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PCA Announces Promotion of Ryan Parada to Senior Manager, Expands Role to Include International Policy and Programs

November 16, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today the promotion of Government Affairs Manager Ryan Parada to Senior Manager, Government Affairs and International Policy. The announcement comes on the eve of... Read more

The Smokin Tabacco Show: Cigar Brands – Who’s In Control, Who’s Hot, and Who to Watch?

November 16, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. – This week Nicole and Matt sit down and light up some Atabeys and talk about a topic that has come up... Read more

2022 Final Quarter Part 2: Who’s Hot?

November 15, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Many other cigar media sites talking about cigar company brands strength and who’s hot and who’s not. After watching Cigar-Coop’s “power rankings” show last night and the Cigar... Read more

Foundation Cigars & Highclere Castle to Begin Shipping Senetjer in honor of King Tut’s 100th Anniversary.

November 15, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Foundation Cigar Company announces it has begun to ship its Highclere Castle Senetjer to select retailers throughout the county. Senetjer will strategically start to ship West Coast to... Read more

2022 Final Quarter Part 1: Who is in Control?

November 13, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Many other cigar media sites talking about cigar company brands strength and who’s hot and who’s not. After watching Cigar-Coop’s “power rankings” show last night and the Cigar... Read more

La Flor Dominicana NFT Now Available

November 10, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
La Flor Dominicana announced earlier this year that they would be releasing an NFT (Non-Fungible Token). However, unlike most NFTs, this one would come with the right to buy seventy... Read more

J.C Newman Honoring Veterans Day with The American

November 10, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Tampa, FL- In honor of Veterans Day on Friday, November 11, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. is partnering with 14 premium cigar retailers across the United States for a special promotion... Read more

Plasencia to Release Limited-Edition Plasencia Ehtëfal For 2022 FIFA World Cup

November 8, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
(Miami, Florida) – Plasencia Cigars, a world-leading premium tobacco grower, established in 1865, announces the release of the limited edition Plasencia Ehtëfal. The word Ehtëfal is Arabic for... Read more

Byron 1850 Launches at the Byron Cigar Lounge

November 8, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Hudson, NH – On November 17th the US will enjoy the latest addition to the Selected Tobacco portfolio at the Byron Cigar Lounge in Schaumburg, IL. The Byron... Read more

Crowned Heads Announces ‘Azul y Oro’ – First Limited-Edition Release from NACSA

November 7, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Crowned Heads has announced that it will be releasing its first limited-edition cigar from the Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. factory (NACSA) called Azul y Oro. This project dates... Read more

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Begins Shipping StillWell Star Holiday 2022 Blend

November 4, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust began shipping the inaugural annual Holiday release of its StillWell Star handcrafted luxury pipe tobacco cigar to its Purveyors on October 27th, 2022. Simply... Read more

Black Label Trading Co. Ships Morphine to Select Retailers

November 2, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce the shipment of Morphine to select retailers beginning next week. Morphine is hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra. “I... Read more

Luciano Cigars Announces Distribution – Adds ATL Cigars to Company Portfolio

November 1, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Luciano USA LLC, d.ba. Luciano Cigars announced today that it is launching US distribution from its West Palm Beach, FL warehouse, with an expanded executive and sales team.... Read more

The Smokin Tabacco Show: “Young Blood” Alec Cuevas Smokes New Sangre Nueva

October 31, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Brought to you by J.C. Newman Cigar Co. – This week Nicole and Matt are joined by Alec Cuevas a.k.a. “Young Blood” joins the show to talk about the newest... Read more

Gurkha Re-Introduced in Italian Market

October 28, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Gurkha Cigar Group International announces its newest partnership reintroducing the brand to the Italian Market. Gurkha Cigar Group has officially signed on Italian Distributor ITALIA Cigar Company who will share... Read more

Drew Estate Releases 2022 Limited Edition of Liga Privada Pancetta

October 28, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
The limited-edition Liga Privada Unico Serie Pancetta (4 ¾ x 50, Short Belicoso) is returning once again to Wooden Indian Tobacco Shop in Havertown, Pa., and Barrister Cigars in Union,... Read more

United Cigar Releases Limited Edition Byron Epique Poemas Humidor

October 27, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Epique Poemas on display with humidor at PCA 2022 in Las Vegas earlier this year. Limited to 500 units, the 19th Century Byron Epique Poemas 30 Count Humidor... Read more

Drew Estate’s Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-4 Returns Exclusively for Casa de Montecristo Chicago

October 26, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Since 2010, Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Illinois, has been the exclusive home for Drew Estate’s annual limited-edition Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-4 (6 x 52 Toro). As in previous... Read more

Habanos Releases New Vitola of Quai D’Orsay

October 25, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Habanos, S.A., together with its exclusive distributor in France, Coprova, S.A.S., presented last Thursday the new vitola Quai D’Orsay No. 52 (52 ring gauge x 156 mm length) in a... Read more

PCA Presents to Reagan Udall Foundation: Recommends Changes to FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products

October 24, 2022 By Matthew Tabacco
Today, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) presented to the Reagan Udall Foundation’s Independent Expert Panel conducting the operational evaluation of certain activities of the Food & Drug Administration’s Center for... Read more