cigars
E.P. Carrillo Connecticut Shipping Now
A new brand in the E.P. Carrillo Essence Series is on its way to retailers and it’s the mildest blend in the line.
June 5, 2025
CAO Amazon Basin Gets Small New Size
The dark CAO cigars with jungle tobacco are now available in petit coronas.
June 2, 2025
A.J. Fernandez And Eladio Diaz Collaborate For New Line
The new cigar is made in partnership with industry veteran Eladio Diaz, and shipped to retailers shortly after this year’s PCA trade show in New Orleans.
May 28, 2025
A Hoyo Made In The Shade
The newest Hoyo de Monterrey comes in a Honduran, shade-grown wrapper.
May 22, 2025
Plasencia’s Sky-Kissed Alma del Cielo Now Available
The Nicaraguan cigar with high-altitude tobacco is making its way to retailers.
May 16, 2025
Eladio Diaz 72 Aniversario Arriving Next Week
A birthday blend with Dominican tobacco from the country’s northern and southern regions.
May 15, 2025
cuba
Montecristo Open Slam Released In The United Kingdom
The long-delayed addition to the Cuban Montecristo Open line has now shipped.
May 27, 2025
A Long, Thin Saint Luis Rey Made Just For Portugal
This Cuban Regional Edition Saint Luis Ray is the same size as the Trinidad Fundadores.
May 12, 2025
Spain Gets Its First Regional Edition Juan Lopez
For the first time in the history of Cuba’s Regional Edition program, there’s a Juan Lopez made especially for Spain.
April 7, 2025
Cuban Juan Lopez Valkyria Coming To Nordic And Baltic Regions
A new Regional Edition cigar made just for Northern Europe’s Nordic and Baltic countries evokes Norse mythology.
April 2, 2025
Shopping For Cigars In Havana: 2025 Update
Cuba’s cigar stores face severe supply issues, with higher prices than ever.
March 25, 2025
Behike Breaks Record: Humidor Sells For Nearly $5 Million In Cuba
Conclusion of 2025 Habanos Festival features the first public tasting of a Cohiba Behike BHK 58 cigar.
March 3, 2025
legislation
French Government Banning Most Outdoor Smoking
Beaches, parks and more are targeted while café terraces will remain smoker-friendly.
June 3, 2025
Minneapolis Cigar Lounge Sues City Over 15-Minute Smoking Limitation
After a city ordinance limited indoor smoking time to no more than 15 minutes, the cigar lounge is fighting back.
May 9, 2025
Wisconsin May Open Doors To New Cigar Bars
New legislation aims to allow new cigar bars in the Badger State state for the first time in more than 15 years.
April 28, 2025
Cigar Bars Finally Allowed In Louisville
Ahead of this year’s Derby, the Louisville Metro Council ed an exemption to the non-smoking ordinance that will finally allow people to fire up indoors and smoke in peace in …
April 3, 2025
Congressional Bill Aims To Exempt Cigars From FDA Regulations
New legislation looks to further nullify any FDA oversight regarding handmade cigars.
March 14, 2025
Kentucky House Bill Aims To Bring Cigar Bars To Louisville
House Bill 211 would allow for the creation of new cigar bars in the state of Kentucky.
February 18, 2025
cigar industry
Cigar Imports Off To Slow Start In 2025
Shipments of handmade, cigars fall by 8.7 percent.
June 3, 2025
Q1 Profits Down At STG
The cigar and tobacco giant trimmed its financial outlook for 2025 over tariff and other worries.
May 20, 2025
Cohiba Vs. Cohiba: Another Win For Cuba
Judge dismisses General Cigar’s lawsuit in the decades-long legal battle over the Cohiba trademark.
May 8, 2025
Davidoff Closing Downtown NYC Cigar Shop
Manhattan shop is one of two stores being shuttered this summer by Davidoff, ing one in Houston.
May 7, 2025
Big Smoke Las Vegas Tickets On Sale Now
For nearly three decades, the Big Smoke Las Vegas has been the biggest celebration in the cigar industry.
April 14, 2025
