Cigar Industry News

This week Matt and Kevin enjoy some different rums and smoke some great cigars with them. Read more

Cavalier Genève announces that it is adding the Black II and BII Viso Jalapa 5.75x44 Coronas to its core line offering as of TPE 2024. Read more

Espinosa Premium Cigars announced today the release of the second Guy Fieri Birthday Cigar, the Knuckle Sandwich “56” cigar. Read more

United Cigars expands its iconic Firecracker line with the introduction of the Firecracker Connecticut. Read more

CAO will release its largest full-time Flathead cigar to date with an 8 x 60 monster smoke named after the hefty component of a car’s exhaust system. Read more

The project is the first collaboration of it’s kind - 5 different manufacturing partners to release an entire project incrementally throughout the year.  Each box contains a humidor seal and is the perfect collector’s item commemorating the Year of the Dragon 2024. Read more

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of their working relationship, both My Father Cigars and Tatuaje have created a limited-edition project named La Union. “La Union” (The Union), a trademark owned by My Father Cigars, consists of two different crafted boxes, one in black and the other in red. Read more

If you have picked up a cigar more than once in the last twelve months...or maybe even in your life, there a serious chance you have heard of Arturo Fuente or even its third generation owner, Carlos "Carlito" Fuente Jr. Read more

Lure Cigars was created by Lou Cross III to honor the memory of his late father, Lou Cross Jr. He was a lifelong outdoorsman, avid fisherman, and a cigar enthusiast. Read more

This year’s annual United Cigar July Firecracker series will be the highly coveted Lunatic line by Aganorsa Leaf. Read more

In this smoking class, visitors to J.C. Newman’s historic El Reloj cigar factory in Tampa, Florida will learn about 24 types of premium cigar tobacco grown in 9 countries and smoke a selection of single-leaf puritos. Read more

Every year we give an award for Best Show Guest on the Smokin Tabacco Show. This award is based on the total views of the episodes of shows that featured guests which also usually dictates the guest's popularity. Read more

CLE introduces their inaugural PCA exclusive in 2023 that was only available for purchase by retailers who attended the tradeshow in person. Read more

Mil Días Maduro will make its global debut at the upcoming Total Product Expo (TPE) trade show to be held January 31-February 2, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Read more

Quality Importers is implementing a price reduction on select products within our portfolio of esteemed brands including Xikar®, Palio®, Humidor Supreme® AND Hydra®.    Read more

One of the primary goals of the BCA is to foster diversity and representation across the board. With a commitment to inclusivity, the Board now includes members representing brand owners, distributors, retailers, and other industry experts. This strategic move aims to bring a variety of perspectives to the decision-making process and better serve the diverse needs of the BCA membership. Read more

The Heretic, a 6.5x46 Corona Larga Box Press, is a medium/full body cigar with notes of cream, nuts, earth, light pepper and chocolate. Read more

The cigars included in the latest Fresh Pack are presented in a 6 x 50 format and consist of the following varieties: 1 Classico, 1 Bianco, 1 Sorella, 1 Navetta, and 1 Arlequin. Read more

This week we reveal our Top 25 cigars of 2023. Read more

Once again it is time to reveal the Top 25 cigars of the year. 2023 was a difficult year as many cigars that were introduced earlier on seemed to carry a high level of hype. However once many of these cigars hit the market, many of them did not meet expectations and ultimately fell flat. Read more