cigars
Four Kicks Capa Especial Águilas LE 2021 Now Shipping
Four Kicks Capa Especial by Crowned Heads is getting a new limited-edition size.
Saga Short Tales Goes Box-Pressed for Seventh Size
The cigar brand with a box that looks like a story book is getting a new chapter.
Limited-Edition Nat Cicco Commemorates 55 Years of the Brand
The celebratory smoke is a thick figurado.
Oliva Cigar Co. Celebrates 135th Anniversary with Serie V Perfecto
Oliva will celebrate 135 years in the tobacco business with a limited-edition Serie V perfecto.
Fuente Fuente OpusX Heaven and Earth Shipping This Week
The June 2021 release of these unusual, aged Dominican smokes is shipping.
cuba
Cuban Government Approves Expansion of Private Business
Cuba is significantly expanding its private sector in an attempt to revive its Covid-stricken economy.
Cuba Cutting Back International Flights In New Year
Facing a rising number of Covid-19 cases, Cuban authorities announced this week that they will limit flights from the United States and several other nations.
Cuba Is Getting Rid of the CUC
The dual currency system is ending on January 1, phasing out the Cuban Convertible Pesos (known as CUCs) wielded by travelers and establishing the Cuban peso as the only legal …
Cuba Cancels Habanos Festival
The Habanos Festival, which would have taken place in a few months, has been canceled “due to the global context we are living,” according to an official statement sent out this …
Airbnb’s Cuba Operations Focus of Treasury Department Review
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is investigating Airbnb’s compliance with U.S. sanctions on Cuba, the company revealed this week, and it could …
legislation
J.C. Newman Hoping To Import Cuban Tobacco
Newman is asking the U.S. to rethink its position on importing Cuban tobacco leaf.
Michigan Tax Cap Bill Passes in House of Representatives
The Great Lake State is one step closer to making its tobacco tax cap permanent.
California Cigar Tax to Increase in July
California’s state tobacco tax will increase by 11.5 percent on the first of July.
FDA Aims to Ban Flavored Cigars
If you’re one to smoke a flavored cigar, your days of enjoying a smoke like this might be numbered.
Michigan Starts Process to Make Tobacco Tax Cap Permanent
The meeting concluded with a landslide bipartisan vote in support of the tax.
Smoking Reinstated in Michigan Cigar Lounges
Michigan cigar lovers rejoice: lounges are now open for smoking.
cigar industry
Las Vegas Big Smoke Seminar Tickets Sell Out—Tickets Still Available for Evening Events
The seminars sold out on Wednesday, June 10.
Fourteen Cigarmakers Throw Their Support Behind PCA
Fourteen prominent handmade cigar companies pledged their support for the PCA in a joint statement.
China to Host International Cigar Expo in November
China will be hosting its second ever International Cigar Expo this fall.
A Father’s Day Cigar Gallery
Many of the cigars we smoke are made by fathers working alongside sons or daughters.
Premium Cigar Shipments Continue to Soar
The U.S. cigar market is off to an extremely strong start for 2021.