T.L. Johnson Cigar Co. Merges with Black Patch Cigar Co.
A pair of American cigar companies with ties to the Dominican Republic have joined forces, as today T.L. Johnson Group Dominicana, SRL/T.L. Johnson Cigar Company…
FDA Delays Ingredient Listing Deadline to August 2017
Another day, another FDA delay. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has published a revised version of its Listing of Ingredients in Tobacco Products, which…
El Primer Mundo 10th Anniversary Corona
This year marked the 10th year in business for El Primer Mundo, the Atlanta-based company owned by Sean Williams. As you might have guessed, he celebrated…
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…