cigars

Perez-Carrillo Launching Limited Edition Cigar To Honor America

Perez-Carrillo Launching Limited Edition Cigar To Honor America

E.P. Carrillo Cigars is poised to launch a new, limited-edition line honoring the creation of the United States.

May 26, 2023
Quesada Celebrates 15 Years Of Casa Magna With Limited-Edition Smoke

Quesada Celebrates 15 Years Of Casa Magna With Limited-Edition Smoke

To honor the 15th anniversary, Quesada is releasing a new, limited-edition version of the Casa Magna line debuting at the PCA trade show this July in Las Vegas.

May 25, 2023
Bolivar Gran Republica From Honduras On Its Way In June

Bolivar Gran Republica From Honduras On Its Way In June

There’s a new Bolivar brand marching its way to humidors across the United States, and some of the tobacco used in the cigar was grown in countries that Simón Bolivar liberated.

May 25, 2023
Fuente Fuente OpusX Big B Humidor Coming Next Month

Fuente Fuente OpusX Big B Humidor Coming Next Month

What can eleven grand get you in the world of Fuente cigars? How about a humidor filled with 102 limited-edition Fuente Fuente OpusX cigars of all types, including the OpusX Big B.

May 24, 2023
Stallone Mustang Saddles Up For PCA

Stallone Mustang Saddles Up For PCA

Stallone Cigars, the company behind the horse-themed Cowboy Series, now has a new pair of cigars in honor of what may be considered one of the most well-known breeds.

May 23, 2023
A Dozen High-Scoring Cigars To Smoke Right Now

A Dozen High-Scoring Cigars To Smoke Right Now

A curated list of 12 cigars that scored between 92 and 94 points and were taken from the January/February issue of Cigar Aficionado.

May 19, 2023

cuba

New Retro-Style Cuban Coming Soon

New Retro-Style Cuban Coming Soon

The Cuban line of petit coronas that come in swanky, retro tins now includes a Hoyo de Monterrey.

May 25, 2023
Hoyo de Monterrey Edición Limitada 2021 Finally Launching

Hoyo de Monterrey Edición Limitada 2021 Finally Launching

More than two years after its announcement, the Hoyo de Monterrey Monterreyes No. 4 Edición Limitada 2021 is finally getting its global premiere next month.

May 17, 2023
United States Authorizes U.S. Auto Sales In Cuba

United States Authorizes U.S. Auto Sales In Cuba

More than 60 years after the embargo effectively halted the export of U.S. cars to Cuba, new American-made models may soon re-appear on the streets of Havana.

May 16, 2023
Montecristo No. 2 Chosen For Spain’s Tauromaquia Series

Montecristo No. 2 Chosen For Spain’s Tauromaquia Series

Spanish cigar distributor Tabacalera S.L.U. has released the fifth edition of Tauromaquia, a limited-edition series that pays tribute to famous bullfighters throughout history.

May 2, 2023
Cuba Increases Prices Of Cohiba Behikes—Again

Cuba Increases Prices Of Cohiba Behikes—Again

If you thought that Cohiba Behikes were expensive after last year’s price hike, then you’re about to be in a state of absolute sticker shock.

April 27, 2023
Cuban Ramon Allones Receives New Size

Cuban Ramon Allones Receives New Size

It’s been quite some time since Ramon Allones has received an addition to its standard, regular-production range, but the new Allones No. 3 is coming to Switzerland this month.

April 6, 2023

legislation

Shreveport, Louisiana City Council Votes To Repeal Smoking Ban In Casinos

Shreveport, Louisiana City Council Votes To Repeal Smoking Ban In Casinos

In a rare move, the Shreveport City Council voted on Tuesday to repeal the smoking ban at Shreveport casinos that had been in place since 2020.

May 24, 2023
Montana Governor Signs 35 Cent Tax Cap On Cigars Into Law

Montana Governor Signs 35 Cent Tax Cap On Cigars Into Law

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed Senate Bill 122 into law on Tuesday, which calls for a 35 cent tax cap on the sale of premium cigars.

May 18, 2023
New York Health Department Testing Interest In Potential Tobacco Ban

New York Health Department Testing Interest In Potential Tobacco Ban

The New York state Health Department recently commissioned a survey meant to gauge support for a potential complete tobacco ban in the Empire State.

April 24, 2023
Congressmen Press FDA For Action On Premium Cigars

Congressmen Press FDA For Action On Premium Cigars

Yesterday, two Congressmen submitted a formal letter to the heads of the FDA and the Center for Tobacco Products calling on the agencies to account for a lack of progress in …

April 21, 2023
The Bill That Would Have Permanently Banned Tobacco Sales In California Was Put On Hold

The Bill That Would Have Permanently Banned Tobacco Sales In California Was Put On Hold

A legislative bill that would have effectively put an end to the sale of tobacco in the Golden State has been stalled, for now.

April 19, 2023
North Dakota Passes Bill Allowing Cigar Lounges

North Dakota Passes Bill Allowing Cigar Lounges

For the first time in more than a decade, cigar lovers in North Dakota will be able smoke in a cigar lounge again.

April 13, 2023

cigar industry

Fire Destroys Fuente Tobacco Warehouse

Fire Destroys Fuente Tobacco Warehouse

Fire, the bane of cigarmakers, tore through one of Arturo Fuente’s tobacco warehouses in Villa González, Dominican Republic, yesterday.

May 18, 2023
STG Posts Slightly Higher Sales But Reduced Profits In First Quarter

STG Posts Slightly Higher Sales But Reduced Profits In First Quarter

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, one of the world’s largest cigarmakers, reported a small increase in sales for the first quarter of 2023.

May 17, 2023
Oliva Opens New Tobacco Processing Center Outside Estelí

Oliva Opens New Tobacco Processing Center Outside Estelí

Oliva Cigars recently had the grand opening for its new tobacco processing center called Las Mesitas, located near the Nicaraguan cigarmaking capital of Estelí.

May 15, 2023
ProCigar Announces Dates For 2024 Festival

ProCigar Announces Dates For 2024 Festival

The annual celebration of the Dominican Republic’s rich cigar culture and industry is coming back next year.

May 10, 2023
Altadis U.S.A. Returning To PCA Trade Show

Altadis U.S.A. Returning To PCA Trade Show

After a hiatus from the Premium Cigar Association trade show that lasted a few years, Altadis U.S.A. will be returning to the event this July.

May 4, 2023
Big Smoke Returning To Las Vegas In Early November

Big Smoke Returning To Las Vegas In Early November

The show is coming back to Sin City, as the 27th Big Smoke will be held on Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4, at Resorts World Las Vegas. 

April 24, 2023