Cigar Industry News
United Cigars to Re-Release Big Papi Firecracker
March 18, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Spring Training is in full swing and with our national pastime’s opening day around the corner it is the perfect time for the Big Papi Firecracker to step... Read more
Cohiba Serie M 3.0 to Ship in April
March 15, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Cohiba Serie M, the first collection of Cohiba to be handcrafted by artisans in the U.S., will be released in a new size created exclusively for 2023. Upon... Read more
Quality Importers Trading Company Taps Longfiller Company for Distribution in the Netherlands
March 15, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Quality Importers Trading Co (QI) today announces that Longfiller Company will now be handling all distribution for their brands in the Netherlands effective immediately. QI has dramatically increased their international... Read more
La Flor Dominicana Announces Third Season of Gourmet Smoke Sessions – Tour de Mundo
March 14, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
La Flor Dominicana and Hacking Gourmet are proud to announce (LFD GSS), “La Flor Dominicana Gourmet Smoke Sessions – Tour Del Mundo Season 3.” The “LFD GSS –... Read more
PCA Summary of FDA’s Proposed New Requirements for Tobacco Product Manufacturing Practices
March 14, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
The Premium Cigar Association has completed its initial analysis of the Proposed Rule for Tobacco product Manufacturing Practices published in the Federal Register on March 10th, 2023. The nearly 300-page... Read more
Black Works Begins Shipping Limited Release, S&R, and RORSCHACH SUMATRA
March 14, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Black Works Studio, S&R, and the new RORSCHACH SUMATRA. Both are hand crafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua. S&R is a limited release that was last ssen in... Read more
2023 Smokin Tabacco x Cigar Family Charitable Foundation Fundraiser Officially Goes Live
March 13, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Smokin Tabacco is proud to announce the third annual Smokin Tabacco Cigar Family Charitable Foundation fundraiser raffle has officially gone live. You can now purchase your raffle tickets... Read more
Muestra de Saka Krakatoa Now Available for Pre-Order
March 10, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust is currently taking pre-orders for “Krakatoa”, its newest addition to their much-heralded Muestra de Saka line. The deadline for pre-orders is Friday, March 24th,... Read more
Meerapfel Announces Cigar for Charity – Création de Coeur
March 9, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
MEERAPFEL Cigar is very proud and honored to announce the launch of a unique Master Blend for charity: “Création de Coeur”. The MEERAPFEL family still operates the oldest... Read more
J.C. Newman Relocates Bats From Sanchez y Haya Building
March 9, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has engaged Fly By Night, a nonprofit bat rescue organization, to relocate thousands of bats from the 112-year-old Sanchez y Haya Real Estate Company Building in... Read more
The Smokin Tabacco Show: Pete Johnson – Has Tatuaje Reached Legacy Status?
March 8, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. – Pete Johnson of Tatuaje returns to the show to talk about the joys of fatherhood and watching you children achieve their... Read more
Room101 to Bring Back Daruma
March 8, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Room101 originally released Daruma in 2012 as a follow up to Namakubi to reflect the authentic heartbeat of the Room101 cigar collection. Nearly a dozen years later, Daruma... Read more
Red Anchor Gets Four New Sizes
March 7, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
The tide is rolling in, and with it comes four new sizes of Red Anchor for 2023. Originally launched in 1772, Red Anchor was created by Albertus Hillen... Read more
Spare Notes Series #32: End of the Year (Finally), ProCigar and TPE
March 4, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate – This week, Matt and Coop get together to recap the TPE 2023 trade show that Matt and Nicole attended and the 2023 ProCigar... Read more
Macanudo Announces Inspirado Tercio Aged
March 3, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Macanudo Inspirado employs the time-honored tradition of tercio aging in its soon-to-be-released, limited edition expression called Macanudo Inspirado Tercio Aged. The blend speaks to refinement and complexity, derived... Read more
The Smokin Tabacco Show: Buying Brands and Blending Cigars with Justin Andrews of STG
March 1, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co: Justin Andrews stops by the show this week to talk with Matt and Mitchell about the acquisitions of Room101 and Alec Bradley... Read more
Mary Szarmach Elected to PCA Executive Committee
March 1, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today Mary Szarmach, Sr. V.P. Governmental & External Affairs at Smoker Friendly, has been elected as the incoming secretary on the PCA Executive Committee.... Read more
Davidoff Announces the Return of Millenium Lancero
March 1, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
For the second time this year, Davidoff Cigars surprises its loyal aficionados with a limited edition of an iconic White Band Collection cigar which was most beloved in... Read more
La Aurora Marks a Milestone with Commemorative La Aurora 120 Anniversary
March 1, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
La Aurora,the Dominican Republic’s Original and Oldest Cigar Factory, is marking a milestone in 2023.For 120 years, La Aurora has been crafting premium cigars that stand on the... Read more
Cigarz on the Avenue Launches Andalusian Bull “The Golden Lucky No. 7”
March 1, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Cigarz on the Avenue and La Flor Dominicana are proud to announce the World Premier of the Andalusian Bull “The Golden Lucky No. 7” cigar. This cigar is... Read more