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STG Completes Thompson Purchase

Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced that it has finalized its $62 million purchase of Thompson and Co., a Tampa-based cigar retailer. While the deal…

A.J. Fernandez Increasing Prices on New World, Last Call

Effective April 16, A.J. Fernandez Cigars will increase prices on its Last Call and New World brands. In an email sent to retailers, the company…

Cigar Trade Groups Petition Court to Delay Warning Label Requirements Following FDA’s ANPRM

Last week, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) opened a comment period seeking input on whether it should reevaluate its regulations on premium cigars….

Weekly News (April 2, 2018)

Cigar News Crowned Heads Schedules Four Kicks Mule Kick LE 2018 for April Davidoff Adds Winston Churchill Travel Humidor Drew Estate Announces 2018 Barn Smokers…

MLB Cigar Ventures to Release David P. Ehrlich PLM Series in June

MLB Cigar Ventures has announced that the second line under its David P. Ehrlich brand, the PLM Series,.will gets its national release in June. It’s…

Sans Pareil Announces First Limited Edition Cabinets Release

Since its debut, Sans Pareil has always been known for producing limited amounts of its cigars as a byproduct of its strict quality control requirements,…

Fratello Cigars Lands German Distribution

Fratello Cigars has sets its sights on the next frontier in its distribution: Germany. Today, the company announced that it has entered into a distribution…

Tatuaje Slates 15th Anniversary Releases for IPCPR 2018

This year marks 15 years of the Tatuaje brand and as such, there will be an anniversary cigar. The Tatuaje 15th Anniversary will come in…

General Ships Macanudo Inspirado Red

General Cigar Co. has begun shipping the newest Macanudo. Macanudo Inspirado Red is the first new line for the brand, which is celebrating its 50th…

La Galera Names Elvis Batista Director of Sales

Following up on the departure of Fabian Barrantes from Indianhead Cigars and La Galera, the company has named Elvis Batista to the role of director…

Fabian Barrantes Out at La Galera

Fabian Barrantes has announced his departure from La Galera/Indianhead Distributors, the company where he was most recently director of marketing and sales. He has also…