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Stoic Cigars Bringing “Stoic” to PCA25
At this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show, Stoic Cigars is releasing its initial blend, Stoic. The first release from Stoic Cigars will be available in four...
Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s 2024 Report: Key Takeaways for Premium Cigar Retailers
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) recently released its 2024 financial report, offering insights especially relevant for those in the premium cigar industry. In the report, STG...
ADVentura Captain’s Collection, Blue Eyed Jack’s Special Edition Announced
At this year's Premium Cigar Association trade show, ADVentura Cigars is unleashing a special collection of some of its major blends and a new edition of its Blue Eyed Jack's...
Chateau Diadem to make U.S. Debut at PCA25 Trade Show
Eladio Diaz 72nd Anniversary North & South Edition Debuting at PCA25
At this year's Premium Cigar Association trade show (PCA) in New Orleans, Arango Cigar Co. will introduce the Eladio Diaz 72nd Anniversary North & South Edition. Blended by...
Kristoff Cigars to Launch Exclusive Cigar at PCA25
Kristoff Cigars has announced the upcoming release of the Kristoff Signature Series 2025 PCA Exclusive. This new product is debuting at the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA)...
Macanudo Emissary France Ships to Retailers
Macanudo is expanding its Emissary line with a new cigar blended with rare tobacco grown near Bordeaux, France. The Emissary France features tobacco cultivated in the Mugron...
New Montecristo White Series Diadema Shipping in April
Altadis U.S.A. will release a new addition to its Montecristo White Series next month. The company has announced the upcoming release of the Montecristo White Series Diadema, a...
Edward Bello Named CEO of Plasencia Cigars
Plasencia Cigars has a new chief executive officer. In a press release, the company announced that Edward (Ed) Bello would be joining the company as the new CEO, effective April...
Cohiba Readies Serie M Reserva Azul for Release
Cohiba's Serie M collection is expanding with the addition of the Reserva Azul, a small-batch cigar handcrafted at El Titan de Bronze in Little Havana, Miami. In a press release,...
Crowned Heads Announces Limited Edition Juárez Bulldozer LE 2025
The first limited-edition Juárez release from Crowned Heads in three years is coming to store shelves this March. The Juárez Bulldozer LE 2025 is a modified blend from the...
Hiram & Solomon Releases the High Twelve
Hiram & Solomon Cigars is expanding its Grand Lodge Series with the addition of High Twelve, a limited-edition release dedicated to honoring M.W. J. Eugene Margroff, the...
United Cigars’s Gold Star Goes into Regular Production
United Cigars is bringing back its Gold Star brand as a line extension. The Gold Star line debuted in 1995 and was dormant until 2024, when a limited-edition Gold Star was...
New M by Macanudo Cigars Announced
Macanudo Cigars is revisiting its M by Macanudo line with three new releases: the M by Macanudo Irish Cream, Vanilla Bourbon, and Honey. These cigars expand the M by Macanudo...
Emanuele Uccellini Named New Head of Davidoff of Geneva USA
Oettinger Davidoff has named a new leader for its Davidoff of USA division. In a press release, the company announced hiring Emanuele Uccellini as its new general manager and...
Tobacconists Look Ahead to 2024
Are brick & mortar shops planning big changes? We phoned up tobacco retailers around the country—businesses on the current PCA membership list (some old, some new)—and asked...
PCA Hires new Program Manager: Meet Maria Cervantes
PCA has hired Maria Cervantes as program manager. Maria will oversee the fulfillment of larger organizational goals for the association and coordinate projects that involve...
2023 Premium Cigar Association Year in Review
This past year was another terrific year in which we were able to utilize the momentum of the tremendous 2022 to propel our organization and the industry to a whole new level. As...
Not So Fast, Mister Pipe Doubter!
Writing a pipe column in a mostly cigar-centered magazine can be a little isolating. Seldom do I receive feedback from readers, positive or otherwise. I have occasionally...
Five Questions: Greg Zimmerman, President Emeritus, PCA
Now that your term as president of PCA is over and you begin your transition off the PCA board, what are your most proud accomplishments?Fortunately, I still have a two-year term...
United Cigar Group: Quality, growth, love of the leaf—all together
Compressing this story into its allotted space presents a daunting challenge. When you begin to unravel the many threads that constitute United Cigar Group, you find the makings...
The Artisans of Tabacalera El Artista
Tabacalera El Artista opened its doors in 1956. While the factory’s primary operations are based in Tamboril, Dominican Republic, it also has warehouses and other factories in...
Sinistro Cigars
Not everyone enters the cigar business via the same path. Some are born into storied cigar-making families. Others work their way in by starting as cigar store owners or...
A Connecticut Revival
Nicholas Melillo loves Connecticut. Love may not even be a strong enough word to describe the affection and passion he has for his home state. Connecticut, to Melillo, is not...