cigars
J.C. Newman Revamps Perla del Mar, Introduces New Corojo Line
The Perla del Mar brand from J.C. Newman has received a makeover, and the new cigars are shipping on Black Friday with a slightly stronger blend, redesigned packaging and even an …
Alec Bradley Project 40 Maduro Shipping This Week
Just in time for Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the Alec Bradley Project 40 Maduro line has begun shipping.
Cuba’s San Cristobal 20 Aniversario Starting to Appear
While it was expected to debut in 2019, and the year 2020 is nearly complete, the San Cristobal de la Habana 20 Aniversario is just starting to reach retailers worldwide.
Room101 Releasing 11th Anniversary Cigar, and Resurrecting Big Payback Connecticut
Eleven years might seem like an odd anniversary to celebrate, but Room101 brand owner Matt Booth has never been one for convention. He’s releasing an 11th anniversary cigar and …
New Cigars Unveiled At Great Wall Cigar Festival in China
Great Wall Cigar, China’s biggest cigar producer, recently hosted its sixth annual cigar festival featuring three days of cigar events, guest speakers, Chinese smokes and even the …
Plasencia’s Year of the Ox Forecast for February
Plasencia Cigars joins the Chinese zodiacal celebration with an upcoming Salomon aptly named Year of the Ox. The dramatically tapered smokes are set to ship in 2021.
cuba
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 …
Havana’s Jose Martí International Airport Reopens
Foreign tourists and Cuban Americans are returning to Havana after the Jose Martí International Airport reopened Sunday. The flights were the first in more than seven months to …
Cuba Travel FAQ
A lot has changed in the last three years, and none of it good for U.S. citizens wanting to visit Cuba. We compiled a list of everything you need to know about traveling to the …
President Trump Tightens Sanctions on Cuba–No Cigars, No Rum and No Hotel Lodging for Americans
Americans will no longer be allowed to buy Cuban cigars, Cuban rum, or to stay in Cuban hotels, President Trump announced in a White House speech today. New restrictions also ban …
Tropical Storm Laura Causes Some Damage in Cuba’s Vuelta Abajo Region
While the storm wasn’t as bad as it could have been, tropical storm Laura caused some damage in Vuelta Abajo, a significant tobacco-growing region in western Cuba’s Pinar del Río …
legislation
Court Strikes Down Key Premarket Review Process for Premium Cigars
Premium cigar manufacturers no longer have to worry about the upcoming September 9 deadline for some FDA premarket applications as a judge handed them victory in court today, …
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 …
cigar industry
Cigar Shipments to U.S. Soar in September
Imports of premium, handmade cigars were exceptionally strong in the month of September, showing significant gains in each of the big three producing countries.
New York Tobacconists Respond to Statewide Tax Hike
The first of October marked the closure of a tax loophole that allowed New York tobacconists to maintain a roughly 38 percent tax on cigars. Now, the Empire State’s cigar tax has …
Cigars For Warriors Begins Fundraiser for U.S. Troops Tomorrow
Due to Covid-19, Operation: Cigars for Warriors has seen a dramatic drop in donations. The charity is beginning a fundraising drive tomorrow on Veterans Day until the first of …
Hurricane Eta Spares Tobacco in Central America
Tobacco growers in Central America are breathing sigh of relief. Although Hurricane Eta and its remnants caused some flooding in the major growing regions of Honduras and …
Cigar Association of America Names New Chairman
The Cigar Association of America, one of the leading trade groups in the U.S. cigar business, has named John J. Miller as its new chairman, replacing Javier Estades, who served in …
Higher Cigar Sales Boost Q3 Results for Scandinavian Tobacco
The American cigar market has been a strong one for European cigar giant Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (STG). The Denmark company, parent of General Cigar Co., reported strong …