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Miami Cigar & Co. Ships Tatiana Toros
Miami Cigar & Co. has begun shipping its Tatiana Toros, a 6 x 54 Toro size of its Tatiana Groovy Blue, Chocolate, and Vanilla blends. “We offered the Tatiana in Toro...
Maya Selva Cigars Celebrates 30th Anniversary and New Factory Opening
Maya Selva is celebrating the 30th anniversary of her premium cigar brand in a big way. Selva has announced the opening of her new cigar factory, Fabrica de Puros MSC,...
United Cigar Group Announces Micallef Black Firecracker
United Cigar Group is teaming up with Micallef Cigars for 2025’s Firecracker release. The limited-edition Micallef Black Firecracker is slated for release in June 2025. The...
PCA Launches New Website
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) invites visitors to explore its newly redesigned website, now live at premiumcigars.org. Over the past year, the PCA has worked on building a...
La Aurora Relaunches La Aurora 100 Años in the U.S.
La Aurora USA is relaunching the La Aurora 100 Años in the U.S. with a new box design. The 100 Años premium cigar was first launched in 2003 to celebrate 100 years of La Aurora's...
Landmark Hospitality Launches Stork Club Cigar Lounge Membership Program
Since its launch in 1929, the Stork Club has become synonymous with high society, elegance, and the golden age of New York City nightlife. Considered "the place to see and be...
Key Takeaways from Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s Q3 2024 Report
The recent Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) quarter 3 2024 report offers some intriguing insights into premium tobacco retailers. Here’s a breakdown of the highlights of STG’s...
A Legendary Collaboration: Principle Cigars’ Boy Band Vol. 1
When it comes to premium cigars, the word “legendary” isn’t thrown around lightly. But Principle Cigars’ latest release, Boy Band Vol. 1: Legendary, truly earns its name. This...
Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Royal Perfecto Coming in 2025
Aganrosa Leaf’s Supreme Leaf line is expanding with another new release in early 2025. The company has announced the upcoming debut of a Royal Perfecto vitola measuring 5 1/2 x...
Plasencia Cigars Unveils new El Año de la Culebra
Plasencia Cigars is celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year with a new release. The El Año de la Culebra–Edición Limitada 2025 is the fifth limited edition release within...
E.P. Carrillo Launches Endure
E.P. Carrillo’s latest release, Endure, is the first in the new Perez-Carrillo Premier Collection. This new blend celebrates the Perez-Carrillo family’s enduring legacies,...
Cigar Family Charitable Foundation Opens New Academy of Arts
The Cigar Family Charitable Foundation (CFCF) has opened a new Cigar Family Academy of Arts. This new center continues to fulfill the goal of the Fuente and Newman families–to...
Kelsey Plum and Kingmakers Light Up Las Vegas
Kelsey Plum, WNBA All-Star and entrepreneur, recently teamed up with Kingmakers to host an unforgettable evening at Resorts World’s Eight Lounge in Las Vegas to announce that the...
Selim Hanono Returns to E.P. Carrillo as COO
E.P. Carrillo has a new–but familiar–chief operating officer. The company has announced the return of Selim Hanono as its new COO. In this role, Hanono will focus on maintaining...
Gurkha Releases Patriotic-Themed Volition America Cigar Line
Gurkha Cigar Group has shared details on its latest premium cigar collection, Volition America by Gurkha Cigars. This new cigar line is crafted to honor and support those who...
Platinum Nova Cigars: Aiming for the Pinnacle of the Cigar Lifestyle
Platinum Nova Cigars has been crafting fine smokes for more than a decade, in its early years only for the private consumption of the family and friends of the company owners. It...
Plasencia 1865 Cigars: Putting the Soul into Cigar Manufacturing
Like so many families in the cigar industry, the Plasencias are no strangers to the challenges and occasional heartbreak of pursuing their love of working with tobacco. From...
Five Questions: Steve Saka, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
1. What’s got you excited about Dunbarton this year?Most folks would expect me to answer about this blend or that brand, but for me, it is who we are as a company overall. From...
Poker & Life
Doyle Brunson played professional poker for over 50 years. He was a two-time World Series of Poker main event champion, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, wrote several books on...
In the Family: Maryland’s Tobacco Leaf
Rahul Gupta didn’t intend to join the family business, one which his father began four decades earlier. His father never pushed him, emphasizing education and encouraging him to...
Breaking New Ground: Inside Villiger de Nicaragua
Quality and consistency—these are the two factors necessary for any successful product. When speaking about premium cigars, these two things are even more critical. Some of the...
The Boutique Cigar Association of America: Protecting The Legacy
When Dr. Gaby Kafie retired from practicing medicine in 2008, he set his sights on his other burning interest, the manufacturing of fine cigars. With roots in Honduras dating...
The Relationship Business
Success did not come overnight for Erik Espinosa. Today, the mention of Espinosa Premium Cigars may make you think of its well-known factory, La Zona. It may also make you...
Dissident Cigars: Boutique with an Edge
It was only in December 2021 that Joshua and Cynn Coburn made official their purchase of Dissident Cigars, a boutique brand that has passed through a number of ownership hands in...