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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
Spare Notes Series #6: Coop Gets More Backlash!
September 12, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
This week, we talk about Matt’s Facebook cigar memes and where that inspiration came from, celebrity cigar lines, CLE/Patoro robbery, and even a little Baseball. But we also talk about... Read more
Premium Cigar Association Expands Government Affairs Team
September 10, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today that Ryan Parada has officially joined PCA as the full-time manager of government affairs focusing on grassroots and political operations including Premium Cigar... Read more
Tatuaje Monster Mash Sampler Ships to Retailers
September 9, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
Image courtesy of Pete Johnson As reported on Halfwheel, the Monster Mash Sampler from Tatuaje heads to retailers as we start to get into the Fall season which also brings... Read more
Protocol Announces ‘Protocol Battle Bourne Cigar’
September 2, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
Protocol Cigars is proud and honored to present the Protocol Battle Bourne Cigar. Battle Bourne is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Their Mission is to connect veterans with the resources needed... Read more
DE Announces “Drew Estate Goodwill Act” 2021″
August 31, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
Drew Estate announces “The Drew Estate Goodwill Act of 2021” initiative designed to honor the spirit of the 2021 Barn Smoker Program and the DE25 Celebration by deploying a token... Read more
Drew Estate Releases new Subculture size – ACID Continental
August 30, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
Drew Estate is set to unveil the new Subculture size, Acid Continental, as a retailer exclusive for Smoker Friendly during the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival on Aug. 28th. ACID Continental... Read more
J.C. Newman Reintroduces “Yagua” Cigar
August 30, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. reintroduces Yagua, a classic cigar from the tobacco fields of Cuba that the Newman family first recreated in Nicaragua last year. The Yagua story is... Read more
Spare Notes Series #5: Ferio Tego Success and Other Industry Updates
August 28, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
On this episode, Coop and Matt talk about the expectancy for Ferio Tego’s success, Coop gets us into travel humidors and other accessories, we talk about the ‘Dojo Chico’ release... Read more
Casa Cuevas Cigars Begins Shipping “Patrimonio”
August 26, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
Casa Cuevas Cigarsannounces that thePatrimoniocigar brand is now shipping to retailers. The Patrimonio cigar brand translates to Patrimony in English. It is dedicated toLuis Cuevas Sr. and to the paternal... Read more
United Cigars Brings Back Perdomo Firecracker
August 25, 2021 By Matthew Tabacco
United Cigars and Perdomo have teamed up once again to share a beautifully crafted Perdomo cigar in a vitola only fit to be called Firecracker. Working off the 20thAnniversary Sun... Read more