Cigar Industry News

Protocol Cigars is proud and honored to present the Protocol Battle Bourne Cigar. Battle Bourne is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Their Mission is to connect veterans with the resources needed... Read more

Drew Estate announces “The Drew Estate Goodwill Act of 2021” initiative designed to honor the spirit of the 2021 Barn Smoker Program and the DE25 Celebration by deploying a token... Read more

Drew Estate is set to unveil the new Subculture size, Acid Continental, as a retailer exclusive for Smoker Friendly during the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival on Aug. 28th. ACID Continental... Read more

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. reintroduces Yagua, a classic cigar from the tobacco fields of Cuba that the Newman family first recreated in Nicaragua last year. The Yagua story is... Read more

Casa Cuevas Cigarsannounces that thePatrimoniocigar brand is now shipping to retailers. The Patrimonio cigar brand translates to Patrimony in English. It is dedicated toLuis Cuevas Sr. and to the paternal... Read more

United Cigars and Perdomo have teamed up once again to share a beautifully crafted Perdomo cigar in a vitola only fit to be called Firecracker. Working off the 20thAnniversary Sun... Read more

Exterior of humidor Ferio Tego has officially announced the launch of the Ferio Tego brand of premium cigars with a pair of 2021 limited releases.Both blends are offered in a... Read more

Since its founding in 1968 as the first premium cigar company in Nicaragua, Joya de Nicaragua has enjoyed strong ties with American cigar lovers and their retailers. During the administration... Read more

Exciting stuff continuing to flow from our friends over at the Dojo! Cigar Dojo has teamed up with Alec & Bradley Cigars to showcase the duo’s second collaborative project: Dojo... Read more

Alec Bradley Cigar Company announced today that the popular Black Market Filthy Hooligan Barber Pole and Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock limited edition cigars will be returning in Spring 2022.... Read more

Micallef Cigars has announced the new Micallef A Gordo. Micallef credits their Ambassador group with making the A its most popular blend. The Micallef A Gordo is the blend’s second... Read more

Today Drew Estate announces the cancellation of its 2021 Barn Smoker season, as well as the postponement of DE25 (Drew Estate’s 25thAnniversary Celebration at Southfork Ranch in Dallas, TX) due... Read more

Alec Bradley Cigar Co. today announced that they will be rereleasing their innovative triangular shaped Trilogy line of cigars in very limited quantities. Alec Bradley’s founder Alan Rubin dreamt up... Read more

Protocol Cigars is once again proud to announce their third installment in the John Doe Series called the John Doe 3.0. John Doe is the name given to unidentified males... Read more

Beginning in August, Drew Estate’s Liga Privada Unico Serie Papas Fritas (115 x 44) cigars will be available in new 25-count boxes, replacing the current 50-count boxes. Upon its... Read more

Nelson DeMelo – The Philip Morris International company is reinventing itself, but probably not in the way you expected. On 7/25 Jacek Olczak , CEO of Philip Morris International, announced... Read more

You know that scene inThe Godfatherwhen Marlon Brando lights up a cigar and blows a smoke ring directly at Al Pacinotellinghim that he wantsFredo killed? Killer scene, right?Well, it... Read more

In 2020 La Gianna Havana celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a little packaging face lift and to start off 2021 a new blend is getting reintroduced to the market. The... Read more

The largest booth in attendance was the Gurkha Booth, yet it seemed fairly empty most of the time. There was laughter, there was business, there was smoking, and there was... Read more

Alec Bradley Cigar Company announced today that they have moved production of the Cigar Aficionado #7 “Cigar of the Year,” Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper, from Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s (EPC) Tabacalera La... Read more