Trade Shows

Announced in 2003 to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary, the 100 Años was La Aurora’s first cigar made entirely of Dominican tobacco. Over the years, the company has continued to make the cigar, but 20 years after its debut, it’s returning as a regular production item with new 20-count boxes.

We now know when the Icon V and its six-flame design will be released, as well as the color options that will be available. Additionally, the Quad Pump will add four colorways, while details about a new v-cutter debuting at TPE are being kept under wraps.

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.

S.T. Dupont is once again partnering with Warner Bros. for a new collection. This time, the Joker and Harley Quinn get their own lighters and pens.

In 2023, Tabanero Cigars began moving some of its production to Nicaragua. For 2025, the company is releasing a new line that is being produced in Nicaragua.

The results of these survey will be analyzed by an AI model that has been developed by Bentley Tobacco. After that, humans will take the insights learned and blend cigars that will debut next April.

It’s time to say goodbye to the Year of the Dragon and hello to the Year of the Snake. While many cigar companies have only recently started creating Chinese zodiac calendar-themed releases, this is actually the second time Elie Bleu has created a Year of the Snake humidor.

The first cigars will go to attendees of the Red Meat Lovers dinner at The Great Smoke in March 2025. The cigars will then reappear at the 2025 PCA Convention & Trade Show in mid-April.

The Cigar Caddy 5CT model will get the three new colors before the end of the year. Next year, Quality Importers plans to add the same colors to the 10CT and 15CT models.

Leaving Dortmund, it’s quite clear that there’s never been this much excitement for non-Cuban brands to sell cigars in Europe. Time to bring that excitement level down a few notches.

This year’s Villiger de Nicaragua Edición Limitada release measures 7 x 52. It’s already on sale in Germany and is expected to go on sale in the U.S. in early 2025.