Weekly News (April 6, 2020)

News Black Label Trading Co. Ships Bishops Blend Lancero Cohiba Royale Arrives at Stores Crowned Heads and ACE Prime Enter Distribution Agreement, Announce BULB Program…

Punch La Isla (ER Cuba 2018)

As we have covered numerous times before, the Edición Regional program was born in 2005, with a quartet of cigars released, the Punch Superfinos and…

Incline Village, Nev. Bans Smoking on City Property

This week, the Incline Village General Improvement District Board of Truestees passed a new rule prohibiting smoking on all of the district’s properties, with the…

Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch (2019)

Last year, somewhat out of nowhere, La Flor Dominicana announced that it was ready to ship the latest version of the Litto Gomez Diez Small…

Czevitrum Salamander Ashtray

Last summer, just as we were in the middle of our booth coverage from the 2019 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, I saw an article…

La Flor Dominicana Petite La Volcada

One of the more enjoyable things that covering the cigar industry allows us to do is get a peek into the backstories and important things…

Court Signals FDA Substantial Equivalence Deadline Will be Delayed Until Sept. 9

While not yet official, the deadline for cigar companies to submit substantial equivalence reports to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will almost certainly…

Davidoff Delays New AVO, Camacho Releases Due to Coronavirus

Davidoff of Geneva USA announced today that it has indefinitely delayed its future product launches due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. While it’s likely to…

Treasury Department Delays Excise Tax Payments for Cigars & Other Products Due to Coronavirus (Update: Not Yet)

The Department of the Treasury has announced that it will allow alcohol, tobacco and firearm companies to delay their excise tax payments for 90 days…

Viva La Vida Club 500 Shipping Now

The first box-pressed cigar for the Viva La Vida brand is now shipping to stores. Artesano del Tobacco, the company behind the Viva La Vida…

Crowned Heads and ACE Prime Enter Distribution Agreement, Announce BULB Program (Update)

Crowned Heads has entered into a distribution agreement with ACE Prime Cigars, or more specifically, a “strategic alliance” that will also see a new project…