The new line has been blended around an Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed wrapper that the company claims is 20-years-old. It is expected to hit store shelves in December.

The series named for famed American artist—and cigar smoker—LeRoy Neiman received its second installment this summer. While the blend remains the same as the 2023 version, the size and artwork are new for 2024.

The two new vitolas are available for international markets, meaning they won’t be sold in the U.S. Despite the different bands, the blend remains the same.

Like many countries, the Dominican Republic is dealing with shortages of skilled employees. Procigar has worked with the Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnico Profesional to create a free school where people can become trained as certified cigar rollers or bunchers.

This year seems on track to match last year’s record number of cigars. That said, many cigar companies have been talking about a more noticeable sales slow down of late.

In 2020, following its purchase of Royal Agro, STG stopped selling the Balmoral cigars in the U.S. It’s time to take a look back at one of the last new releases from the brand.

The news, reviews and more of the past week.

After four years of no new products, Sans Pareil added a new blend earlier this year. Somewhat confusingly, the “gran robusto” is really the standard toro dimensions.

In 2022, ADV & McKay Cigars Co. released Barbarroja’s Invasion, not only a new chapter in the ADVentura storyline, but with a talking cigar box. Two years later, the cigar gets a response and another talking cigar box makes its way to humidors.

The cigars get an additional band while the packaging gets a piano theme, with sheet music lining the box. They also come with a 45-minute piece of music by the French musician Paul Montag.

City of Palms’ distribution roster continues to grow as it adds Desiree Sylver’s Drunk Chicken Cigars. The brand was founded in 2019, with lines including Mother Clucker, Homicidal Hen, and Fat Hen.