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Black Label Trading Co. Ships 10th Anniversary Edition of Bishops Blend
Black Label Trading Co. has begun shipping the 2026 edition of Bishops Blend, marking the 10th anniversary of the limited-release cigar that debuted in 2016. The cigars are...
United Cigars Expands Independence Blend into Regular Production
United Cigars and Arnold André are expanding the Independence blend into a permanent offering following the sellout of the limited-edition Independence Firecracker released...
Bolivar Expands Cofradia Line with New 7 x 70 Cigars
Bolivar has expanded its Cofradia lineup with the introduction of two new 7 x 70 cigars: Bolivar Cofradia 770 and Bolivar Cofradia Oscuro 770. Both cigars began shipping to...
Casa Carrillo Ships Ascend, Unveils Limited Encore Noir II
Casa Carrillo has announced two additions to its portfolio: the nationwide shipping of Ascend, a new regular-production cigar in the Perez-Carrillo Series, and the release...
Española Cigars Adds 6 x 60 Double Toro to Core Line
Española Cigars is expanding its core portfolio with the addition of a new 6 x 60 Double Toro, which will be available beginning Sept. 1, 2026, in the brand's Connecticut, Maduro...
Big Sky Cigar Co., Willie’s Distillery Partner on New Collaborative Cigar
Big Sky Cigar Co. and Montana-based Willie's Distillery have announced a new partnership that will result in a collaborative premium cigar, with additional details expected later...
J.C. Newman Begins Shipping Brick House The Commodore Maduro
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has begun shipping Brick House The Commodore Maduro, a new 5.5 x 70 addition to the company's Brick House Maduro lineup. The new vitola is available in...
Registration Opens for 2027 Puro Sabor Festival
Registration is now open for the 2027 Puro Sabor Festival, offering premium cigar retailers another opportunity to experience Nicaragua's tobacco industry firsthand through...
PCA, The Leaf Master and La Palina Launch “Yalla Habeebi,” the First PCA
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), The Leaf Master Tobacco Trading, and La Palina Cigars today announced the launch of Yalla Habeebi, the first-ever PCA international premium...
Gran Habano Introduces RISE in Support of Women of PCA
Gran Habano has introduced RISE, a new premium cigar created in support of the Women of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), an organization dedicated to advancing women in the...
Procigar, INFOTEP Certify First Graduates of Tamboril Tobacco School
The Procigar and the National Institute for Technical and Vocational Training (INFOTEP) have certified the first 127 graduates of the Tamboril Tobacco School, marking a milestone...
Oettinger Davidoff Reports 2025 Sales Growth, Expands Production Capacity
Oettinger Davidoff has reported sales turnover of CHF 545.3 million (approximately US$680 million) for 2025, representing a 2.5% increase in real terms as the company concluded...
Micallef Expands Exclusive Gordo Line at Two Guys Cigars
Micallef Cigars and Two Guys Cigars have expanded their exclusive Gordo lineup with the introduction of three additional blends in the 6 x 60 format: Micallef Green, Micallef...
Punch Cigars Introduces Mr. Punch as Full-Time Release
Punch Cigars has announced the launch of Mr. Punch by Punch Cigars, a new full-time release named for the brand’s longtime mascot. The new line is produced at the Scandinavian...
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...
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...