cigars
E.P. Carrillo Finalizes Prices for Pledge, Announces Contest
Ernesto Perez-Carrillo introduced his new brand, Pledge in June and has now announced its pricing, along with a contest where 12 customers have the chance to win prizes, including …
Retro-Style Partagás Tins Coming To Switzerland
Though long overdue, the Partagás Capitols will be arriving in Switzerland’s La Casa del Habano shops next week on August 12 and then at Habanos Specialist stores the following …
Diesel Estelí Puro From A.J. Fernandez Coming in September
The new Diesel Estelí Puro is produced by A.J. Fernandez with tobacco from Nicaragua’s Estelí region. The all-Estelí cigars will be heading to retailers next month.
New Seal of Authenticity Guarantees Cameroon Leaf
If it’s not from the Meerapfel family, it’s not Cameroon. And they’ve created a seal of authenticity to guarantee that any box of cigars bearing the new holographic sticker will …
ACE Prime to Release Luciano The Dreamer
ACE Prime is adding a lancero to its Luciano brand, one of the company’s original lines that’s named after co-founder Luciano Meirelles.
Oliveros Gran Retorno Returning to Market with Extra Age
The Plasencias have taken over the Oliveros Gran Retorno, a long-term aging project started by Rafael Nodal.
cuba
Cuba Rescinds Tax On Changing U.S. Dollars For CUCs
The Cuban government announced that, starting July 20, it will no longer impose a 10 percent surcharge on U.S. dollars exchanged for CUCs, the Cuban Unified Currency tourists need …
Roof Collapse at Cuba’s Partagás Factory Closes Iconic Casa del Habano
This week, a roof collapsed in the iconic Real Fabrica de Partagás in Havana, casually known as the Partagás factory. While the damage did not affect the La Casa del Habano inside …
Marriott Hotels Being Forced To Leave Cuba
The Trump administration has ordered Marriott International Hotels to close down its business interests in Cuba. According to the company, it has until August 31 to end its …
Cuba Tightens Borders As Coronavirus Cases Spread
Cuba will close its borders to international tourism and non-resident visitors for at least a month, Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel announced on March 20. The new border-contro…
Romeo Night at Habanos Festival Raises More than 4 Million Euros
Habanos spared no expense on Friday night when the company threw its final gala cigar dinner to conclude the 22nd Habanos Festival, raising more than 4 million euros in the …
American Airlines Wants More Flights to Cuba
American Airlines has set its sights on Havana. The carrier is petitioning the U.S. government to take over two daily flights from Miami to Cuba that JetBlue Airways will abandon …
legislation
FDA Asks Court to Consider Premium Cigar Deferral Proposal
As the September 9 deadline for cigar manufacturers to submit their premarket applications to the FDA nears, the agency in charge of overseeing all tobacco products has asked a …
Pennsylvania Reps Prod President to Eliminate Premium Cigar Regulations
Half of Pennsylvania’s 18 representatives earlier this week signed and sent a letter to President Trump that urges his administration to roll back the “onerous, job-killing …
Court Strikes Down FDA’s Cigar Warning Label Plan
A trio of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Washington D.C. Circuit ruled unanimously this morning to keep FDA warning labels off of cigars. The court said the FDA …
Florida Representatives Urge President to Drop Cigar Industry Regulations
In response to the economic downturn, a dozen representatives from Florida have signed and sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging his administration to eliminate “onerous, …
Court Ruling Ends Chances of 2021 Deadline for FDA Product Reports
The FDA’s pre-market application deadline for cigars will remain September 9 after a trio of judges yesterday rejected the cigar industry’s appeal to extend the deadline for …
Judge Extends Deadline for FDA Product Approval Reports
Cigar manufacturers received a bit of good news last week as the FDA’s premarket application deadline for cigars and other tobacco products was officially extended by a Maryland …
cigar industry
Nat Sherman International Closing
Ninety years after it opened its doors for the first time, Nat Sherman is closing down. The company will cease operations by the end of September, shutting down the Manhattan …
2020 Cigar Retailer Survey: The Hottest Cigar Brands In America
In a cigar world turned upside down by a pandemic, some things remain constant. Consumers continue to buy fine cigars, and in top-tier cigar shops, Arturo Fuente and Padrón reign …
2020 Cigar Retailer Survey: How Covid-19 Has Impacted America’s Cigar Retailers
The Coronavirus pandemic has hurt many American cigar retailers, closing some cigar shops, forcing many to change the way they do business and impacting the supply and shipment …
2020 Cigar Retailer Survey: Toros Supplant Robustos As Best-Selling Size
The cigar world was long dominated by the robusto, the short, plump size that has been the most popular size for roughly the past quarter century. But there’s a new king in the …
Cigar Factories in Honduras To Remain Open
Despite certain areas of Honduras returning to lockdown status due to Coronavirus, cigar operations will continue in the country.
ITS Hub to Replace InterTabac Trade Show This Year in Dortmund
Messe Dortmund has rescheduled the Intertabac cigar and tobacco convention as the ITS Hub, a hybrid trade show that will be both physical and virtual.