On September 1st, the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (Procigar) celebrated its 30th anniversary. Dominican Republican President Luis Abinader Corona served as a guest speaker at a celebratory lunch conference. The organization noted that the Dominican Republic now exports more than 1,200 million dollars in tobacco and cigars. Thirty years ago when Procigar was formed, the […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Casa 1910 Cigars introduced three cigars under its Cavalry Edition. Keeping to Casa 1910’s ties to the history of Mexico, the Cavalry Edition pays homage to the horses and riders who fought in the Mexican revolution. The Cavalry Edition joins the two cigars in the Revolutionary Edition. […]
Favilli Cigars has announced its latest line of cigars, Ladrillos. Ladrillos is Spanish for Tiles and it’s a brand that pays homage to the artisanal handmade concrete tiles of Mario Favilli, for whom the Favilli factory is named. Mario first opened his tile factory in 1915 and instantly began adding artistic quality to floors across […]
Warfighter Tobacco Co. is a veteran-owned cigar company that pays homage to “Warfighters” – those who are veterans, firefighters, law enforcement, first responders, and service members. The company uses Tabacalera Carreras for the production of its cigars and also has its own branded accessories. The company has been a mainstay at the Premium Cigar Associaiton […]
Crux Cigars has announced that effectively immediately, it has added Matt Sas to its sales team. Matt will represent Crux Cigars in the Northwest covering the States of Washington, Oregon, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska. “Matt comes highly recommended and already has a great portfolio of brands that he represents. We look forward to having […]
Tabacalera SLU has announced a new addition to the VegaFina family, the VegaFina Fortaleza 2 Noble Capote. It’s a cigar that features two binder leaves from different origins, and becomes the first box-pressed cigar under the VegaFina line. The blend starts with Dominican fillers that have four years of aging. The two binders come from […]
On Episode 239 of the Prime Time Show, the team from Casa 1910 Cigars makes their Prime Time Debut as we welcome the key principals: Manolo Santiago, Jamie Baer & Serge Bolling. Casa 1910 is a company based in Mexico. While many of us have smoked cigars with Mexican tobacco, tonight we will get insights […]
There was no doubt that at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, El Septimo Geneva President and CEO Zaya Younan wanted to make a big splash. Younan is looking to take El Septimo Geneva to the next level when it comes to ultra-premium cigars. Younan prides himself on the fact that El Septimo […]
This week, Kafie 1901 Cigars announced plans for its reworked portfolio being produced out of the La Aurora factory. Late last year, owner Dr. Gaby Kafie announced he was shutting down his factory, Tabacalera G. Kafie y Cia in Honduras. Kafie made the decision to work with La Aurora and move his production to that […]
Zander-Greg is a tobacco distribution company founded in Pasadena, California back in 1995. The company also has several of its own brands that it contracts out for production. Two of the more prominent brands produced by Zander-Greg are Nat Cicco and Epic. Epic is a brand that has developed a strong following in the boutique […]
