CAO Expedición Arrives at TAA Stores

General Cigar Co.’s 2020 TAA release is now in stores. The CAO Expedición is a 6 1/8 x 50 toro that is offered exclusively to retailers…

PCA Modifies Furlough, Two Staff Members to Remain Active

Today was set to be the first day of a staff-wide furlough at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), but that will not be the case…

HVC Announces Hot Cake

HVC’s Pan Caliente is now available in English. The company has announced a new regular production line called Hot Cake. It’s a follow-up to the…

Watch: Patrick Lagreid on Down to the Nub

Earlier this week, I sat down with the guys from the Down to the Nub podcast to talk about a couple of recent developments in…

Bolívar Soberanos (EL 2018)

On Nov. 19, 2018, Habanos S.A. formally debuted the second of what would eventually consist of three different Edición Limitada releases for 2018: the Bolívar…

Toscano Duecento Coming to the U.S. This August

In 2018, Toscano celebrated its 200th anniversary with a cigar called Duecento, but it never was offered in the U.S. Next month, Miami Cigar &…

InterTabac Plans Alternative ITShub Event for November

The organizers of InterTabac, the international tobacco trade show, have announced an alternative event that is scheduled to take place both in-person and virtually in…

Shreveport, La. Delays Smoking Ban Implementation by One Year for Casinos

In mid-June, the Shreveport City Council passed a ban on smoking and vaping in city parks as well as bars and most businesses, including casinos,…

Crowned Heads Slates Juárez Chihuahua for Late July

The new 5 1/2 x 48 version of Crowned Heads’ Juárez line has a name: Chihuahua. Jon Huber, Crowned Heads co-founder, says he has been…

Colorado’s Governor Signs Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Bill

Colorado is the latest state to change its laws to make 21 the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as Gov. Jared Polis signed HB20-1001 into…

Watch: Charlie Minato on How Bout That Cigar (9:30 P.M. EDT)

In one of the more ambitious ideas in quite some time, I will be a podcast guest alongside Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac. How Bout…