La Flor Dominicana Elite Torpedo

The era of single store and small batch release cigars isn’t quite dead as new projects continue to arrive on shelves, including a new cigar…

La Flor Dominicana La Volcada

The overturned. That is what La Volcada, the feature release from La Flor Dominicana, directly translates to, though that’s not exactly what the cigar is about….

Idaho Could Join Tobacco 21 Club

Idaho could join the small group of states to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, as a bill has been introduced…

XIKAR Linea

If you’ve shopped for a XIKAR product in the last year or so, you’ve undoubtedly come across the phrase high performance. It’s a pair of…

Caldwell Adds Porsche Design Distribution

Down&Back, LLC—the parent company of Caldwell Cigar Co.—is the new U.S. distributor for Porsche Design smoking accessories. The company says it will begin a “beta…

Crowned Heads Signs With Brigham for Canadian Distribution

Crowned Heads is going to Canada. The Nashville-based cigar company has announced that it has signed an agreement with Brigham Enterprises, Inc. for Canadian distribution….

Rocky Patel Adds Colibri V-Cut Colorways

There are five new colorways of the Colibri V-Cut, all featuring logos from Rocky Patel. The cigar company announced that it has begun offering three…

E.P. Carrillo Elencos Acto Mayor (2017)

As the song goes, everything old is new again, and such is the case with a new release from E.P. Carrillo. The new line is named Elencos,…

Utah Legislator Seeks Tobacco Age Increase

Utah legislators will once again consider a bill that seeks to make the minimum age to purchase tobacco products 21-years-old, this time at the request…

TPE 2018: Day 1

So Wednesday was interesting. But before we get started, a quick refresher on the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE). It’s an annual trade show hosted by…

STG Acquires Thompson for $62mm

Thompson has found a buyer. Scandinavian Tobacco Group—the publicly-traded company that owns General Cigar Co. and Cigars International—has acquired Thompson and Co. of Tampa, Inc.,…