January 15, 2025

As with many of Viaje’s releases, details are scarce about the new line. It is scheduled to ship to retailers on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The Rocky Patel Decade Reserve is offered in a single 6 1/2 x 52 box-pressed toro vitola. It will get a debut at this month’s TPE 2025 trade show in Las Vegas.

The new Eleven50 Cigar Pick aims to be a more elegant solution to a problem many cigar smokers run into: trying to smoke the cigar without burning your fingers. It will be at cigar shops in the coming weeks.

While a Florida ballot measure allowing recreational cannabis use by adults did not pass, a state senator seeks to prevent people from lighting up anything in most public places. Like Florida’s ban on smoking at public beaches, cigars would be exempt.

Each year, we recognize a company whose success stood out to us as writers. This year, the winner was unanimous.

Sazerac Co. is commemorating five Prohibition-era blends made by the George T. Stagg Distillery. STG, parent company of General Cigar Co., has created a limited edition of five blends designed to pair with the spirits.

On Jan. 16, 2025, the comment period for the FDA’s proposed rule regarding nicotine limits will open, the next step in a process that started nearly seven years ago. As of now, “premium cigars” are exempt from the proposal, though flavored cigars and pipe tobacco are included.

The new cutter can handle up to a 68 ring gauge, but remains pocket-friendly. It begins shipping about a few weeks of ahead of schedule