Tatuaje Ships TAA 50th

The 2018 version of the Tatauaje TAA has begun shipping. This is the second TAA exclusive release to ship following the group’s annual meeting which…

Weekly News (May 21, 2018)

Cigar News ACID Subculture Petra Returns as Tobacco Plus Exclusive AGANORSA Leaf Signature Planned Caldwell The King is Dead Sleeping Beauty Arrives at Small Batch…

Espinosa Wasabi (2018)

It seems like not that long ago that new, unannounced cigars were flooding the market. They earned several names, including phantom brands on this site,…

Viaje Exclusivo Leaded Petite Lancero

Last month, Viaje began shipping a new box of cigars that is notable for a couple of different reasons. First, the Exclusivo Petite Lancero Collection is…

Powstanie Creates 320 Sycamore

There’s a new version of the Powstanie’s ApolloDani, only it looks really different and isn’t for sale. It’s called 320 Sycamore, named after the house…

South Pasadena, Calif. Passes Sidewalk Smoking Ban

On Thursday, the South Pasadena City Council unanimously passed a significant new addition to its smoking ban that will make it illegal to smoke on city…

H. Upmann Connossieur B Arrives at LCDHs

The H. Upmann Connossieur B has begun arriving at La Casa del Habano (LCDH) franchises in select countries. Tabak Kontor—an LCDH in Leipzig, Germany—posted that the cigars…

Watch: The Story of halfwheel (Box Press Podcast)

Last month, Boveda’s Box Press podcast stopped by our office and interviewed Brooks Whittington and me. For those unfamiliar with Box Press, it’s a podcast…

Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro DeSocio

There are a variety of collections of exclusive sizes from various brands, but none has been built in quite the same way that Tom Sullivan…

Canada Approves Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products

A sweeping piece of anti-tobacco legislation was passed by the Canadian Parliament today, and with it could soon come the requirement that all tobacco products…

Villiger Opens New Brazilian Factory

Villiger has opened a new Brazilian factory, aptly named Villiger do Brasil. It’s located in Feira de Santana, a city in the eastern state of Bahia,…