Casdagli Adds Australian Distribution

Casdagli Cigars has announced that its cigars will now be available in Australia. The company has signed a new distribution agreement with Cigar Brothers, a…

FDA Exploring Whether to Require Product Standards for Tobacco Manufacturing

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) says that it plans on exploring whether it should require certain requirements for the manufacturing, packing, and storage…

Weekly News (June 14, 2021)

Cigar News Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua JR 50th Released Ashton Ships San Cristobal Quintessence Churchill Asylum 13 BigTime Tommie 60 x 6 Ships Asylum, CLE…

Asylum, CLE Creating PCA Exclusives

The Asylum and CLE brands will each be releasing their own exclusive cigars for retailers who attend next month’s 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show….

Tatuaje Adding T110 Broadleaf & Sumatra (Update)

In April, the Tatuaje T110, one of the more storied cigars in the company’s history, returned to the store where it debuted in 2009. Soon,…

J.C. Newman Adding The American Double Robusto

J.C. Newman’s all-American cigar will be getting a sixth size next month. The company is adding The American Double Robusto, a new 5 1/2 x…

Watch: Countdown to PCA 2021 #2 (12:00 P.M. CDT)

Today, Patrick Lagreid joins as a guest co-host while Brooks is on vacation. He joins for what might be the most interesting episode of our…

FDA Says Premium Cigar Review Won’t Be Done Until Spring 2022, Withdraws ANRPM

It seems likely that cigar companies will have, at the very least, another year before the substantial equivalence process for “premium cigars” might resume according…

Kristoff 685 Woodlawn Box Press Toro TAA 2021

In May 2013, Kristoff released the first vitola in a new limited edition that was initially sold exclusively to members of the Tobacconists’ Association of…

Ashton Adds San Cristobal Quintessence Churchill

There’s a new vitola for the San Cristobal Quintessence line. Ashton Distributors, Inc. has begun offering its retailers the San Cristobal Quintessence in a new…

Southern Draw Expands Manzanita Line

Southern Draw’s Manzanita line has recently expanded from one vitola to three. Launched late last year, Manzanita uses a hybrid habano wrapper over a habano…