cigars

Quesada Cigars Releasing Casa Magna TAA Exclusive

Quesada Cigars Releasing Casa Magna TAA Exclusive

The Tobacconists’ Association of America just started its trade show this morning in La Romana, Dominican Republic, and Quesada Cigars is releasing a Casa Magna exclusively for …

March 27, 2023
Spendy Cigars That Will Set You Back $100 (And More)

Spendy Cigars That Will Set You Back $100 (And More)

Here are several cigars with suggested retail prices of $100 or more per cigar—sometimes shockingly more.

March 23, 2023
Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Edición Diamante Coming In May

Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Edición Diamante Coming In May

Called Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Edición Diamante, the new cigar line is a subtler expression of the original Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua series.

March 23, 2023
Aramas From Ozgener Making Debut Next Week

Aramas From Ozgener Making Debut Next Week

Tim Ozgener is keeping busy in his new venture. Not long after debuting his first brand in years, he is now coming out with Ozgener Family Cigars Aramas.

March 23, 2023
Expanded Run For Ferio Tego Timeless TAA 2023

Expanded Run For Ferio Tego Timeless TAA 2023

Ferio Tego is bringing back its Timeless cigar that’s exclusive to TAA retailers, the same size and blend that sold out last year.

March 22, 2023
Viaje Honey & Hand Grenades Gets Medieval With Falchion

Viaje Honey & Hand Grenades Gets Medieval With Falchion

The line of Viaje cigars rolled to look like sharp weapons now has a new size in its arsenal.

March 22, 2023

cuba

New Regional Edition Cubans For Asia Pacific Market

New Regional Edition Cubans For Asia Pacific Market

The global Cuban cigar market known as the Asia Pacific region has received two new Regional Edition cigars made exclusively for that part of the world.

March 30, 2023
A Regional Edition, 109-Style Quai D’Orsay Just For Switzerland

A Regional Edition, 109-Style Quai D’Orsay Just For Switzerland

Though a few years behind schedule, the Quai d’Orsay Sélection Royale is finally being released next week.

March 21, 2023
More Cuban Cigars Coming From Habanos S.A.

More Cuban Cigars Coming From Habanos S.A.

In addition to the major releases announced by Cuba’s cigar industry during the Habanos festival, there are even more new cigars coming from Cuba.

March 17, 2023
Habanos Festival Concludes With $4.4 Million Cohiba Humidor

Habanos Festival Concludes With $4.4 Million Cohiba Humidor

Last week, previous records were shattered when a Cohiba humidor sold at auction for 4.2 million euros ($4.4 million).

March 8, 2023
Western Union Reopens Remittance Services To Cuba

Western Union Reopens Remittance Services To Cuba

Western Union, one of the leading international money transfer companies, has fully restored its service to Cuba.

March 7, 2023
A New Bolivar Made Exclusively For Casa Del Habano Shops

A New Bolivar Made Exclusively For Casa Del Habano Shops

The Cuban Bolivar Gold Medal is back, but this time it’s a little thicker and a little snazzier than previous releases.

March 3, 2023

legislation

New FDA Proposal Takes Aim At Tobacco Industry Manufacturing And Distribution

New FDA Proposal Takes Aim At Tobacco Industry Manufacturing And Distribution

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal that could add more stringent oversight to the manufacturing process of tobacco products, including premium cigars.

March 14, 2023
California Bill Would Eventually Ban Tobacco Entirely

California Bill Would Eventually Ban Tobacco Entirely

A California assembly member has introduced a bill aimed at forever banning tobacco sales—including handmade cigars—from people born after January 1, 2007.

February 15, 2023
Federal Judge Issues Opinion In Favor Of Cigar Industry

Federal Judge Issues Opinion In Favor Of Cigar Industry

The premium cigar industry received good news today as Judge Amit P. Mehta issued his opinion on the lawsuit between the FDA and the three main cigar industry organizations.

July 5, 2022
Federal Judge Hears Cigar Industry Case Against FDA Regulations

Federal Judge Hears Cigar Industry Case Against FDA Regulations

Judge Amit P. Mehta heard arguments in the lawsuit pitting the U.S. Food & Drug Administration against the Cigar Rights of America, Premium Cigar Association and the Cigar …

May 23, 2022
Delaware Bill For Lower Taxes On Premium Cigars Passes House Committee

Delaware Bill For Lower Taxes On Premium Cigars Passes House Committee

Cigar smokers in “The First State” may be getting a tax break in the future.

April 14, 2022
Miami Judge Rules Cruise Companies Liable For Using Cuban Port Facilities

Miami Judge Rules Cruise Companies Liable For Using Cuban Port Facilities

Judge Beth Bloom wrote that the cruise ship companies had engaged in “trafficking activities” by porting in Havana and bringing passengers to tour the city.  

March 24, 2022

cigar industry

Scandinavian Tobacco Group Coming Back To PCA Trade Show

Scandinavian Tobacco Group Coming Back To PCA Trade Show

Scandinavian Tobacco Group was one of four major cigar companies that broke away from the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in early 2020 in a very public way. Now, STG …

March 30, 2023
TAA Exclusives 2023—The Complete List

TAA Exclusives 2023—The Complete List

Here is a comprehensive list of the TAA exclusive cigars planned for this year, and the one TAA exclusive accessory. 

March 27, 2023
TAA Moving To The Fall

TAA Moving To The Fall

At the opening meeting of the Tobacconists’ Association of America trade show this morning, the organization announced it was moving next year’s show to the fall.

March 27, 2023
PCA Moving To Spring: 2024 Show Happening In March

PCA Moving To Spring: 2024 Show Happening In March

For years, the cigar industry has complained about the summertime date of the Premium Cigar Association’s annual trade show. The PCA listened and next year, the show will be in …

March 24, 2023
The Factory And Fields Of My Father Cigars In Nicaragua

The Factory And Fields Of My Father Cigars In Nicaragua

We walk you through My Father’s vertically-integrated cigar operation, highlighting some of its day-to-day activities at the factory in Estelí as well as a few of its tobacco …

March 13, 2023
2023 Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest Evening

2023 Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest Evening

The third annual Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest was capped off this past Saturday with a lively evening where cigar industry luminaries and passionate aficionados gathered in the same …

March 9, 2023