The revamp of Altadis U.S.A.’s marketing staff continues with two new faces. Rick Alvarez has joined the company as director of brand marketing and will…

Oettinger Davidoff AG has announced a series of personnel moves, the first major global personnel changes under the new regime of ceo Beat Hauenstein. Most notably,…

Officially, the scheduled daytime activity was a beach day at a resort. And while I might have been interested in that, a two-hour each way…

Villiger Cigars has announced its latest release: La Vencedora. The cigar, which translates to the victor, is the fullest cigar in its portfolio according to the company….

It’s 1 a.m. Tuesday morning here in Granada, Nicaragua. While Patrick Lagreid just arrived here for the Nicaraguan cigar festival, I’ve been in the country…

Anti-smoking advocates in Washington state are trying for the third consecutive year to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and vapor products from 18…

A pair of bills have been introduced into the Nebraska Legislature that could have significant impacts on the cost of cigars this year. Currently, the…

This year, the AVO brand celebrates its 30th year in business. We’ve been told there’s a lot planned. Some new cigars, the return of some…

The next installment in Altadis U.S.A.’s Romeo y Julieta line will take the brand to Mexico by way of a San Andrés wrapper. Set to…

Patrick Lagreid and I are en route to Nicaragua for Puro Sabor, the Nicaraguan cigar festival. Things kick off today in Granada, which is located…

Oscar Valladares has a new line coming to retail this month, and it’s the first line from the Honduran cigar maker that doesn’t use Honduran…