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Lure Cigars Launches New Maduro Core Line
Lure Cigars has introduced its fourth core line, the Maduro Series, expanding its portfolio with two new Nicaraguan puros: The Brown-E-Trout (6 x 54 Toro) and The Lil’ Trout (5 x...
Plasencia Cigars Introduces New “Short Smokes” Collection
Plasencia Cigars has announced the release of two new vitolas that join its celebrated portfolio under the banner of the Short Smokes Collection: the Plasencia Reserva Original...
Room101 Introduces New, Limited-Edition Namakubi Chingon
Room101 Cigars has announced the return of one of its most recognizable releases with a new look and blend just in time for the holiday season. The Room101 Namakubi...
Macanudo Celebrates the Holidays with Inspirado Window Box
Macanudo is celebrating the holiday season with the release of its Macanudo Inspirado Holiday Window Box, a limited seasonal sampler that brings together five cigars from...
Alec Bradley Resurrects Filthy Ghooligan for Halloween 2025
Alec Bradley has announced the return of Filthy Ghooligan, a limited-edition release crafted to coincide with the Halloween season. Originally inspired by the brand’s St....
PCA Joins Global Leaders for The Cigar Conference 2025 at World Cigar Show Dubai
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) will play a leading role in The Cigar Conference 2025, the educational centerpiece of the World Cigar Show Dubai, taking place Tuesday,...
Asylum Ships Time Capsule Samplers in 2025 Anniversary Release
CLE Cigar Co. this week shipped the Asylum Time Capsule sampler sets to select retailers. The release commemorates Asylum’s 13th anniversary and marks the final year of the...
Garo Cigars Announces Participation in the World Cigar Show Dubai
Garo Cigars is proud to announce its participation in the prestigious World Cigar Show taking place in Dubai, November 2025. This international event will bring together the...
Casa 1910 Strengthens U.S. Sales and Product Development Teams
Casa 1910 AG has announced two key leadership changes aimed at expanding its U.S. footprint and enhancing its global product strategy. Hector Becerra Named U.S. National Sales...
J.C. Newman Rolls Out Multiple New Releases This September
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has marked September with the release of several new cigars across its portfolio, including a new extension to the Angel Cuesta line, the annual...
Emilio Cigars Releases Grimalkin Seasonal Edition for Fall
Emilio Cigars has announced the return of the Grimalkin Seasonal Edition, handcrafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Estelí. This limited edition arrives just in time for Halloween...
Selected Tobacco to Release Collector’s Edition Humidor at Industrial Cigars
Selected Tobacco has announced the release of a limited Collector’s Edition Humidor, set to debut on October 18, 2025, at Industrial Cigars in Frisco, Texas. The launch coincides...
Ferio Tego Expands Metropolitan Host Line with Boxed Hudson Format
Ferio Tego has announced an expansion to its Metropolitan Host line, making the Hudson (6 x 50 Toro) available in 18-count boxes in both Natural and Maduro. The Hudson vitola,...
Crowned Heads to Release Mil Días Des Deux LE 2025
Crowned Heads has announced the upcoming release of Mil Días Des Deux LE 2025, the newest limited edition under its Mil Días brand. The project brings together two distinct...
BLACKENED® by Drew Estate Expands with Limited Lancero Releases
Drew Estate has announced a new addition to its BLACKENED® by Drew Estate lineup, unveiling the first-ever Lancero vitolas for the BLACKENED M81 and BLACKENED S84 blends. The new...
The Blend Review: Big Sky Madison Toro
Big Sky Madison Toro: 6 1/4 x 52 Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Binder: Mexican San Andrés Filler: Nicaragua Ometepe, Jalapa, Estelí & Condega Country of Manufacture: Nicaragua...
Five Questions: Nirka Reyes Estrella, De Los Reyes Cigars
Premium Cigar Association (PCA): What's the biggest challenge you face upholding the values and history of six generations in tobacco?Nirka Reyes Estrella: Maintaining tradition...
Aganorsa Leaf: Love of the Leaf
Aganorsa Leaf, a premium cigar company whose motto, “Our strength is our leaf,” has evolved over the years. As a company, it holds a different place in different people’s lives....
The Blend Review: Escobar Cigars Habano Robusto
Escobar Cigars Habano Robusto Size: 5 x 50 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Honduras and Nicaragua Country of Manufacture: Nicaragua MSRP: $13.50 per cigar or...
What We’re Smoking: Black Star Line Lalibela Toro
Cigar: Black Star Line Lalibela Size: ToroSmoke time: 1 hours, 25 minutes Appearance & AromaI am smoking the Lalibela in my office. I am not pairing anything with the cigar...
Beats and Blends: The Story Behind Escobar Cigars
What do you get when you take a couple of committed cigar enthusiasts turning their passionate hobby into a business, ally them with two of the world’s top cigar producers making...
New Member Highlight: Black River Tobacco Co., Dunn, North Carolina
Premium Cigar Association (PCA): Tell us about your shop.Frank D’Alesio: The Black River Tobacco Company started in 2021 out of a passion for cigar smoking, spending time with...
Big Sky Cigar Co.: Telling the Montana Cigar Story
If you had to pick a state with a rich tradition of cigar manufacturing, dating back to the early 20th century, Montana might not be the first one to leap to mind. And yet, as...
Smoke, Lies, and Government Overreach: The Truth About the War on Premium Cigars
In an age where facts are routinely sacrificed on the altar of political expediency, the latest campaigns targeting premium cigars in Louisiana and Detroit offer a masterclass in...