Padilla Cava Maduro Robusto

Two years ago, Padilla released the Cava line. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, Padilla showed off an addition to their Cava line,…

Graded: The Ten Questions for 2016

As part of our year-end wrap-ups, my colleague Charlie Minato asks 10 questions that he thinks will affect either the cigar industry as a whole or…

Espinosa Premium Cigars Appoints Erik Espinosa, Jr. as VP, Promotes Hector Alfonso

Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced a pair of personnel changes that the company says will help streamline its operations in preparation for 2017. Erik Espinosa,…

Guayacan Rojas Reserve Connecticut Robusto

At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Noel Rojas’s Guayacan Cigars introduced a new line named the Rojas Reserve. Debuting in just two vitolas at the time—a…

Weekly News (Dec. 26, 2016)

Cigar News A.J. Fernández Acquires Sosa Brands Cohiba 50 Aniversario Humidors Arrive at Retailers Lost&Found Adds New Releases Perdomo Raising Prices for 2017 STG Appoints…

Perdomo 20th Anniversary Connecticut Gordo

In 2012, Perdomo Cigars celebrated its 20th anniversary, and as cigar companies tend to do for such events, it released a cigar line, the aptly named…

HVC Black Friday 2016

After debuting in November 2015, HVC Cigars brought back its Black Friday last month, a cigar named after the infamous American shopping tradition that takes place…

Several New Lost&Found Releases Appear

Several new additions to the Lost&Found collection of cigars have begun arriving at retailers in recent days, some that are completely new and some that…

Elogio Excéntrico No. 5 Rosalita

Five years ago, Curivari and Elogio were the two brands destined to be the next big thing in the cigar world. For a variety of reasons,…

Clarkdale, Ariz. Refuses to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

A movement in northern Arizona to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 wasn’t successful in recruiting a second city to its…

Viaje Teases Exclusivo Nicaragua Corona Gorda

In October, Viaje expanded its Exclusivo line by offering a Nicaraguan-made version, appropriately referred to as the Exclusivo Nicaragua. The line debuted in three sizes,…