Rick Rodriguez, blender and ambassador for the CAO brand, has announced that he will be leaving General Cigar Co. as of April 29. Rodriguez joined…

You didn’t want to read that 526-page FDA-commissioned report about premium cigars? Would you like to read 4,349 words of what I think about it?

Retailer exclusives are nothing new in the cigar industry, nor are exclusives to groups of retailers, such as the Tobacconists’ Association of America. Yet sometimes…

The much-anticipated NASEM report on premium cigars is out.

While FDA is not bound to adhere to the report’s findings, it does provide some insight as to what the future of premium cigar regulation might look like in the U.S.

A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction barring the City of Philadelphia from enacting new restrictions on flavored tobacco products.

On April 4, General Cigar Co. will ship the Cohiba Serie M Corona Gorda, the second vitola for the Miami-made Cohiba line. Like the original size, it’s priced at $29.99 and limited to 50,000 total cigars.

The use of tobacco products—including smoking, vaping and smokeless—is now banned on city property in Knoxville, Tenn.

The La Palina 125 Años honors the 125th anniversary of the cigar company that played a crucial role in the history of CBS. It’s also perhaps the only $25 cigar to ever be offered in bundles of 37.

Today is International Women’s Day and Micallef’s special cigar honoring the occasion is back on shelves. Also, in an incredibly rare instance, the cigar’s price has decreased.

Cigars International’s retail expansion will kick into another gear as the company plans 6-8 more Super Stores in the next two to three years. This will double the number of Super Stores locations Cigars International has in the U.S. bringing the number to at least one dozen retail stores.

The parent company of Cigars International, General Cigar Co., Thompson and others reported record revenue and profits in 2021, in large part due to strong demand for premium cigars. That said, STG believes that the COVID-19 bump has peaked and its business will get back to normal.