Cigar Industry News

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today the development and release of its new strategic advocacy plan known asVision 50: A Decade of Action. The plan focuses on a proactive... Read more

On this episode of Spare Notes, Coop and Matt talk about the Tobacco Plus Expo and what they thought was good, bad and what the future holds for both TPE... Read more

In a letter from the Premium Cigar Association that we received last Tuesday, the organization is looking to call out those who’s packaging and marketing of their cigars may paint... Read more

This week we welcome Pete Johnson back to the show to see what’s new at Tatuaje. We talk about Tobacco Plus Expo, Pete explains why Tatuaje did not attend the... Read more

To mark the upcoming Year of the Tiger, which begins with the Chinese New Year on Feb. 1, 2022, Drew Estate will release the limited-edition Liga Privada Unico... Read more

This week we are live from Las Vegas for the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) Trade Show. We talk about the show and who’s here, what they are showcasing and what... Read more

In 2020, Emmanuel Peña, an audacious beverage industry titan and Claudio Sanchez, a thriving viral marketing and e-commerce mogul joined forces to createEast Park Cigars. Inspired by their... Read more

HumidifGroup USA,a world leader in luxury packaging, design, and accessories for the tobacco industry is ready to showcase theirSmart Packagingtechnology atTobacco Expo Plus 2022. The TPE 2022 takes place in... Read more

Smoke Inn Cigars announces the next release in the onslaught of limited-run projects, offered exclusively for attendees of The Great Smoke 2022 mega event. The cigar is dubbed... Read more

This week, we host and introduce you all to the new owners of Dissident Cigars, Josh and Cynn Coburn! They tell us about who they are, their back stories and... Read more

Matt Booth is the guy everyone knows for his very eccentric behavior, wild captions on instagram and his unpredictable show appearances on podcasts and other cigar shows. He... Read more

Once again, United Cigars continues their unrelenting hot streak of success like a pitcher pitching a perfect game. Their next home run is a 450 foot monster over... Read more

Casa Cuevas Cigarsannounces the return of theCasa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco Maduro and Habano (both 7 X 43)at the2022 Tobacco Plus Expo,taking place this weekat the Las Vegas... Read more

Alec Bradley Cigar Co. has announced that they will be issuing the 11th release of Fine & Rare in April 2022. Originally scheduled to arrive to appointed tobacconists... Read more

In 1999, Drew Estate unleashed ACID cigars onto an unsuspecting premium cigar world, bridging old-world tobacco traditions to new-world innovation with iconic taste and style … placing Brooklyn,... Read more

Tampa has two-century-old traditions: Since 1885, Tampa has been known as “Cigar City.” Since 1904, pirates have been invading Tampa and throwing a large festival called Gasparilla. Today,... Read more

Just over one year after the formation of Ferio Tego, LLC and following the successful launches of the Ferio Tego flagship brand and the Ferio Tego Timeless Collection... Read more

United Cigars has been on an absolute tear lately with the announcement of their new United States distribution deal with Arnold Andre and the reveal of the Bandolero and David... Read more

Espinosa Premium Cigars is proud to announce that they have teamed up with restaurateur, Emmy Award-winning TV host and cigar smoker, Guy Fieri, to create his own line of premium... Read more

Brought to you by Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars. This week on Spare Notes, we debut our new theme song snd intro courtesy of Jon Carney. Coop and Matt... Read more