Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration

Last August, the cigar world was shaken by news that Carlos Fuente Sr. had passed away, leaving behind a cigar company with an amazing legacy of…

Drew Estate Picks STG Canada for Canadian Distribution

Drew Estate is getting a new Canadian distributor. The company has chosen Scandinavian Tobacco Group Canada (STG Canada) as its new distributor effective Aug. 28. As…

FDA, Cigar Groups Respond to Motion to Intervene by Health Groups

Last month, six health groups filed a motion to intervene in lawsuits filed in opposition to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) deeming regulations. Last week,…

Weekly News (Aug. 14, 2017)

Cigar News Boutique Cigar Association of America Launched Chogüí Ships Heart Breaker Robbie Streitz Resigns From PDR Cigars Legislation Oregon’s Governor Signs Tobacco Age Increase…

Tatuaje Reserva SW Broadleaf

There are many Tatuaje releases with interesting backstories, but the Tatuaje SW Reserva Maduro is one of the most personal. Originally released in March 2009, the…

Chogüí Ships Heart Breaker

The latest from Chogüí is heading to stores. It’s called Heart Breaker, a single 5 x 46 vitola that uses a Dominican sun grown wrapper…

Vertigo Rocket

In the arena of budget-friendly cigar lighters, The Lotus Group/Integral Logistics submitted a new player last summer, the Vertigo Rocket, a pocket-friendly triple torch lighter…

Alpha Absinthe Infused Claro Robusto

Suggest a beverage pairing for a cigar and you’ll get some fairly standard responses: rum, coffee, Scotch, bourbon, other whisk(e)y, and maybe a handful of…

East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Bans Smoking in Bars and Casinos

Another Louisiana city as snuffed out smoking in its bars and casinos, as on Wednesday the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council approved an ordinance…

Port Washington North, N.Y. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21, Bans Smoking in Parks

It was a bad day for smokers recently in a small village in the shadow of New York City, as the village of Port Washington…

Shawnee County, Kan. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

The minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products in the unincorporated areas of Shawnee County, Kan. will soon be increasing to 21-years-old, as on…