General Cigar Co. Ships Odyssey Maduro

Odyssey, a Nicaraguan-made mixed filler line from General Cigar Co., is getting a maduro version and it’s now heading to stores. This week, General began…

La Galera Ships Cubes

Four new La Galera vitolas are heading to stores, all in cubes. The La Galera 1936 Box Pressed Rounds is a 6 3/4 x 52…

Nomad Ships Signature Series

Two years ago, Nomad Cigar Co. announced that it would be releasing a line called Signature Series, now it’s finally heading to stores. Signature Series…

Vegas Robaina Short Robaina (ER Andorra 2014)

Officially launched in 1997, Vegas Robaina marca is one of the youngest brands in Habanos S.A.’s portfolio and named after the famous Alejandro Robaina, who grew…

Espinosa Reggae Dread

You should never judge a book by its cover. Needless to say, when the most notable part of the cigar is that the cap is…

Jimmy Miúdo Joins Quality Importers

Jimmy Miúdo will now be designing products for XIKAR. Quality Importers—the parent company of XIKAR, Palió and a host of other brands—has announced that it has…

Weekly News (Aug. 6, 2018)

Cigar News Bespoke Changes Name to Casdagli for American Market Black Label Trading Co. Releases Morphine 5th Anniversary E.P. Carrillo Ships TAA Exclusive 2018 La…

Viaje Zombie Green (2018)

While I don’t know if actual zombies sneak up on their prey, the cigar that bears the zombie name seemed to do that this summer,…

Mi Querida Firecracker

In 2016, Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust released a line the cigar world had been anticipating for nearly two years: Saka’s broadleaf cigar. That…

This Is (The) Future: IPCPR 2018 Recap

And then it ends. A week ago we published our 137th and final booth post from the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Today’s post…

North Manchester, Ind. Expands Smoking Ban

The town of North Manchester, Ind. has passed a comprehensive new smoking ban that snuffs out the use of tobacco and e-cigarettes in numerous places,…