At Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, Alec Bradley Cigar Company announced a new Diamond Press cigar, the Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper. This may be one of the final projects by the Rubin family at Alec Bradley Cigar Company. “My father Alan, brother Alec and I have been asked more times than I can count about […]
As it does each year on the final night of Procigar, a charity auction is held. This auction benefits the Voluntariado Jesús con los Niños, the Sociedad San Vicente de Paul, and the charitable initiative “A Home for my Family,” among other non-profit organizations that are oriented to improve the quality of life of people […]
This week we are at Procigar 2023, the Dominican Cigar Festival. This week I’ll be bringing you coverage of this event taking place in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. Procigar 2023 is split between two cities: La Romana (February 19-21, 2023) and Santiago (February 21-24, 2023). Today we take a look […]
H. Upmann has announced a new line extension to the H.Upmann The Banker line known as the H. Upmann The Banker Daytrader. It pays homage to H.Upmann founder Hermann Upmann, who was a banker and to the modern world of banking. The cigar has been introduced at Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023. “This introduction is […]
La Aurora, the oldest factory in the Dominican Republic is getting ready to celebrate 120 years in business. As it has done with many anniversary milestones, the company is releasing a cigar to commemorate the occasion. This one is appropriately titled the La Aurora 120 Anniversary. The cigar is expected to hit retail stores in […]
The Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) has announced a preliminary list of companies participating its 2023 TAA Exclusive Series. These are limited offerings created by manufacturers that will be exclusively carried by retailers who are TAA members. The companies currently participating are: CLE Crowned Heads E.P. Carrillo Espinosa Ferio Tego Forged Cigar Company General Cigar […]
The following is a press release announcing that Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Alec Bradley Cigar Company. Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (“the Company”) has today agreed on the terms and conditions for the acquisition of substantially all assets of Alec Bradley Cigar Distributors Inc. and associated companies […]
At the Total Product Expo (TPE), Fratello Cigar will introduce a major expansion to its Fratello Camo line, the Fratello Camo Nicaragua. This will feature four new blends and will be produced at Karen Berger’s Estelí Cigars factory. It marks the first time Fratello is working with this factory. Fratello Camo Nicaragua will be released […]
At the 2023 Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, Amendola Family Cigar Company will launch the first installment of its new Amendola NYC Series, The West Side Story. The NYC is a series that will pay homage to the New York City roots of owners Jeffrey Amendola and Christopher Monaco. The West Side Story will feature […]
Next month, a new cigar club around NFTs will launch called The Blockchainsmoker. As a part of this release, the club will team up with different brands to release limited, collectible, and exclusive cigars. The company has said the first release will come from Casdagli Cigars. NFT stands for ‘Non-Fungible Token’, they are unique cryptographic […]
