Rocky Patel Ships Quarter Century, Hamlet 2020

Two new lines from Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, Inc. are shipping to stores today. Rocky Patel is celebrating his 25th year in the cigar business…

Viaje Skull and Bones Daisy Cutter (2020)

Back in 2010, an upstart cigar company helmed by Andre Farkas released the first of what would eventually become the company’s most expansive line. Named Skull…

Protocol Eliot Ness Coming this Fall

Cubariqueño Cigar Company has announced the upcoming release of the Protocol Eliot Ness, the second installment in the line’s Lawmen Series that honors notable figures…

Weekly News (Aug. 17, 2020)

News Davidoff Announces 2020 Masterpiece Humidors (Update) José L. Piedra Adds Petit Caballeros Vitola, Arriving in Switzerland Next Week Padilla Moves Finest Hour to AJ…

Supreme Leaf Toro

Back in December 2019, AGANORSA Leaf began teasing a new release that would focus attention on what the company considers is its biggest strength: its…

Jackson County, Mich. Parks Now Tobacco-Free

The27  parks in Jackson County are now completely tobacco-free, after an ordinance passed earlier this summer went into effect on Friday and bans the use…

XIKAR Meridian

Start up a discussion about lighters and utter the phrase triple flame, and it would seem that almost without fail, the visual in everyone’s head would…

Viaje Private Keep Chartreuse Announced

Viaje is adding a new color to its Private Keep line, the Chartreuse, which is expected to begin arriving at retailers next week. Brand owner…

José L. Piedra Adds Petit Caballeros Vitola, Arriving in Switzerland Next Week

In June, Habanos S.A. announced that it was giving its value-priced José L. Piedra line a makeover, updating the bands and packaging while also changing…

STG Says More People Are Smoking at Home, Upgrades Financial Guidance

Scandinavian Tobacco Group—the parent company of General Cigar Co., Cigars International, Thompson Cigar, Agio and others—has announced that it is upgrading its financial guidance for…

Palindrome Level

We’ve talked at length about how the question “what’s new?” has affected the cigar industry over the past decade or so. After “how are you…