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Top 2020 Holiday Cigar Gift Picks brought to you by Jeff at Corona Cigar Co!

December 17, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
If you have no idea where to begin looking for gifts for your cigar aficionado, look no further! We did compile our own list of Smokin Tabacco holiday picks earlier... Read more

La Flor Dominicana Presents Their Annual Charity Dinner, “An Evening of Appreciation”

December 7, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
La Flor Dominicana in partnership with The Experience Brokers are proud to announce “An Evening of Appreciation”, an annual charity event to benefit the Movember Foundation and men’s health. “An... Read more

Best Cigar Gifts for the 2020 Holiday Season

November 24, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
It’s that magical time of the year folks, the Holidays! Many will be taking to the web in search for gifts for their loved ones, especially those who smoke cigars.... Read more

2021 XXIII Festival del Habano Officially Canceled

November 24, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
Today, Habanos S.A. announced the cancelation of the 2021 Festival del Habano due to the on going COVID-19 pandemic. We are still not out of the woods yet and cigar... Read more

Micallef Cigars Will Now Exclusively Sell to Brick and Mortar Retailers

September 23, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
On September 18th, Micallef Cigars announced they will cut ties with online cigar retailers Meier & Dutch, Cigars International, Thompson Cigar, and Cigar.com. This means that they will now exclusively... Read more

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Not Accepting New Purveyors

August 13, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT) is announcing an immediate moratorium on opening new Retail Accounts until further notice. But before you panic, read and listen to Steve Saka’s reasoning and... Read more

Micallef Cigars Release New “A” Series to Honor Ambassadors

August 9, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
Micallef Cigars releases the new Micallef A in partnership with its Ambassadors. The “Micallef A” is the name chosen by the Ambassador Community. The Ambassadors smoked the cigar in a... Read more

Not So Timeless: Nat Sherman International to Close

August 4, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
Once a giant in the cigar industry, Nat Sherman International will be a thing of the past by the Fall of 2020. Altria, the big tobacco company who now owns... Read more

Shooting at Cigars International Leaves Staff Disturbed

July 31, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
With tensions already high this year between COVID-19, protests and riots, employees at Cigars International are rightfully disturbed after an incident yesterday morning. A Pennsylvania man is on the run... Read more

Summer Smokes: What Have I Been Smoking?

July 7, 2020 By Matthew Tabacco
Summer is now in full swing, and despite being locked down the last few months, I have been able to still have a steady flow of smokes. I spent a... Read more