At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Quality Importers Trading Company showed off a new black color option for its Hydra LG and Hydra SM Humidors. These are two units already available in gray. The Hydra LG is designed for large cabinet humidors that are up to 16 cubic feet inside. It […]
GTO Dominican Cigars has announced the launch of two cigars: The 33 Oaks and the PaTaTu. 33 Oaks is a three-blend line that will be available in Connecticut, Corojo, and Maduro. These are cigars where the tobaccos have undergone a ten-year aging process and a two-year bourbon oak barrel aging process. It comes in two […]
This year marked the second trade show for Michael Herklots and Brendon Scott’s Ferio Tego company, but in reality, this was the first trade show where the company was taking orders on the Trade Show floor. Last year, Ferio Tego was connecting with customers. Since then, the company has brought the former Nat Sherman brands […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Tatuaje Cigars showcased a new entry into its Cojonu series, the Tatuaje Cojonu 2015. For the most part, the main installment Tatuaje Cojonu Series has seen branding on a three-year cycle. There has been a Cojonu 2003, Cojonu 2006, Cojonu 2009, Cojonu 2012 (Habano, Reserva, Capa […]
La Palina Cigars has moved its La Palina White Label series into regular production. This was a cigar that was originally released in a Toro size in 2021 for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. The Toro (6 x 50), along with a Robusto (5 x 52) and Churchill (7 x 50) size […]
Many know the name of the late Don Kiki Berger, who built a vertically operated tobacco operation during the cigar boom. Today Kiki’s wife Karen Berger heads up this operation that includes a factory, farms, a retail operation, and the brands of Don Kiki Cigars and K by Karen Berger. This year, Don Kiki/K by […]
En route to retailers is the Manolo Quesada 75th Anniversary cigar. It’s a cigar that celebrates Quesada family patriarch Manuel “Manolo” Quesada’s 75th birthday. The Manolo Quesada 75th Anniversary Cigar made its debut at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas. Quesada celebrated his actual birthday on April 10th of this […]
On the sixth installment of Fred Rewey‘s The Final Puff series, Fred sits down with the father-son team of Henke and Klaas Kelner. The Kelners built an incredible tobacco operation in the Dominican Republic and in this interview, they discuss the past, present, and future. This interview was literally recorded in one of the Kelner’s […]
Illusione Cigars is introducing two new sizes to OneOff +53 blend. The new sizes include a 5 x 52 Robusto and a 6 x 56 Gordo. Both new sizes were on display at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show and several retailers have already listed the sizes on their websites. In 2017, Illusione […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, La Palina Cigars showcased a new look and a new blend for its La Palina Nicaragua line. It’s a line from La Palina that consists of 100% Nicaraguan puros. It was at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show that La Palina first introduced the La Palina Nicaragua. It […]
