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Tatuaje Expands Series P Line with New Honduras Edition
Tatuaje Cigars has announced the expansion of its popular Series P family with the launch of Series P Honduras—the first Tatuaje product to be produced at the new My Father...
Cavalier Genève Opens Pre-Orders for The Green Jacket 2026
Cavalier Genève Cigars has opened pre-orders for The Green Jacket 2026, the next installment of its annual project inspired by the Masters golf tournament. Following the success...
ADVentura Cigars Announces Limited Release of La Llorona Toro
ADVentura Cigars has announced the limited release of La Llorona in a new 6 x 54 Toro format, crafted exclusively for the company’s Elite Accounts. The 2025 edition continues the...
Plasencia Cigars Announces Two New Releases for 2025–2026
Plasencia Cigars has unveiled two major releases, each reflecting the company’s longstanding tradition of craftsmanship and innovation: El Año del Caballo, a 2026 Chinese New...
J.C. Newman and LeRoy Neiman Foundation Release 2025 Collector’s Edition Cigar
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has begun shipping the LeRoy Neiman 2025 Collector’s Edition, the third annual collaboration between the Tampa-based cigar maker and the LeRoy Neiman and...
JM Tobacco to Exhibit at Inaugural World Cigar Show Dubai
JM Tobacco, Inc., the family-owned company behind the Española and JM’s Dominican cigar lines, has announced its participation in the first-ever World Cigar Show, taking...
Casa Carrillo Unveils 2025 TAA Exclusive Toro
Casa Carrillo has announced its latest limited release for members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA)— the Casa Carrillo 2025 TAA Exclusive. The annual TAA...
Crowned Heads Revives Belgian Blue for 2025 Limited Edition Release
Crowned Heads has announced the return of one of its most sought-after blends with the Belgian Blue Limited Edition 2025 — a new 5 ½ x 56 box-pressed format that builds on the...
Black Works Studio Unveils The Five Temples – Seven Star Fist of Shaolin
Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) has announced the release of The Five Temples – Seven Star Fist of Shaolin, a new limited-edition collection handmade at Fabrica Oveja Negra in...
PCA and The Leaf Master Dubai Announce Exclusive Social Events During the World Cigar Show
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is pleased to announce a trio of exclusive social gatherings to be held during the 2025 World Cigar Show in Dubai. Organized and...
Record-Breaking Opus Xodus Experience Raises Over $500,000 for Charity
The Tobacconist of Greenwich, in partnership with Arturo Fuente and Carlito Fuente Jr., hosted the third annual Opus Xodus Experience on October 8 at Tamarack Country Club in...
Cohiba Expands Weller Collaboration with New Cigar and Matching Accessories
Cohiba has announced the release of Weller by Cohiba 2025, the fifth expression in its ongoing collaboration with Weller Bourbon. The limited-edition cigar features a USA...
Diesel Revives Its Sideshow Sampler for 2025
Diesel Cigars is bringing back one of its most popular annual limited editions with the return of the Diesel Sideshow Sampler. This year’s collection once again pairs Diesel’s...
Two Guys Cigars Marks 40 Years with Exclusive Atabey Collector’s Humidors
Two Guys Cigars is continuing its 40th anniversary celebration with two limited-edition releases from Nelson Alfonso’s Selected Tobacco: the Atabey Delirios Two Guys 40th...
Cavalier Genève Cigars Announces Project Broadleaf Wayfinders
Cavalier Genève Cigars has announced the release of its third Project Broadleaf iteration, titled Project Broadleaf Wayfinders. The new release, debuting this week, will be...
What We’re Smoking: Casa de Sueños El Soñador Salomon
Cigar:De Los Reyes Casa de Sueños El Soñador Size: Salomon Smoke time: 1 hour, 35 minutes Appearance & AromaI’m smoking De Los Reyes’ Casa de Sueños El Soñador outside at a...
Topper Cigars 1894: 130 Years in the Making
One hundred and thirty years of continuous operation is an impressive feat for any business, particularly a U.S. cigar maker. With numerous 5-, 10- and 20-year anniversaries...
The Victory Cigar: A Timeless Tradition of Triumph
There’s something unmistakable about the aroma of a fine cigar—it’s the smell of success, of battles won, of challenges overcome. Whether it’s a championship locker room, a...
Premium Cigar Association Announces the 2025 Best of the Leaf Awards Finalists
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announces the finalists for the second annual Best of the Leaf Awards. The PCA Best of the Leaf Awards are...
How to Improve Your Store’s Public Relations Strategy
Do you need help figuring out how to promote your retail business properly? If you answered yes, then you are not alone. Tobacconists need help with marketing and growing...
Georgetown Tobacco Celebrates 60 Years in the Industry
This is not a story about cigars. Nor is it, really, a story about a premium tobacco shop’s diamond anniversary. Those things are on the periphery, for certain, but Georgetown...
PCA Goes to Nicaragua: A Look Back at Puro Sabor 2025
In the cigar industry, you are likely to hear the talking point that over 300 hands touch every premium cigar made before it reaches a store's shelf. This is an important talking...
PCA Retailer Member Survey Results (2024)
Note: 133 PCA retailer members surveyed What is your top concern as a premium tobacco retailer? Significant Impact from Government Regulation and Taxes: A dominant concern among...
Save Time and Money on PCA Travel
A new year is soon upon us. For PCA members it’s time to start planning for this year’s trade show. PCA25 will be held in New Orleans for the first time since 2015, at the New...