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February 13, 2019

Espinosa 20th Anniversary

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: someone’s releasing a cigar in celebration of an anniversary. It has become a fairly regular occurrence, whether it…

Hudson, Ohio Rejects Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase

While the list of municipalities raising the tobacco purchasing age to 21-years-old continues to grow, the city of Hudson, Ohio will not be adding its…

TPE 2019: Day 2

I suspect that day two of the Tobacco Plus Expo will in fact be the best attended day of the trio. Historically, the show would…

Lehi, Utah Becomes First In State to Raise Tobacco Purchasing Age

Utah has its first city to have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, as on Tuesday night the Lehi City Council…

JSK’s Tyrannical Buc Shipping in April

Last month, Jas Sum Kral announced a new cigar—Tyrannical Buc—with very little in the way of details about the cigar. Now two weeks later, most…

West Virginia Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Advances

A bill to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products is advancing through the West Virginia legislature, as today S.B. 348 advanced out of…

Jas Sum Kral’s CBD-Infused Nuggs Slated for April

One of the more unique cigars in recent memory will begin shipping in April. Jas Sum Kral has announced that Nuggs, a new line of…

Selim Hanono Named COO of E.P. Carrillo

Selim Hanono is now the chief operating officer at E.P. Carrillo. The longtime industry veteran, best known for his nearly-decade-long tenure at Drew Estate, began…

Padrón Ships TAA 2018 Release

Among the group of cigars slated for a 2018 release that didn’t make it out before the year was up, the most notable non-Cuban release…