JR Cigar, one of the most popular cigar retailers in the world, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As is often the case with anniversaries in...Read More

There are less than a dozen hours of the year—the year—remaining. As I’ve done at this point of each year for over a decade, it’s...Read More

Nearly six months to the day after it announced an agreement to sell its premium cigar portfolio, Imperial Brands, plc has said it has completed...Read More

The most valuable transaction involving a premium cigar company has been delayed due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Imperial Brands, plc—the British multinational tobacco company—has...Read More

The 2020 editions of two of the country’s most well-known and well-attended cigar events won’t be happening due to ongoing concerns about public health safety...Read More

On May 1, JR Cigar will be the home of a new Romeo y Julieta, the Pasión. The line features a Ecuadorian habano wrapper, American...Read More

Imperial Brands, plc has announced that it has a deal in place to sell its premium cigar assets for €1.225 billion ($1.33 billion) in two...Read More

Imperial Brands, plc issued a new statement today regarding the sale of its premium cigar divisions: negotiations are ongoing. In an announcement today, which largely...Read More

Imperial Brands, plc is expected to sell Altadis U.S.A., JR Cigar and half of the Cuban cigar company Habanos S.A. to Huabao, a Chinese company...Read More

JR Cigar has announced that it has brought back Cabañas, which it says is the oldest Cuban brand. For consumers, the more notable fact is...Read More

Annual releases are nothing new in the cigar industry. But a once-every-five-years cigar? That’s an idea. It also happens to be part of the backstory...Read More