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Alec Bradley Announces New Fat Pack for Retail Distribution
Alec Bradley has announced the release of the Fat Pack, a five-cigar bundle featuring short, large-ring-gauge cigars. Shipments are scheduled to begin in January, with the...
Club Macanudo Opens First Caribbean Lounge in Puerto Rico
Club Macanudo has expanded into the Caribbean with the opening of Club Macanudo Puerto Rico, marking the brand’s first location in the region. The lounge is operated through a...
Casa Carrillo Introduces Limited Three-Blend Collector’s Box Through Digital Activation
Casa Carrillo has introduced a limited collector’s box featuring three cigars produced exclusively for a digital engagement initiative. The release consists of three distinct...
Procigar and INFOTEP Launch School of Tobacco Artisans in Tamboril
The National Institute of Technical and Vocational Training (INFOTEP), in partnership with the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (Procigar), has officially inaugurated...
Punch Cigars Announces Limited-Edition Egg Roll XL Release
Punch Cigars has announced the return of Egg Roll as a limited-edition release in a new size, Egg Roll XL. The cigar is scheduled to begin shipping in February 2026. Egg Roll XL...
Cavalier Genève Cigars and Fox Cigar Announce WM 2026 Retail Exclusive
Cavalier Genève Cigars has announced a retail-exclusive cigar produced in collaboration with Fox Cigar of Arizona. The release, titled WM 2026, was developed exclusively for Fox...
Oettinger Davidoff AG Announces Transfer of Ownership to Next Generation
Oettinger Davidoff AG, the Swiss company behind a portfolio of premium cigar brands, has publicly announced a change in its ownership structure that places the business in the...
Pangea Cigars Announces Introduction of New Premium Cigar Company
Pangea Cigars has formally announced the launch of the company, marking the introduction of a new premium cigar business founded by industry professionals Ibis Luis and Anna...
United Cigars and Arnold André Mark America’s 250th Anniversary with Independence Firecracker
United Cigars has announced the release of the Independence Firecracker, a limited-edition cigar created to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. The project...
Selected Tobacco Opens Spain’s First Premium Cigar Factory in Over 50 Years
Selected Tobacco has announced the opening of a new 3,000-square-meter (30,000-square-foot) premium cigar facility in Madrid, marking the return of premium cigar production to...
United Cigars Announces Return of Bandolero Firecracker for 2026
United Cigars has announced the return of one of the most anticipated limited releases in the Firecracker series with the Bandolero Firecracker 2026, continuing a tradition that...
Quality Importers Introduces Redesigned Palió Quad Tabletop Cutter
Tabletop Cutter, expanding its Palió line with a cutting solution designed for versatility, ease of use, and presentation in both retail and lounge environments. Building on the...
Black Works Studio Releases Hawaii Hornet as R. Field Wine Co. Exclusive
Black Works Studio has announced the release of Hawaii Hornet, a new cigar produced exclusively for R. Field Wine Co.. The cigar is handcrafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Estelí,...
ADVentura Cigars Expands into France Through New Distribution Partnership
ADVentura Cigars has announced a new international distribution partnership with Volutes & Vitoles, marking the brand’s official expansion into the French premium...
J.C. Newman Releases 2026 José Gaspar Cigars Honoring Tampa Tradition
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has announced the release of the 2026 José Gaspar cigar, continuing a long-standing tradition that connects Tampa’s historic cigar industry with the city’s...
How to Achieve Excellence in Customer Service
Excellent customer service in today’s competitive environment is characterized in many ways. After interviewing, visiting, and reading with some of my favorite customer service...
Your Walk-in Humidor
Premium cigars are typically not an impulse buy. Whether your customer is a connoisseur or a new cigar smoker, all of their senses are in play when they make their choice of what...
The Blend Review: HVC Edición Especial 2015 10th Year Anniversary Especiales
HVC Edición Especial 2015 10th Year Anniversary Size: Especiales (6 ½ x 48) Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Country of Manufacture: Nicaragua...
Cigar Lounge or Tobacconist: The Difference Pipes Can Make
“It reminds of my grandfather” is something we often hear as newcomers to Georgetown Tobacco walk through our doors. Founded in 1964, we began primarily as a pipe shop— It wasn’t...
The Blend Review: Tabanero Momentum Robusto
Tabanero Momentum Size: Robusto (5 x 50) Wrapper: Mexico (San Andrés) Binder: Ecuador Filler: Nicaragua Produced at the Origen Cigars S.A. factory in Estelí, Nicaragua Available...
PCA and We Card Team Up for Free Training Course
As part of its ongoing focus on education, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has teamed up with the We Card Program, Inc., for a special deal. Current retail members of the PCA...
Report on Nicaragua and PCA Response
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is actively working on addressing the situation involving this week's "Report on Nicaragua's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Labor...
PCA Fall 2025 Update
The level of activity this summer has been a constant bustle with very little reprieve. Our staff and board of directors have been completing projects on a nearly daily basis...
What We’re Smoking: Matilde Limited Exposure No. 2 Robusto
Cigar: Matilde Limited Exposure No. 2Size: RobustoSmoke time: 1 hour, 12 minutes Appearance & AromaSitting in my lounge, I’m drawn to Matilde’s cigar band—a rich purple with...