Gurkha Cellar Reserve 15 Year 10th Anniversary Returns in Boxes

When Gurkha released its Cellar Reserve 15 Year 10th Anniversary last year, it did so with the cigars being sold exclusively in humidors that each…

San Cristóbal de la Habana Mercaderes

Avid followers of the cigar industry are no doubt familiar with the term store exclusive, a term used to describe a cigar made for a…

Viaje Zombie 2018 Emerges

There will be a 2018 version of the Viaje Zombie. STOGIES World Class Cigars, a Houston retailer, has taken delivery of a new release of…

Maine’s Tobacco Purchase Age Now 21

The minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the state of Maine is now 21-years-old, as legislation passed earlier this year has gone into effect….

Boutique Blends Overhauls Portfolio, Announces Five New Lines

The Boutique Blends portfolio will be getting a major overhaul in the coming weeks, as the company looks to reorganize its lines into four key…

Regius Maduro Corona

Although Regius Cigars as brand that could only be found in the U.K. for years, that changed in late 2011 when the brand officially launched…

17 Senators Send FDA Letter to Exempt Premium Cigars

A group of 17 bipartisan Senators have sent a letter to Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), urging him…

STG Announces New CFO

Earlier this year, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, the parent company of Cigars International and General Cigar Co., announced that its chief financial officer would be leaving…

World Trade Organization Upholds Australia’s Plain Packaging Requirement

In what figures to be a landmark decision in the matter of plain packaging for tobacco products, the World Trade Organization has upheld Australia’s decision…

Punch Diablo Coming to IPCPR (Update)

The Punch Diablo is scheduled to be among General Cigar Co.’s new releases at the upcoming IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, as the company announced…

Gurkha Bringing Marquesa to IPCPR 2018

Like many cigars before it, one of Gurkha’s newest release is inspired by Cuba. It’s called Marquesa, a three size-line that company says has a…