We rate cigars, not cigar M&A deals, but I’d have to give Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s (STG) planned acquisition of Royal Agio Cigars a pretty decent...Read More

Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced plans to the Dutch-based Royal Agio Cigars in a deal valued at €210 million ($232.61 million). Formally, the deal...Read More

I mentioned recently that I was a bit surprised to see only two new lines from Royal Agio scheduled for IPCPR 2019. It’s not that...Read More

Royal Agio is hardly a new company—it was founded in 1904—however, the company’s focus has neither been on premium cigars nor the American market. That...Read More

The second release in the Balmoral Serie Signaturas will come from La Flor Dominicana. Royal Agio Cigars has announced that the Balmoral Serie Signaturas Paso...Read More

Royal Agio Cigars’ Balmoral Añejo XO line will be getting a fourth addition later this month. The company has announced the new Balmoral Añejo XO...Read More

For the first time in its two-decade history, ACID will be sold in Germany. The brand’s two most popular sizes—Blondie and Kuba Kuba—will be sold...Read More

Royal Agio Cigars has begun shipping its new San Pedro de Macorís lines. Both cigars are offered in the same sizes and prices as the...Read More

I suspect that day two of the Tobacco Plus Expo will in fact be the best attended day of the trio. Historically, the show would...Read More

The San Pedro de Macorís line is less than a year old, but it’s about to double in size. Next week, Royal Agio Cigars USA will...Read More

If there is one word that has generated a bit of consternation among the halfwheel staff in recent years, it’s collaboration. In particular, what exactly is the...Read More