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Procigar Festival 2026 Expands Charity Auction With Hybrid Format and Exclusive Collector Releases
This week, the Dominican Republic's premium cigar industry gathered in Santiago for Procigar Festival 2026, where the association introduced a significant evolution to one of its...
Ferio Tego Celebrates 30 Years of the Metropolitan Brand with Limited Anniversary Release
Ferio Tego has announced a limited-production cigar marking a significant milestone: 30 years of the Metropolitan brand, one of the longest-running and most consistent portfolios...
Jonathan Drew Sann and Drew Estate Unveil J.Sann & Son
Jonathan Drew Sann and Drew Estate have announced a new partnership and concept that blends family legacy, small-batch manufacturing, and experiential retail into...
Pangea Cigars Announces Inaugural Cigar Releases
Pangea Cigars has announced the release of its inaugural cigar offerings, representing the brand’s first product launch following the introduction of the company. The initial...
Crowned Heads Announces Juárez Mini-Dozer LE 2026
Crowned Heads has announced the release of Juárez Mini-Dozer LE 2026, a limited-edition extension of its Juárez line produced in a shorter format. The cigar follows the Juárez...
Alec Bradley Announces New Fat Pack for Retail Distribution
Alec Bradley has announced the release of the Fat Pack, a five-cigar bundle featuring short, large-ring-gauge cigars. Shipments are scheduled to begin in January, with the...
Club Macanudo Opens First Caribbean Lounge in Puerto Rico
Club Macanudo has expanded into the Caribbean with the opening of Club Macanudo Puerto Rico, marking the brand’s first location in the region. The lounge is operated through a...
Casa Carrillo Introduces Limited Three-Blend Collector’s Box Through Digital Activation
Casa Carrillo has introduced a limited collector’s box featuring three cigars produced exclusively for a digital engagement initiative. The release consists of three distinct...
Procigar and INFOTEP Launch School of Tobacco Artisans in Tamboril
The National Institute of Technical and Vocational Training (INFOTEP), in partnership with the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (Procigar), has officially inaugurated...
Punch Cigars Announces Limited-Edition Egg Roll XL Release
Punch Cigars has announced the return of Egg Roll as a limited-edition release in a new size, Egg Roll XL. The cigar is scheduled to begin shipping in February 2026. Egg Roll XL...
Cavalier Genève Cigars and Fox Cigar Announce WM 2026 Retail Exclusive
Cavalier Genève Cigars has announced a retail-exclusive cigar produced in collaboration with Fox Cigar of Arizona. The release, titled WM 2026, was developed exclusively for Fox...
Oettinger Davidoff AG Announces Transfer of Ownership to Next Generation
Oettinger Davidoff AG, the Swiss company behind a portfolio of premium cigar brands, has publicly announced a change in its ownership structure that places the business in the...
Pangea Cigars Announces Introduction of New Premium Cigar Company
Pangea Cigars has formally announced the launch of the company, marking the introduction of a new premium cigar business founded by industry professionals Ibis Luis and Anna...
United Cigars and Arnold André Mark America’s 250th Anniversary with Independence Firecracker
United Cigars has announced the release of the Independence Firecracker, a limited-edition cigar created to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. The project...
Selected Tobacco Opens Spain’s First Premium Cigar Factory in Over 50 Years
Selected Tobacco has announced the opening of a new 3,000-square-meter (30,000-square-foot) premium cigar facility in Madrid, marking the return of premium cigar production to...
PCA Builds Momentum with Capitol Hill Engagement
This week in Washington, D.C., the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) conducted a series of meetings both internally and externally. Over a dozen members of the Women of PCA group...
PCA Board of Directors Extends Habursky Contract
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Board of Directors announces the contract extension of Executive Director Joshua Habursky for 5 years, spanning from 2026 to 2031. Habursky...
Rocky’s Cigars
Located in central New York State, the city of Syracuse is home to several cultural touchstones, among them Syracuse University and its renowned Orange athletic teams, the I.M....
PCA Launches New “Find Your Tobacconist Tool
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is proud to introduce “Find Your Tobacconist,” a new interactive store locator on its website that enables enthusiasts to discover nearby...
When A Cigar Is More Than Just A Cigar
When I walk into a cigar bar in Hamburg, Houston, Nairobi or Nantucket – and I’ve walked into them in exactly those places and many more besides during my allotted number of...
Roots of Tradition: Growing Tobacco on Ometepe Island
Before there is a cigar to rate, before there is a cigar to smoke, even before there is a cigar to sell, there’s an entire process that brings a cigar to life from seed to shelf....
The Women of PCA Membership Leaders
The PCA 2025 New Orleans trade show is officially in the books. It was a great show and I, for one, enjoyed returning to New Orleans after 10 years. The weather was beautiful and...
Premium Cigar Association and FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism launch first ever luxury marketing masterclass
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU) announce the launch of a...
Romeo y Julieta at 150: Why Cigar Enthusiasts are Still Obsessed
Milk chocolate; Orlando, Florida; Palais Garnier, the Paris Opera House; the Romeo y Julieta premium cigar brand—these items may seem unrelated, but they share at least one thing...