CRA Names New Leadership

Cigar Rights of America has announced a variety of new leadership roles. Gary Pesh—owner of Old Virginia Tobacco Co., a retailer—has been elected as chairman…

Altadis U.S.A. Partners With Bernard Richards Manufacture for $11,000 Montecristo B.R.M Humidor

Altadis U.S.A. is partnering with Bernard Richards Manufacture, a French watch company, for a new humidor that will come with a watch winder, watch and…

Tarazona Names Willy Marante as VP of Sales & Marketing

Tarazona Cigars hiring spree has continued with the addition of Willy Marante, who is the company’s new vp of sales and marketing, starting today. Marante…

Weekly News (May 10, 2021)

Cigar News Aladino Vintage Selection Gets Two New Vitolas Blackbird’s New Limited Edition Release Debuting at TPE 2021 Casa Cuevas Patrimonio Debuting at TPE 2021…

Liga Privada Year of the Ox

For good reason, there has been a lot of talk about the past year and a half, and how 2020 and potentially 2021 will be…

Vintage Rock-A-Feller Limited Edition Art of Magic Toro

The personal backgrounds of cigar brand owners are as varied as the number of cigars that they produce every year: some have been tobacco growers,…

Florida’s Governor Signs Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Bill

After vetoing a somewhat similar bill last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that will raise the state’s minimum age to purchase…

Credo 80 Ring Gauge Double Blade Cutter

In February, Credo announced a new product that filled a hole in its lineup—no pun intended—specifically, a cutter built to cut some of the largest…

Aladino Vintage Selection Gets Two New Vitolas

JRE Tobacco Co. has announced that it is expanding its Aladino Vintage Selection line with two new sizes. The company is adding the Aladino Vintage…

Cigar Groups, FDA Meet Again in Federal Appeals Court

Earlier this morning, the two sides of a cigar industry lawsuit against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) met once again, this time in…

Quai d’Orsay Clemenceau Heading to France

There will once again be a Quai d’Orsay in the classic Churchill vitola. The 2020 Edición Regional for France is the Quai d’Orsay Clemenceau, a…