This week Matt and Kevin let their wives blind pick some cigars for them and they smoke together on the show and try to guess what the ladies came up with! Read more

Remember renting VHS tapes from a local video store and recording home videos on a bulky handheld camera? Neither do we. But your dad, Father-in-Law, and Grandad remember those days as the best of times. Read more

This week Matt and Kevin help introduce 3 Leaf Cigars and welcome Erik Wentworth back to the industry. Read more

Protocol Cigars Lawmen Series sees its first tribute to a woman in the fourth iteration of this line. Read more

The Bolivar portfolio will soon expand to include a three-cigar collection called Bolivar Cofradia Oscuro. The new, medium-plus blend ships to retailers today, May 1. Read more

E.P. Carrillo has announced the launch and immediate release of two additional lines under the Encore brand, Encore Edicion Unica I and Encore Noir. Read more

Black Label Trading Co. has announced it will begin shipping the new Limited Release, Orthodox, next week. Read more

The Premium Cigar Association, a leading trade association representing specialty tobacco retailers, announces the departure of Scott Pearce, its executive director. Read more

On this episode of the Spare Notes Series, Matt, Kevin, and Coop do a full recap of the 2024 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show in Las Vegas. Read more

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. and Corona Cigar Co. opened a new Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge at Corona’s Tampa cigar store at a grand opening celebration attended by 250 people, including local politicians and local celebrities. Read more