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La Aurora Adds Lancero to Hors d’Age 2025, Releases Puro Vintage 2016
La Aurora is preparing its annual release of two limited-production collections, with the 2026 arrival of La Aurora Preferidos Hors d’Age 2025 LE and Puro Vintage 2016 scheduled...
Atabey Ritos Gift Set Returns for Second Edition
United Cigars is releasing a second edition of the Atabey Ritos Gift Set, bringing back the limited package following the original set’s debut in 2024. The new edition is...
Don Emmanuel Anunnaki Enki Figurado Begins Shipping
Don Emmanuel Cigars has begun shipping Anunnaki Enki, a new 6 x 54 figurado that expands the company’s Anunnaki line to four sizes. The cigar was introduced to the international...
J.C. Newman Releases 2026 Brick House Bricktoberfest
J.C. Newman’s limited-edition Brick House Bricktoberfest is available now with a gift-with-purchase beer stein promotion at participating retailers.
Tatuaje Monster Jason Redux 6 Shipping in Early October
Tatuaje’s sixth Redux Monsters release will begin shipping to select retailers in early October. The 7 1/2 x 52 cigar is limited to 5,000 boxes.
Fermin Perez Cigars Moves Production, Names Domain Distribution as U.S. Wholesale Partner
Fermin Perez Cigars is restructuring its U.S. distribution and manufacturing operations as the Miami-based premium cigar company looks to expand its retail presence nationwide....
Foundation Cigars and Tobacconist of Greenwich Release Ceremony
Foundation Cigar Company and The Tobacconist of Greenwich have collaborated on Ceremony, a limited-edition premium cigar released exclusively through the Connecticut retailer as...
Sans Pareil Cigars Debuts Club Humidor Exclusive Blue Belicoso
Sans Pareil Cigars has introduced the Club Humidor Exclusive Blue Belicoso, a limited release created in collaboration with San Antonio retailer Club Humidor and owner Keith...
CAO Amazon Basin Extra Añejo Returns for 2026
CAO is bringing back Amazon Basin Extra Añejo, a limited release made with the original Amazon Basin blend and aged for two years before its 2026 return. The cigars were rolled...
Alec Bradley Expands Chunk Series with Chunk Sumatra
Alec Bradley is expanding its Chunk series with Chunk Sumatra, a new regular-production cigar scheduled to begin shipping to retailers in October 2026. Chunk Sumatra becomes the...
Casa Carrillo Introduces Pledge of Allegiance Rockets
Casa Carrillo has announced Pledge of Allegiance Rockets, a limited-edition release commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Production is limited to 250...
La Aurora Holiday Box Returns With Five-Cigar Assortment
La Aurora’s annual Holiday Box returns in mid-October with five portfolio selections, Dominican-inspired packaging and a suggested retail price of $55.
Don Emmanuel Cigars Introduces Anunnaki Enki, Expands Into Oman and Paraguay
Don Emmanuel Cigars showcased its new 6 x 54 Anunnaki Enki figurado at InterTabac while announcing distribution in Oman and Paraguay.
Tabacalera El Artista and China Tobacco Partner on Taishan · Artista Cigar Project
Tabacalera El Artista and China Tobacco have introduced Taishan · Artista, a new project pairing one blend with production in the Dominican Republic and China. Following its Asian debut, the Dominican-made Toro is planned for release in the Americas and Europe in late spring 2027.
Quesada Marks 15 Years of Oktoberfest With Limited 2026 Release
Quesada Cigars is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its Oktoberfest line with a limited 2026 release expected to reach U.S. retailers in September. First introduced in 2011,...
Holy Smoke: Inside Tampa’s Grand Cathedral Cigars
Cigar lounges come in all shapes and sizes, from strip mall stores with a few couches and chairs to bespoke-built mega lounges spanning thousands of square feet and featuring...
Boutique by Intention: How ADVentura Cigars Is Building a Sustainable Boutique Brand
Reality check—success does not come easily in the premium cigar industry. Thousands of new releases hit the market each year while retail shelf space remains limited. At the same...
Five Questions: Anto Mahroukian, President of JM Tobacco
Premium Cigar Association: Share the JM Tobacco story. How did the company start?Anto Mahroukian: JM Tobacco started from something very personal: a father-son moment that turned...
Where Did All the Margin Go?
If you’ve been in this business for any amount of time, you’ve probably had the same moment I have. You’re working, selling cigars, staying busy… and then you look at the numbers...
HVC Cigars On the Move
Fate and fortune are notoriously capricious. None of us can truly know how much grander (or bleaker) our lives might have turned out if we had not encountered some unpredictable...
The Foundation We Are Building: Welcoming open minds, elevating narratives
As women in the cigar industry, we are constantly changing the viewpoint of what cigarmakers, tobacco growers, rollers, cigar lounge owners and leaders look like. This brings me...
PCA Supports Honduras’s Premium Cigar Industry
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) continued its active international engagement in Honduras on August 19-20, participating in a series of high-level meetings and industry...
PCA Connect Mexico: Education & Business Growth Come Together
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has launched PCA Connect Mexico 2026, a new international market-development initiative taking place August 23–30 across key Mexican markets,...
PCA Opposes UK Plain Packaging Rules for Premium Cigars
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) would like to bring to our UK partners, retailers, consumers, and all manufacturers a proposal that is making its way into law. The United...