Duluth, Minn. Tobacco Age Increase Proposal Moves Forward

A proposal to raise the tobacco purchasing age to 21-years-old in Duluth, Minn. took a step forward this week as the city council held its…

Vermont Legislator Introduces Tobacco 21 Bill

There are currently six states where a person must be at least 21-years-old, and a Vermont state representative is hoping that 2019 is the year…

Corona Cigar Gets Exclusive Sin Compromiso No. 6

Sin Compromiso, one of the most awarded cigars of 2018, actually has six active vitolas, not just the five that were released nationally in September….

Patoro Takes Back U.S. Distribution, Adds UPS Cigars Direct Shipping

Patoro will no longer be distributed by CLE. The Swiss company announced that the distribution agreement with CLE had ended after over four years. “We…

RoMa Craft Tobac Adding Two European Exclusives in 2019

The two international-exclusive RoMa Craft Tobac lines will be getting new sizes later this year. RoMa Craft has plans to add a Wunder|Lust Gran Corona and…

The Last Tsar Rothschild

California-based retailer SmallBatchCigar.com is no stranger to exclusive Caldwell Cigar Co. releases, having been the beneficiary of a number of exclusive releases in the past,…

Tatuaje Little Hassells Arrive in Stores

Tatuaje has a new limited edition short smoke for the colder winter months arriving at retailers this week, the Little Hassells. Coming in a short…

Viaje Teases Scotch Bonnet, Super Shot 2019 (Update)

Two of Viaje’s shorter lines will be getting new cigars shortly. The company has announced a new release to its Pepper Series: Scotch Bonnet. A…

North Dakota Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Proposed Again

The North Dakota legislature is once again taking up a measure that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 19 in the state….

Padilla Releases Finest Hour

Padilla Cigars has a new line of cigars en route to retailers in the coming days, dubbed Finest Hour. It’s a line that consists of…

Liberation by Hamlet Paredes Toro

Say the name Hamlet, and most people probably think of Shakespeare. But say it to someone in the cigar industry, and it likely calls to…