Manchester, N.H. Parks Get Six-Month Smoking Ban (Update)
Leaders in Manchester, N.H. have approved a six-month smoking ban for five of the city’s parks in hopes of not just reducing smoking, but use…
XIKAR’s RoMa Craft Tobac Accessories Arrive at Retail
Weasels around the country rejoice: RoMa Craft Tobac’s line of accessories made by XIKAR has begun arriving at retail. Included in the collection are multiple…
Cigar Industry Already Feeling Effects of Hurricane Irma
Factories are closed, warehouse aren’t shipping and if you call an office tomorrow, don’t expect anyone to pick up. Whether or not Hurricane Irma directly…
XIKAR Ships VX2 Cutter
XIKAR has begun shipping its new VX2 cutter, a few weeks ahead of its original October release date. The new cutter features XIKAR’s reverse v-cut…
La Palina Congress Emerges
If you are looking for the La Palina Congress, head to Washington D.C., at least for now. W. Curtis Draper of Washington D.C. has acknowledged…
Cuba Reports Positive Crop
After three years of notably poor tobacco harvests, Cuba is finally having a good year. Previous predictions suggested that this would be a bumper crop…
Weekly News (Sept. 4, 2017)
Cigar News C.Gars Ltd Opens September Auction Cuba Introduces Two New Tobacco Strains, Eyes New Cigar Tobacco David Tang, Founder of Pacific Cigar Co., Dies…
C.Gars Ltd Opens September Auction
For the 22nd time, British retailer C.Gars Ltd is hosting an auction of Cuban cigars. The latest rendition opened yesterday and concludes on Sept. 10….
Quesada Oktoberfest Bayern Lands at The Cigar Shop
Later this month, Oktoberfest will formally kick off in Germany, but Quesada’s Oktoberfest celebrations are already underway. As it has done since 2011, the company…
Espinosa Creates One Love Houston for Hurricane Harvey Relief
If you’d like to smoke a cigar and help the Hurricane Harvey Relief effort, there’s an easy option. Espinosa Premium Cigars and Houston-based retailer STOGIES…
Cuba Introduces Two New Tobacco Strains, Eyes New Cigar Tobacco
Cuba’s San Juan and Martinez Tobacco Experiment Station has developed two new cigarette varietals and is working towards new cigar tobaccos. The report comes from Xinhua,…