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Room101 Introduces New, Limited-Edition Namakubi Chingon
Room101 Cigars has announced the return of one of its most recognizable releases with a new look and blend just in time for the holiday season. The Room101 Namakubi...
Macanudo Celebrates the Holidays with Inspirado Window Box
Macanudo is celebrating the holiday season with the release of its Macanudo Inspirado Holiday Window Box, a limited seasonal sampler that brings together five cigars from...
Alec Bradley Resurrects Filthy Ghooligan for Halloween 2025
Alec Bradley has announced the return of Filthy Ghooligan, a limited-edition release crafted to coincide with the Halloween season. Originally inspired by the brand’s St....
PCA Joins Global Leaders for The Cigar Conference 2025 at World Cigar Show Dubai
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) will play a leading role in The Cigar Conference 2025, the educational centerpiece of the World Cigar Show Dubai, taking place Tuesday,...
Asylum Ships Time Capsule Samplers in 2025 Anniversary Release
CLE Cigar Co. this week shipped the Asylum Time Capsule sampler sets to select retailers. The release commemorates Asylum’s 13th anniversary and marks the final year of the...
Garo Cigars Announces Participation in the World Cigar Show Dubai
Garo Cigars is proud to announce its participation in the prestigious World Cigar Show taking place in Dubai, November 2025. This international event will bring together the...
Casa 1910 Strengthens U.S. Sales and Product Development Teams
Casa 1910 AG has announced two key leadership changes aimed at expanding its U.S. footprint and enhancing its global product strategy. Hector Becerra Named U.S. National Sales...
J.C. Newman Rolls Out Multiple New Releases This September
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has marked September with the release of several new cigars across its portfolio, including a new extension to the Angel Cuesta line, the annual...
Emilio Cigars Releases Grimalkin Seasonal Edition for Fall
Emilio Cigars has announced the return of the Grimalkin Seasonal Edition, handcrafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Estelí. This limited edition arrives just in time for Halloween...
Selected Tobacco to Release Collector’s Edition Humidor at Industrial Cigars
Selected Tobacco has announced the release of a limited Collector’s Edition Humidor, set to debut on October 18, 2025, at Industrial Cigars in Frisco, Texas. The launch coincides...
Ferio Tego Expands Metropolitan Host Line with Boxed Hudson Format
Ferio Tego has announced an expansion to its Metropolitan Host line, making the Hudson (6 x 50 Toro) available in 18-count boxes in both Natural and Maduro. The Hudson vitola,...
Crowned Heads to Release Mil Días Des Deux LE 2025
Crowned Heads has announced the upcoming release of Mil Días Des Deux LE 2025, the newest limited edition under its Mil Días brand. The project brings together two distinct...
BLACKENED® by Drew Estate Expands with Limited Lancero Releases
Drew Estate has announced a new addition to its BLACKENED® by Drew Estate lineup, unveiling the first-ever Lancero vitolas for the BLACKENED M81 and BLACKENED S84 blends. The new...
Tobacco Junction Opens Red Anchor Lounge in Tyler, Texas
Tobacco Junction has officially opened the Red Anchor Lounge, an exclusive space created in collaboration with United Cigars. Located inside the retailer’s Troup Highway store,...
Casa Carrillo Honors Veterans with Battleborn Warriors Limited Edition
Casa Carrillo is set to release a special limited-edition cigar this fall—Battleborn Warriors, created as a heartfelt tribute to America’s veterans and first responders. The...
Cigar Tourism: A Celebration of Craft, Culture and Commerce
Cigar tourism isn’t just catching on — it’s becoming a cultural movement, and a unique tool to support the commerce of cigars. The modern-day cigar enthusiast is...
Black Label Trading Co.: The Courage to be Different
Inspired by the world of fashion and spirits, where the “label” is the centerpiece of the brand, Black Label Trading Company has been turning heads since it was launched by James...
Women of PCA: To Empower … and to Thrive
Being a woman in this industry has been a journey. A journey that I would not change at all. A few years ago I did an interview for a college student who was writing a paper...
PCA Announces Winners of 2025 Step Up Awards Honoring Advocacy Champions
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Step Up Awards, which recognize outstanding leadership and dedication to premium tobacco...
Procigar 2025: The Start of Something New
When you are a part of the media, the first quarter of the year is typically viewed as "festival season." This is the time of year you know will spend time in many airports, your...
Five Questions: Enrique Seijas, Matilde Cigars
PCA: How did you end up in the premium cigar industry?Enrique Seijas: I was essentially born into the industry. My father, José Seijas, started working in the cigar business in...
Supporting Cigars for Warriors: A Vital Mission for Our Heroes
Supporting the military extends beyond offering a simple “thank you for your service.” For the dedicated men and women in uniform, receiving meaningful, tangible tokens of...
A Linear Approach to Customer Creation
IN OUR 1,500 SQUARE FOOT cigar experience in Meridian, Idaho, we have a bevy of metrics by which we measure daily, weekly, and monthly performance. We examine and set goals for...
PCA and HumidifGroup Collaborate on “The Cloakroom”
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), the leading authority in advocacy for specialty tobacco retailers, has teamed up with HumidifGroup for a special project–a unique humidor....