Michael Herklots

Shaffer had spent more than a decade in the cigar industry, including time with Colibri, Drew Estate and Nat Sherman International.

As many do this time of year, it is time to once again look back upon the year coming to a close. But in this…

The next box of cigars that you buy might have some new technology in it, as HumidifGroup USA has begun offering its new Smart Packaging…

What’s old is new again has been one of the most consistent themes of the cigar industry for the last few years. That usually means companies…

The Nat Sherman cigar brands are back but Nat Sherman isn’t back. Michael Herklots and Brendon Scott—two former employees of the now-closed Nat Sherman International—have…

There are less than a dozen hours of the year—the year—remaining. As I’ve done at this point of each year for over a decade, it’s…

When I was growing up, my father’s humidor was a Nat Sherman humidor. The small thing that he bought in the 1980s could probably store…

Nat Sherman, one of the oldest names in the American cigar business, will shut down its premium cigar businesses next month. The 90-year-old company will…

This morning, Altria announced that it was exploring a sale of Nat Sherman International, the premium cigar division for Nat Sherman. Up for sale is…

Nat Sherman International, the company behind Nat Sherman cigars, pipe tobacco and the brand’s New York Townhouse, is for sale. Altria—which bought the company in…

The Nat Sherman 1930 is now the Nat Sherman Epoca Reserva. Last year, Nat Sherman introduced new packaging for most of its portfolio. Notably not…