Lagarto Cigars Debuting at TPE 2025 with Colección Edición Limitada
The new brand comes from ZR Cigars, which is based in La Romana, Dominican Republic. The company’s master blender is Candido Rosario, one of Altadis U.S.A.’s Grupo de Maestros as well as the manager of Tabacalera de García.
First Gellis Piece Unique Heads to Stores
Piece Unique is the third blend to be released from Gellis Family Cigars, a new company from Kyle Gellis, who also founded Warped. Each box of 15 comes with an ashtray.
Altadis U.S.A. Announces Price Increase Coming for 2025
The company attributed the need to implement the increase to rising costs in several aspects of the cigar making process. The company’s portfolio includes the non-Cuban versions of Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, H. Upmann and Trinidad, among many others.
Drew Estate Discontinues Herrera Estelí Miami, Norteño
Retailers were informed of price changes for select Drew Estate and Joya de Nicaragua cigars. In addition, 16 SKUs have been removed from the price list including two Herrera Estelí lines.
Lefthand Cigar Co. Releasing High Maka Maka This Week
The brand, created by Ryan Rodriguez of Ohana Cigars, is getting a new limited edition, with a name that means “pretentious” in Hawaiian. The new cigar also comes with a new design on the band.
Viaje VOR, VPR Double Torpedo Returning for 2024
The Viaje Oro Reserva Double Torpedo and Viaje Platino Reserva Double Torpedo are returning for 2024. In addition, there’s a new box-pressed Viaje Holiday Blend.
Southern Draw Begins Shipping Revamped Morning Glory and Evening Primrose Lines
The company has given the two lines three new vitolas, a new size for its boxes and updated pricing. The changes come from retailers’ requests for top-selling sizes to be part of the two lines.
Jake Wyatt Cigar Co. Releasing New Sizes of Icarus, Adds Corona Gorda Sampler to Gourmet Collection
Jake Wyatt’s core lines get a new size, and its newest line gets a full release adding two sizes in the process. The sampler just landed on store shelves, while Icarus takes flight this week.
Weekly News (Dec. 9, 2024)
The news, reviews and more from the past week.
Scrim by HutcH Launches Super Villain Series
Rick Hutchings selected Darth Vader as the first figure to be portrayed in his new series. He’s inviting consumers to nominate other famous Super Villains to be featured on future releases.
LH Cigars Ships Limited Aniversario
Company founder Nicholas Syris created the new cigar as an homage to the Cohiba Siglo VI, a Cuban cigar that has the same dimensions. Each cigar has an MSRP of $20 and they are packaged in 10-count boxes.
