Cigar Industry News
Luciano Cigars Appoints Ed Traviño as New Sales Director
September 28, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Treviño brings strong servant-leader principles to the organization and excellence in developing long standing relationships with his customers, colleagues, and suppliers. Having been in the cigar industry for over 28... Read more
Partagas Añejo Returns in October
September 27, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Partagas will soon ship this year’s second allotment of “Añejo,” a refined cigar named for the profoundly aged wrapper tobaccos that define its appearance and attributes. Shipping to... Read more
El Septimo Announces Plans for Thirty Lounges Across the US
September 27, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
El Septimo, one of the premier ultra-premium cigar and accessories manufactures, has announced the grand opening of its first lounge in the United States, located in Los Angeles, CA. This... Read more
Tabacalera William Ventura Burns Down in the Dominican
September 26, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Earlier today, news came that a fire broke out in Zona Franca La Palma area of Tamboril, Dominican Republic. Tabacalera William Ventura and Intercigar S.A. burned completely to the ground... Read more
Diesel Sunday Gravy Series Concludes with Porcellino
September 26, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
The sixth and final Diesel Sunday Gravy expression will ship to brick-and-mortar retailers on October 3rd. The blend is named after the iconic Florentine fountain called Il Porcellino. The name... Read more
The Smokin Tabacco Show: Go Crux Yourself with Sam Ventura!
September 26, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. – This week Matt and Nicole are joined by Sam Ventura of Crux Cigars. They talk about their not so well first... Read more
Crowned Heads Files Cease and Desist Against Luciano Cigars
September 26, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Things are starting to look ugly in what seems to be a bitter break up between Luciano Cigars (formerly Ace Prime) and Crowned Heads. In an announcement from Crowned Heads... Read more
Buffalo Trace Special Edition Figurado Coming Soon
September 23, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announces the launch of “Buffalo Trace Special F,” a limited-edition cigar created in collaboration with famed whiskey maker Buffalo Trace. Named after the unique and difficult-to-craft... Read more
Aganorsa Adds New Vitola to JFR – Mi Favorito
September 23, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
For the first time in over half a decade, Aganorsa Leaf is adding a new size to the original JFR brand portfolio: Mi Favorito. Measuring 5 x 70 and featuring... Read more
La Gloria Cubana Collaboration With El Titan De Bronze Coming Soon
September 23, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
La Gloria Cubana is set to release a cigar developed in collaboration with the family owned El Titán de Bronze Cigar Factory. Created to honor La Gloria’s roots in Miami’s... Read more
Casa Cuevas To Host Launch Party for Sangre Nueva Launch at Empire Social
September 23, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Casa Cuevas Cigars announces that the official launch event for “Sangre Nueva” will take place at Empire Social Lounge Downtown Dadeland on Saturday October 1st at 7:30PM. Empire Social Lounge... Read more
Crowned Heads Announces Four Kicks Capa Especial Lancero
September 23, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Crowned Heads has announced that they will be releasing the first Four Kicks Lancero since 2018 this year with the Capa Especial Lancero LE 2022. The 2018 Lancero was known... Read more
New Weller Iteration of Cohiba Shipping September 23rd
September 21, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Cohiba will release a second iteration of Weller by Cohiba. The limited-edition blend marks the first Cohiba blend to be made with bourbon barrel-aged tobacco. Developed in partnership with Weller... Read more
Ace Prime Rebrands as Luciano Cigars – Launches Independent Distribution
September 20, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Luciano Meirelles and Tiago Splitter announce that Ace Prime Cigars will rebrand as Luciano Cigars and launch an independent US distribution. After more than a decade and half... Read more
Foundation Begins Shipping New Olmec Line
September 19, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Today, Foundation Cigar Co. announced they have begin shipping the new Olmec line. We first saw the new Olmec cigars at PCA 2022 in July in Las Vegas. The announcement... Read more
Kafie 1901 Cigars Updates Liga de la Casa Bundles to Feature Long Fillers
September 19, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Kafie 1901 Cigars has announced the release of an updated line of bundled cigars. For the past five years, Kafie 1901 Cigars has offered a line of bundle cigars named... Read more
Crowned Heads & Ace Prime Terminate Distribution Deal
September 16, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
This morning, in a press release from Miguel Schoedel, Crowned Heads has announced that it will be terminating its exclusive distribution with Ace Prime. This will go into... Read more
The Smokin Tabacco Show: Les Mann Talks About Meeting Michael Jordan!
September 15, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by JC Newman Cigar Co – This week, Matt flys solo on hosting duty but welcomes on Les Mann of Coles of London – distributor of ST... Read more
Meerapfel Cigars to Debut New “Meir” Cigar at InterTabac 2022
September 15, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Following the overwhelming reception of its world premiere, Meerapfel Cigar introduces its second cigar in four new vitolas. The “Meir” cigar honors Meir Meerapfel and is presented in... Read more
Gurkha Begins Shipping Pure Evil to Retailers
September 14, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Gurkha Cigar Group International announces the Gurkha Pure Evil is now shipping to retailers in the United States. Pure Evil was released at the PCA Show this summer in Las... Read more