Crowned Heads Belgian Blue LE 2024 Ships

Crowned Heads says the cigar was blended to be full in flavor and the strength was a byproduct of the filler containing 75 percent percent ligero. It’s offered in a lone 6 x 54 box-pressed toro vitola.

Foundation Ships 2024 Batch of Highclere Castle Senetjer

The cigar debuted as a limited edition in 2022 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhman’s tomb by archaeologists Howard Carter and George Herbert. The name Senetjer was taken from the ancient Egyptian word for incense, which has been translated as “of the gods” and “that which makes holy.”

Cigars International Opens in Jacksonville

While the new store is already open, a grand opening has been scheduled for Nov. 16, 2024. The new store is located at 4808 Town Center Parkway.

José Seijas, Longtime Tabacalera de García Head & Matilde Founder, Passes Away at 74

José Seijas spent nearly four decades at Tabacalera de García, watching it grow from a machine-made cigar factory to the largest premium cigar factory in the world. After leaving the factory in 2012, he would go onto launch his own cigar company, Matilde.

Meerapfel Cigar Adding Ernest Lancero

The new vitola will go on sale at event this Thursday. It’s unclear when it will be formally added to the company’s portfolio.

Les Fines Lames Releases Duo & Trio Leather Cigar Cases

The Duo cigar case can hold up to two 64-ring gauge cigars, while the Trio can accommodate three cigars of the same size. There are four different color options.

Luciano Cigars’ Plasencia-Made Fiat Lux Begins Shipping

The move to Plasencia’s factory in Honduras was announced in March; now those cigars are heading to retailers. The blend remains the same, as do the four sizes in which the line is offered.

Eladio Díaz 71 Aniversario Begins Shipping to Stores

The blend showcases filler tobaccos from regions of the Dominican Republic that haven’t been actively farmed since the 1970s, but recently came back online. Díaz calls this cigar one of the best blends he has ever created.

Colibri’s Quasar-Themed SV-Cut Arrives at Stores

The original SV-Cut came out in 2017 and offered both a guillotine cutter and V-cutter in one body. Seven years later, the cutter gets an update, notably putting the cutters side-by-side.

U.K.’s Government Proposes Generational Tobacco Ban, Plain Packaging & More

If passed, the updated Tobacco and Vapes Bill would make the U.K. one of the most anti-tobacco countries in the world. However, the updated version of the bill does not include a ban on outdoor pub smoking.

La Gloria Cubana Glorias (ER Germany 2015)

Over the history of the La Gloria Cubana brand, the Glorias name has been used for at least three different cigars. In this case, it was for an Edición Regional released for Germany in late 2016.