Tropical Tobacco, Inc.—doing business as AGANORSA Leaf—has sued Mombacho Cigars S.A. over the latter’s use of the word Mombacho. In a lawsuit filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Tropical alleges that Mombacho Cigars S.A. is knowingly violating its trademark of the mark Mombacho. It’s the latest in a long...Read More
Tropical Tobacco, Inc.—doing business as AGANORSA Leaf—has sued Mombacho Cigars S.A. over the latter’s use of the word Mombacho. In a lawsuit filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Tropical alleges that Mombacho Cigars S.A. is knowingly violating its trademark of the mark Mombacho. It’s the latest in a long...Read More
Those who stop by J.C. Newman Cigar Co.’s factory in the Ybor neighborhood of Tampa can purchase some exclusive cigars offered only at the factory, including a new special version of the flagship cigar of the factory. While The American cigar is unique enough on its own, we’ve added a special edition. This commemorative American...Read More
Davidoff has informed retailers that its annual award show is moving to Switzerland. The 2021 Davidoff Golden Band Awards will take place in Basel, Switzerland on Nov. 10. In an email, the company said that “this year we will be hosting the first global award show where we will be recognizing our award winners at...Read More
Tabac Trading Co. will be adding a trio of releases this spring: two new Milk & Honey releases and a new tribute to the U.S. Marshal Services. The Milk & Honey was originally sold in 2015, though rebranded last year. It’s a 5 1/8 x 55 parejo size that uses a Connecticut wrapper and was...Read More
Forged Cigar Co. has announced its second new release for La Gloria Cubana: Medio Tiempo. The new La Gloria Cubana Medio Tiempo is a regular production line that uses an Ecuadorian sumatran wrapper over a Connecticut broadleaf binder and filler tobaccos from four different areas: the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and Connecticut. The Connecticut tobacco...Read More
Alex Spencer Reserve is expanding The Mansa line of cigars by adding a new blend and new vitola. The original The Mansa—named after Mansa Musa, emperor of the Mali Empire—uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a Honduran binder and fillers from Honduras and Nicaragua. It has been offered in a 6 x 54 box-pressed...Read More
The other day, a reminder went off on my phone reminding me that it had been a year since the whole COVID-19 pandemic had set in, and that I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past year, what we’ve learned, what we haven’t, and where not only society was in that time...Read More
