fifty years in the premium cigar industry with a limited-edition cigar blended to emulate the journey through 50 years of cigar manufacturing and market evolution. Read more

La Gloria Cubana is shipping the 2024 allocation of Corojo de Oro, a limited-edition blend that debuted in 2023 and is named after a proprietary hybrid tobacco.  Read more

Punch Rare Corojo is making its annual return to retail, featuring a lineup of the brand’s perennial bestsellers. The 2024 release ships to retailers today.  Read more

On January 31, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed its appealing Judge Amit Mehta’s orders holding the FDA’s decision to regulate premium cigars arbitrary and capricious and vacating it. Read more

Plasencia Cigars, a world-leading premium tobacco grower since 1865, announced today the release of the limited edition “The Year of the Dragon”.  Read more

E.P. Carrillo Cigars has announced the late February launch of the Encore Black. This new addition builds upon the legacy of the Encore. Read more

Legendary musician and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top is bringing his love of cigars to the mainstream and to collectors worldwide through a partnership with BandKandy to launch his first-ever cigar brands. Read more

The latest release from Davidoff is a combination of those, giving the nod back to 1986 when they released the Aniversario cigar in honor of Zino Davidoff’s 80th birthday. Read more

The new release marks the sixth installment of the brand’s highly successful Chinese New Year Series which has included these highly-rated Punch blends: Spring Roll (2023), Fu Manchu (2022), Kung Pow! (2021), Chop Suey (2020) and Egg Roll (2019). Read more