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Black Bomb Firecracker to Ship in September
August 22, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
United Cigars, a rising name in the premium cigar industry, is excited to announce that the long-awaited Black Bomb Firecracker will be shipping to retailers in September. This... Read more
Smoke Inn – Tatuaje “Anarchy” NFT Begins Auctions
August 21, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
The first auction for NFT #1 in the Smoke Inn/Tatuaje Anarchy NFT is now on sale. Last year we saw La Flor Dominicana cash in for $614,779 in their Golden... Read more
Warped to Release Moon Garden Especial
August 19, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
It’s been five years since the last release, but that is changing at the end of this month. Moon Garden Especial features the same blend as the original Moon Garden... Read more
PCA 2023: Wrap Up Thoughts with Matt Tabacco
August 19, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
The coverage of the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show and Convention brought to you by Drew Estate has come to a close. Thank you to everyone for... Read more
CAO Announces V23 Limited Edition
August 19, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
In the triple crown of Motorsports, the 24 hours of Le Mans is the most grueling of high-octane car racing. And in the 1960s, Ford decided it was... Read more
VegaFina Releases First US-Exclusive Cigar: VegaFina Patriot
August 19, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
VegaFina is releasing its first-ever cigar dedicated solely to the U.S. market – the VegaFina Exclusivo USA Patriot – which began shipping to retailers August 18, 2023. Honoring... Read more
Cigar Rights of America Summer Freedom Sampler Begin Shipping
August 17, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
The CRA Summer Freedom Packs are on their way to retailers. These highly sought-after samplers of ten limited edition cigars were shown at some of the booths of... Read more
S.T. Dupont Announces Petrol Collection
August 17, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
S.T. Dupont announced this week the launch of the new Petrol Blue jet flame collection which will be exclusive to the United States. It will be available in... Read more
Rocky Patel – PCA 2023
August 17, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Among the largest fish in the sea when it comes to the PCA trade show, among them the absolute biggest is Rocky Patel. The company has quite the... Read more
Emilio Cigars Starts Shipping Audiophile
August 17, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Emilio Cigars is now shipping the Limited-Edition Audiophile featured at this year’s PCA. Emilio Cigars has announced the highly anticipated release of the Limited-Edition Audiophile. Expertly crafted in... Read more
Spare Notes Series #42: Cigar Industry Wins – FDA Shot Down
August 17, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by Drew Estate: On this episode of the Spare Notes Series, Matt, Coop and Kevin talk about the FDA ruling handed down by Judge Mehta this week... Read more
Fosforo Adds and Ships Toro and Robusto Connecticut
August 16, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Fosforo Cigars has announced it is now shippingthe expansion of its acclaimed Connecticut line with the addition of two new sizes: the Toro and Robusto to it’s current... Read more
Howard G – PCA 2023
August 16, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Closer to the back of the trade show bordering the main back walkway was a bumping booth with people hanging out smoking cigars and taking tons of pictures,... Read more
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: J.C. Newman Vintage Ashtrays Giveaway
August 14, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
The winners have been picked for our J.C. Newman giveaway! Here are the three lucky winners: Megan Murphy Angelica Perez Chad Tchad We want to also extend a big thank... Read more
Luciano Cigars – PCA 2023
August 14, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Luciano Cigars had two separate booth plots, one which was an open concept booth with a few nice sofa style seating and some basic chair seating to do... Read more
The First Cohiba Lounge in the US Debuts at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara
August 14, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara and Cohiba handmade cigars are pleased to announce the debut of The Cohiba Experience at The Bacara, the first of its kind cigar... Read more
Oliva – PCA 2023
August 13, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
For the last few years, we havent covered Oliva but not out of spite or any negative connotation. But this year we made sure we made contact with... Read more
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Corojo De Oro Toro
August 13, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
General Cigar is no stranger to thinking outside the box when creating a new blend. The latest Limited-Edition cigar in the La Gloria Cubana line, the Corojo De... Read more
The Smokin Tabacco Show: Joseph Gannascoli from The Sopranos!
August 13, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by J.C. Newman – You may know him from the hit HBO series The Sopranos as Vito Spatafore but what else does Joseph do with him time?... Read more
Cigar Industry Wins: Judge Mehta Rules Against the FDA Regarding Premium Cigars
August 9, 2023 By Matthew Tabacco
Today, U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to exempt premium cigars from tobacco regulations that the Agency put in place in 2016.... Read more