At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Hooten Young Cigars will launch The Operator. This cigar pays homage to those who serve in the U.S. Special Operations Forces. The Operator features an African Cameroon wrapper over an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and undisclosed fillers. Production comes from the Cordoba & Morales in Nicaragua. […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Hooten Young Cigars will launch Operation Neptune Spear. This cigar is named for the mission to take down Osama Bin Laden. The cigar features a Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper over an Ecuadorian Habano binder and Nicaraguan fillers from Estelí, Condega, and Jalapa. Production comes from the […]
After successfully launching its annual limited-edition releases, Elegancia and Generoso, Ferio Tego will now launch its core line under its eponymous flagship brand, the Ferio Tego Summa. “The word summa means a ‘comprehensive work’, a ‘summary or a synthesis of the body of work’ thus far. Ferio Tego Summa is a blend that embodies the […]
Julio Cabrera, one of the most influential bartenders in the world, is getting into the cigar business. This week, it was announced that Cabrera would be launching his own brand. The brand is called Sacrificio Cigars and it will have a launch at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. […]
Warped Cigars has announced a new cigar known as Sky Moon. According to what the company has told Cigar Aficionado magazine, the cigar is a mash-up of sorts between two other Warped releases, Sky Flower and Moon Garden. The report says tha Sky Moon was originally a personal blend for Warped Cigars’ owner Kyle Gellis. […]
Maria Lucia, a cigar introduced in 2022 by Luciano Cigars, will see three additional sizes. The new sizes will make their debut at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Originally Maria Lucia was released as a 5 1/4 x 54 box-pressed as a 2022 PCA Exclusive. That size, known as the Magnum Box-Pressed, […]
Last year, Forged Cigar Company introduced the La Gloria Cubana Serie S, the first regular production Mexican-wrapped La Gloria Cubana. This year, there will be a maduro counterpart for this line released, the La Gloria Cubana Serie S Maduro. The La Gloria Cubana Serie S Maduro features what is described as a Mexican San Andres […]
Founders Cigar Company has announced a change of factories for four of its blends to Tabacalera Las Lavas SRL, located in the Dominican Republic. This is the factory owned by the Cuevas family, which is the same family that makes Casa Cuevas Cigars. The four lines moving are Signature Dual Wrap, Franklin Connecticut, Douglass Habano, […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Oveja Negra Brands will introduce a 5 x 50 Robusto offering to its Black Works Studio Killer Bee line. Killer Bee was one of the first three blends released by Black Works Studio when the brand was launched in 2015. This is a regular production line […]
On February 14, 2023, Miami Cigar & Company President Nestor Miranda turned 80 years young. This year, Miami Cigar & Company will celebrate his birthday with the release of the NM80 cigar brand. The release of the NM80 will coincide with an invitation-only event celebrating his birthday at Gatsby’s Cocktail Lounge at Resorts World on […]
