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Espinosa Announces Releases for PCA 2026
April 12, 2026 By Matthew Tabacco
Espinosa Premium Cigars will head into the 2026 PCA Convention & Trade Show with a broad slate of releases. Read more
Drew Estate Unveils “20 Acre Farm” – New Ultra Premium Brand
November 12, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
During its Nov. 11th “Freestyle Live: Special Edition” broadcast, Drew Estate revealed the mystery cigar contained within its Freestyle Live Event Packs … the all-new and super-premium 20 Acre Farm.... Read more
Spare Notes Series #9: Top Possible Contenders for 2021
November 6, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
This week on the Spare Notes Series, we dive into what happened while we were away including the proposed tax hike being eliminated from the Build Back Better bill. We... Read more
Arturo Fuente Delays ‘Rare Pink’ – Will Ship ‘Casa Fuente’ Instead For The First Time Ever
October 13, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
Today, Arturo Fuente announced that this year’s “Rare Pink’ selection will not be shipping in October due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and an inability to get much needed... Read more
Drew Estate Shipping 2021 Undercrown Dojo Dogma Limited Editions
October 11, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
Drew Estate’s 2021 limited edition Undercrown Dojo Dogma Sun Grown and Undercrown Dojo Dogma Maduro are now shipping to participating Drew Diplomat Retailers nationwide. The two Dojo Dogma expressions debuted... Read more
Meerapfeel Announces Cigar Brand Launch
October 11, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
This year, the Meerapfel family will be re-introducing the Meerapfel cigar brand to the world. Meerapfel produced cigars in the mid-1800s in the region of Karlsruhe, Germany. “It took 150... Read more
Spare Notes Series #8: PCA Summit & Lanceros!
October 9, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
On this episode, we FINALLY get into Lanceros and settle the score on what exactly Coop thinks about them. We also explain what makes them different and how that affects... Read more
PCA Announces First Ever International Policy Summit
October 2, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
On October 6, 2021, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) will hold a virtual International Policy Summit, hosted in collaboration with Light “em Up Lounge. This Inaugural Summit will cover a... Read more
German Engineered Cigars Announces Partnership with CST Consulting
September 28, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
German Engineered Cigars is proud to announce a new partnership with Claudio Sgroi, a renowned Master Blender with twenty years of experience in the tobacco sector and in cigar manufacturing.... Read more
United Cigars Announces “Cigar Bar” by JRE Tobacco – Aladino Blend
September 28, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
After almost a decade, United Cigar has brought back the Limited-Edition Cigar Bar from its past. Plans are to make this an annual release as part of United Cigars Series... Read more
Spare Notes Series #7: Cigar Reviews and How Scoring Works
September 25, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
On this episode, we talk about La Aurora going direct to consumer, the shutdown of ‘Ministry of Cigars’, Where we fail in terms of grassroots legislative efforts, and we get... Read more