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Black Label Trading Co. to Release New Toros at PCA25
Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) has announced the debut of new toro vitolas for several core line products. These new Toro sizes will debut at this year's Premium Cigar...
Luciano and EMT Announce Launch of Constella Group and New Cigar
Lucianao Cigars and Empress Madeirense de Tabacos SA (EMT) have teamed up to create Constella Group, an international alliance grounded in shared values, strategic alignment, and...
League of Fat Bastards to Launch Skinny Bastarda at PCA25
League of Fat Bastards (LOFB) Cigars has announced the release of the Skinny Bastarda, a new premium cigar collaboration with Quesada Cigars. Skinny Bastarda will debut at this...
Black Works Studio Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with New Collection
Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) is releasing a 10-year curated collection of its cigars at this year’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in New Orleans. This collection,...
Cavalier Genève to Release Project Broadleaf at PCA25
At this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show, Cavalier Genève Cigars will debut its new cigar line, Project Broadleaf. The company will also showcase its Limited...
Fratello’s Arlequin Edizione Di Carnevale Debuting at PCA25
Fratello Cigars is set to launch the Arlequin Edizione Di Carnevale at this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in New Orleans. The Arlequin Edizione Di Carnevale...
HVC Cigars Unveils HVC Edicion Especial 2015
HVC Cigars has released details of its new release, the HVC Edicion Especial 2015, a box-pressed cigar handcrafted at Fabrica de Tabacos HVC, S.A. "This evolution reflects...
CAO to Ship FASA Sombra in April 2025
CAO is completing its trilogy of FASA cigars with the upcoming release of FASA Sombra, a smooth, shade-grown complement to FASA Sol and FASA Noche. As the third cigar in the...
Fire Damages AJ Fernandez Factory in Estelí; Industry Responds
On the morning of March 31, 2025, a fire broke out at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., one of the most prominent factories in the premium cigar world. The blaze,...
OZ Family Cigars Introducing New Brand Karatoba at PCA25
At this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show, OZ Family Cigars will debut a new premium cigar brand, Karatoba. This is the fourth brand to be released by OZ Family...
Fratello Oro Fresh Pack Set to Debut at PCA25
At this year's Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in New Orleans, Fratello Cigars will launch the Oro Toro Fresh Pack, a new sampler fresh pack that focuses on its...
C.L.E. Maduro to Debut at PCA25
C.L.E. Cigar Company will introduce its latest release, the C.L.E. Maduro, at the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA25) trade show in New Orleans. The blend for the C.L.E....
Hiram & Solomon Ship The Patriot and High Twelve
Hiram & Solomon is adding the Patriot to its portfolio of premium cigars. This cigar was crafted in the Dominican Republic to honor M.W. George F. Hamilton, the 91st Grand...
Villiger Cigars’ 1888 Gran Reserva and La Capitana Coming to PCA25
At the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA25) trade show in New Orleans, Villiger Cigars will showcase two new releases: the limited-edition Villiger 1888 Gran Reserva and the...
Foundation Cigar Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Limited-Edition Aniversario Cigar
Foundation Cigar Company has announced the release of the Foundation 10-Year Anniversario, a special cigar crafted to commemorate the company's first decade of making premium...
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...
Women of the Leaf: Challenges and Triumphs in a Machismo World
It was an impromptu meeting on the PCA show floor—some knowing each other for years, others meeting for the first time. It started as light banter, bonding over the common...
The Precision of Premium: How El Septimo is Changing the Game
When launching a business, one of the first questions to answer is, “How are we different?” For the proprietor of El Septimo, a relative newcomer in the cigar industry, the...