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Artesano Del Tobacco Begins Shipping Viva La Vida Connecticut Churchill
Artesano Del Tobacco has announced that the new Viva La Vida Connecticut Churchill has begun shipping to retailers that placed pre-orders during the 2026 Premium Cigar...
La Gloria Cubana Introduces Four-Pack Sampler Featuring Core Blends
La Gloria Cubana has announced the release of a new four-pack sampler that brings together four of the brand's core blends in a single package. The sampler includes the La Gloria...
CAO Introduces FASA Six-Cigar Sampler
CAO has announced the release of the FASA Sampler, a new six-cigar collection that brings together all three blends in the company's FASA series in a single package. The sampler...
Plasencia Cigars Names Tim Griek Vice President of Sales for EMEA and Global Travel Retail
Plasencia Cigars has announced the appointment of Tim Griek as Vice President of Sales, EMEA & Global Travel Retail, a leadership role focused on expanding the company's...
Drew Estate CEO Glenn Wolfson Passes Away
The premium cigar industry is mourning the loss of Glenn Wolfson, Chief Executive Officer of Drew Estate, who passed away after leading the company through one of the most...
Plasencia Cigars Names Eddy Guerra Senior Vice President of Global Marketing
Plasencia Cigars has announced the appointment of Eddy Guerra as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, effective June 29, 2026. In the newly announced role, Guerra will...
Casa Carrillo Announces 2026 Pledge of Allegiance Limited Edition
Casa Carrillo has announced the release of its 2026 Pledge of Allegiance, the fourth annual installment in the company's limited-edition series honoring American heritage. The...
Plasencia Cigars Names Rodrigo Medina Mendieta as First Global Brand Ambassador
Plasencia Cigars has announced the appointment of Rodrigo Medina Mendieta as the company's first-ever Global Brand Ambassador, a newly created position designed to support the...
Six Leading Cigar Manufacturers Gather for Inaugural Titans of Tobacco Event
The Tobacconist of Greenwich brought together six prominent premium cigar manufacturers for its inaugural Titans of Tobacco event on June 10 at Tamarack Country Club in...
Powstanie Cigars Announces 250th American Anniversary War Bear
Powstanie Cigars has announced the release of the 250th American Anniversary War Bear, a limited-edition commemorative version of its War Bear cigar created to mark the upcoming...
Independence Firecracker Begins Shipping Ahead of America’s 250th Anniversary
United Cigars has announced that the Independence Firecracker has begun shipping to retailers ahead of celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the United States. The...
Maya Selva Cigars Expands VZ Danlí Line with New Corto 46
Maya Selva Cigars has announced the European launch of the VZ Danlí Corto 46, a new addition to the company's VZ Danlí portfolio. The VZ Danlí line was introduced in 2024 with...
La Gloria Cubana Introduces Event-Only Los Gloriosos Exclusivo Salomon
La Gloria Cubana has announced the release of Los Gloriosos Exclusivo, a new event-only version of its Los Gloriosos blend created in collaboration with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo....
CAO Brings Back Amazon Basin Daggers for Limited 2026 Release
CAO has announced the return of Amazon Basin Daggers, a compact version of the company's Amazon Basin blend that will be available for a limited time beginning in June 2026....
Atabey Black Delirios Limited-Edition Travel Humidor Begins Shipping
United Cigars has announced the shipment of the Atabey Black Delirios Limited-Edition Travel Humidor, a collector-focused release featuring one of Selected Tobacco's most...
Opening the Door: Welcoming More Women
We’d all like to have more customers, and as I think about how to achieve that for our own store, it’s not lost on me that I represent one of the fastest growing market segments:...
New Member Highlight: Piña Cigars
Premium Cigar Association (PCA): Tell us about the business. Olga Piña, owner: Our salon opened its doors on October 4, 2025, in the city of Miami, with a very clear vision: to...
Regulation, Resilience, and Reinvention: A Tobacconist’s Journey
When Eric and Mallory Drazin opened Oak Glen Tobacconist in August 2019, they knew California wasn’t an easy place to run a cigar business. High excise taxes, strict licensing...
PCA at the Honduran Cigar & Coffee Festival 2026
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) was proud to participate in the 2026 Festival del Puro y el Café in Danlí, Honduras, an extraordinary celebration of craftsmanship, culture,...
If Jesus Smoked Cigars
Five years, 21 articles, thousands of cigars smoked, and my journey of growing the impact of retailers, through education, is both ending and beginning. It is ending for my...
Cigars on a Mission: League of Fat Bastards Cigars
The name might make you do a double-take. League of Fat Bastards sounds like the punchline to a joke, or perhaps the moniker of a rowdy group of friends gathering at their local...
New PCA Survey Reveals Retailer and Manufacturer Concerns in 2026
The Premium Cigar Association’s latest member survey offers a snapshot of the opportunities and challenges facing the premium cigar industry in early 2026. Retailers and...
Davidoff Puro Dominicano: A Dominican Gem 10 Years In The Making
Ever since 1967, when Zino Davidoff launched his eponymous Cuban cigar brand, through the transition to the 1991 release of the Dominican-made Davidoff Aniversario, the Davidoff...
The Premium Cigar Association Concludes a Successful PCA26 Trade Show in New Orleans
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) successfully concluded its annual trade show and convention, PCA26, held April 17–20, 2026, in New Orleans. Bringing together...