Cigar Industry News
Tatuaje Announces Return of LLE Capa Especial
February 15, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
Photo courtesy of Pete Johnson Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Inc has been hanging out down in Nicaragua where he has been spending time at the My Father factory. Johnson, who... Read more
Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan and Filthy Hooligan Shamrock Return for 2021
February 15, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
Alec Bradley Cigar Company has announced that the popular Black Market Filthy Hooligan and Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock limited edition cigars are now shipping to tobacconists worldwide. In September... Read more
Corona Cigar Co. 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Atabey & Byron Humidors
December 17, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
For those of you who follow along with the Smokin Tabacco Show, you know that last night we had Jeff Borysiewicz, owner of Corona Cigar Co. in Orlando, Florida as... Read more
Top 2020 Holiday Cigar Gift Picks brought to you by Jeff at Corona Cigar Co!
December 17, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
If you have no idea where to begin looking for gifts for your cigar aficionado, look no further! We did compile our own list of Smokin Tabacco holiday picks earlier... Read more
La Flor Dominicana Presents Their Annual Charity Dinner, “An Evening of Appreciation”
December 7, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
La Flor Dominicana in partnership with The Experience Brokers are proud to announce “An Evening of Appreciation”, an annual charity event to benefit the Movember Foundation and men’s health. “An... Read more
Best Cigar Gifts for the 2020 Holiday Season
November 24, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
It’s that magical time of the year folks, the Holidays! Many will be taking to the web in search for gifts for their loved ones, especially those who smoke cigars.... Read more
2021 XXIII Festival del Habano Officially Canceled
November 24, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
Today, Habanos S.A. announced the cancelation of the 2021 Festival del Habano due to the on going COVID-19 pandemic. We are still not out of the woods yet and cigar... Read more
Micallef Cigars Will Now Exclusively Sell to Brick and Mortar Retailers
September 23, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
On September 18th, Micallef Cigars announced they will cut ties with online cigar retailers Meier & Dutch, Cigars International, Thompson Cigar, and Cigar.com. This means that they will now exclusively... Read more
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Not Accepting New Purveyors
August 13, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT) is announcing an immediate moratorium on opening new Retail Accounts until further notice. But before you panic, read and listen to Steve Saka’s reasoning and... Read more
Micallef Cigars Release New “A” Series to Honor Ambassadors
August 9, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
Micallef Cigars releases the new Micallef A in partnership with its Ambassadors. The “Micallef A” is the name chosen by the Ambassador Community. The Ambassadors smoked the cigar in a... Read more
Not So Timeless: Nat Sherman International to Close
August 4, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
Once a giant in the cigar industry, Nat Sherman International will be a thing of the past by the Fall of 2020. Altria, the big tobacco company who now owns... Read more
Shooting at Cigars International Leaves Staff Disturbed
July 31, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
With tensions already high this year between COVID-19, protests and riots, employees at Cigars International are rightfully disturbed after an incident yesterday morning. A Pennsylvania man is on the run... Read more
Summer Smokes: What Have I Been Smoking?
July 7, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
Summer is now in full swing, and despite being locked down the last few months, I have been able to still have a steady flow of smokes. I spent a... Read more
Perdomo Firecracker Release
June 23, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
This past weekend, the United Cigars – Perdomo collaboration of the annual “Firecracker” cigar release, which I already reviewed on here and be sure to check out! But there was... Read more
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust releasing Sobremesa Brûlée Sampler – So “STFU!”
June 11, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
I guess you could say that good ol’ Steve Saka is gotten sick and tired of everybody asking him whether or not the Sobremesa Brûlée has a sweetened tip. He... Read more
InterTabac 2020 CANCELLED
May 28, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
I guess that saying that “everything happens in threes’ is true! InterTabac is now the third industry trade show to be formally cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read more
Drew Estate Cancels 2020 Barn Smoker Dates
May 21, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
Drew Estate formally announced today that they would be canceling all 2020 Barn Smoker Events due to…you guessed it, the COVID-19 pandemic. Refunds to everyone who purchased tickets will be... Read more
PCA 2020 Trade Show Has Been Cancelled
May 14, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
The Premium Cigar Association announced that it’s trade show, scheduled to take place July 10-14 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sands Expo Center at the Venetian Resort & Casino,... Read more
#MakeNovaBig: Who is Nova?
May 4, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
If you are a regular cigar smoker, you have probably noticed Nova Cigars before- or at least seen them around the web. But WHO exactly are they? Nova is a... Read more