This is part of a five-part series documenting Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, the main factory of Arturo Fuente. Post #2 focuses on the most glamorous part of the cigarmaking process: bunching and rolling. Also, there’s a fountain.

Carney had served as La Flor’s vp of sales for more than a decade. No reason has been given for his departure.

The new all-metal ashtray is designed with four cigar rests built into the edge, each of which will hold up to a 70-ring gauge cigar. Quality Importers states that the ashtrays have a bowl depth of three inches, which helps to ensure that debris stays put, even in breezy conditions.

Plasencia has changed the 5 1/2 x 54 Guajiro vitola from round to box-pressed. The new versions began heading to stores in mid-June.

The change isn’t drastic, saving customers a quarter or two per cigar. But it does move California down the list of states with the highest tobacco tax.

A voter-approved proposition in November 2020 set a series of tobacco tax increases in motion, including today’s and one set for 2027. Today’s increase makes Colorado the fourth-most expensive state to purchase premium cigars.

This is part of a five-part series documenting Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, the main factory of Arturo Fuente. Post #1 focuses on the final parts of pre-industry, the last days before raw tobacco leaves are bunched and rolled into cigars.

Mac Baren is a nearly 200-year-old company best known for its pipe tobacco. For the cigar industry, this deal could affect Sutliff Tobacco Co., which handles logistics for around a dozen smaller cigar companies.

A look back at the news, reviews and more from the past week.

For the first time in the history of the Viaje Birthday Blend, the company released two different cigars. Like every release since 2016, the 2024 Birthday Blends are belicosos, albeit slightly larger than the vitola that was previously used.

The original Henkie came out in 2017; seven years later, the Mini Henkie reflects the changing preferences of the man for whom it is named.