After over 90 years, Nat Sherman International will exit the cigar business. Today Nat Sherman announced that at the end of September 2020, it will cease operation of its wholesale cigar business and close its flagship Nat Sherman Townhouse store in midtown New York. Back in October 2019, it was announced that Nat Sherman International […]
September 9th is the deadline premium cigar companies had been given to file for Substantial Equivalence to keep non-predicate (non-grandfathered) products on the market. This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a letter to Judge Paul Grimm of the U.S. District Court of Maryland outlining a plan that includes an option for companies […]
Last year Fratello Cigars released a sampler called the Fratello Space Pack that contained two unreleased blends in a 6 x 50 format. The intent was to get market research on whether either of these blends should be brought to market. Today Fratello announced that one of the blends, Sorella will be introduced into the […]
Later this month, ACE Prime will release Luciano The Dreamer. It’s a lancero offering that is named for ACE Prime co-owner co-owner Luciano Meirelles. It’s a follow-up to ACE Prime’s Luciano the Traveller, a 7 x 46 limited edition cigar released last year. Luciano The Dreamer is a traditional 7 1/2 x 38 Lancero that incorporates […]
Next month, General Cigar Company’s Diesel brand will introduce a new regular offering known as the Diesel Estelí Puro. As with all Diesel offerings, the cigar is done in collaboration with AJ Fernandez and features 100% Nicaraguan grown tobaccos from AJ’s farms. This includes a wrapper from the La Lilia farm, binder from the San […]
Davidoff has released its latest installment in the Davidoff Vault Series, the Davidoff Madison 515 Toro. This was originally an exclusive cigar for Davidoff’s Flagship Store on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The cigar itself features Dominican wrapper over a Mexican binder and all Dominican fillers. It comes in one size – a 6 x 54. […]
CLE Cigar Company has faced its challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic as, like many Honduran-based companies, its factory was closed for several weeks. The company’s factory is now back up and has implemented a series of safety precautions to operate in the pandemic world. CLE Cigar Company owner and founder Christian Eiroa along […]
Prime Time hits another milestone as we come upon Episode 150. Tonight, our special guest is George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars. Gran Habano is coming upon 20 years in the cigar business, and will catch up with George on the things happening leading to that milestone – plus learn the story of Gran […]
In previous years, the “Big Board” has served as a guide to what releases companies have planned for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. It was meant to be a written walk of the trade show floor to find out what the companies would be showcasing. This year, we will take the “Big Board” live for our […]
Crux Cigars has simply been a superstar performer on Cigar Coop. This is a brand that has garnered four consecutive Top 10 spots on the Cigar Coop Countdown including #1 Cigar of the Year in 2016 (Crux du Connoisseur No. 2) and #2 Cigar of the Year in 2018 (Crux Epicure Robusto). In addition, in […]
ACE Prime is announcing a new offering under its Pichardo Clasico line, the Pichardo – Maduro. Last year the company launched two lines under its Pichardo brand (named for co-owner and blender Don Eradio Pichardo). These lines were Pichardo Clasico and Pichardo Reserva. This year the Pichardo Clasico gets a Maduro line with the Pichardo […]
Boutique Blends Cigars has announced it is bringing back the Oliveros Gran Retorno, a line the company first introduced back in 2016. The line returns and will feature a unique aging process that the cigars have undergone. Like all of the lines under Boutique Blends, they will be distributed and sold under the Altadis USA […]
Since 2016, when JRE Tobacco Company was officially formed, the brand that has been the workhorse of the portfolio has been Aladino. With the exception of 2017, JRE Tobacco had used the IPCPR Trade Show to do its major launch of the year – and each has seen an Aladino line make its debut. This […]
