Perhaps the most interesting cigar news of the year so far is Forged Cigar Co. In January, Scandanavian Tobacco Group (STG)—the parent of General Cigar Co., Cigars International, Thompson and others—announced that it would be splitting the General Cigar Co. portfolio and creating a separate company, with a separate salesforce, called Forged Cigar Co. General...Read More

Perhaps the most interesting cigar news of the year so far is Forged Cigar Co. In January, Scandanavian Tobacco Group (STG)—the parent of General Cigar Co., Cigars International, Thompson and others—announced that it would be splitting the General Cigar Co. portfolio and creating a separate company, with a separate salesforce, called Forged Cigar Co. General...Read More

After more than 25 years in existence, there when it comes to cigars there are relatively few vitolas—specifically outside of the 60-80 ring gauge variety—that Habanos S.A. has not released at some point in the past. However, the recently released  H. Upmann Connossieur No.2 meets that standard in at least one way. Carrying the factory...Read More

In July 2020, The Lotus Group/Integral Logistics announced a variety of new products that would be shipping just in time for summer. Included in that list were the Viper V-cutter, the Pinnacle single action guillotine cutter and a new 15-count travel humidor named the VC-15. However, arguably the most interesting new creation was the Lotus Meteor,...Read More

New Zealand is considering a variety of measures to greatly reduce the number of smokers in the country including one idea that would ban tobacco sales to anyone born after a certain day. The New Zealand Ministry of Health has published a discussion document called, “Proposals for a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan.” It outlines...Read More

Mombacho Cigars S.A. has announced that it has hired Jessi Flores as its new creative director, a role that will have him responsible for brand development and design. The company made the announcement via a YouTube video, with Flores making the announcement himself, who also said he would have some involvement with the blending of cigars...Read More

Stogiebird, an online cigar subscription service and retailer founded by Sam Leccia, will offer a new series of cigars to other retailers. And it’s not just any series of cigars, it’s one that literally contains pieces of the past. Called Vintage Fresh, the new series is using vintage cigar bands that are placed on new...Read More

Yesterday, LH Cigars began shipping the newest size of its Nick line. The Nick Junior is a 4 1/4 x 64 double perfecto vitola. It uses an Ecaudorian vuelta abajo wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and three fillers: Brazlian mata fina, Nicaragua and peru. It has an MSRP of $11.95 per cigar and will be...Read More