Las Calaveras Returns for 2017

Crowned Heads fans, get ready. The Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2017 will head to stores in about a month. It’s the fourth year the company has released…

KILO Toro

Almost two years ago Barry Stein’s KILO project officially launched. It was long in the making, with Stein starting on it in 2013, having two unofficial…

Massachusetts Senate Considers Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase

Nowhere in the United States has there been more debate and action about raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco than in the state of…

Ezra Zion Leaves Boutiques Unified, Announces Self-Distribution

Ezra Zion has announced that it will be taking over its own distribution. The Texas-based company becomes the latest brand to leave the Boutiques Unified distribution…

Altadis U.S.A. Taking Over Aging Room Distribution (Update)

Altadis U.S.A. is the new distributor for the Aging Room/Boutique Blends brands. The tobacco giant will be the new distributor for Aging Room, which includes…

Weekly News (May 15, 2017)

Cigar News Altadis U.S.A. Taking Over Aging Room Distribution AVO Syncro South America Ritmo Launching This Month Casa de Montecristo Announces New CEO Gran Habano…

Flor de D’Crossier Enormous 360 Claro

When it seems like marketing hype runs wild both in and out of the cigar industry, there is something rather refreshing about just calling something…

La Palina Ships Bronze Label to TAA Retailers

La Palina has begun shipping its 2017 exclusive cigar for the Tobacconists’ Association America. It’s called the Bronze Label and comes as part of a collaboration…

Revere, Mass. Delays Tobacco Purchase Age Increase to Sept. 1

An appeal filed by a convenience store in Revere, Mass. has forced the effective date of the city’s increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco…

Henke Kelner Gets His Own Cigar

Hendrik “Henke” Kelner has made a lot of cigars over his storied career. He’s often described as master blender, the creator of the AVO brand and…

XIKAR XO Cutter Adds Four New Color Options

XIKAR has announced that it is adding four new color options to its XO cutter, the first batch of which is now shipping to select members…