At the start of 2021, General Cigar Company announced the launch of a new limited edition series under its CAO brand known as Arcana. The Arcana series is described as one that features unique tobacco forms and techniques from various regions around the world. The first cigar of this series is called the Mortal Coil. […]
For the past few years, Island Lifestyle Importers has been best known for being the exclusive manufacturer and licensee for Tommy Bahama branded cigar accessories. In addition, the company has been selling its own premium cigars, including the Island Lifestyle and Island Club lines. Last year things were quiet at Island Lifestyle Importers, but […]
Pospiech Inc, best known as the distributor of Powstanie cigars, has a new release known as The Bangarang. The Bangarang is a collaboration being done with Espinosa cigars. It features an undisclosed blend in a 6 x 48 format. It will be sold in 20-count bundles priced at $10.50 per cigar. “We believe we can […]
One of the companies most affected by COVID-19 has been Drew Estate. The company decided not to make a Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021 Trade Show appearance and then when a new surge of COVID-19 cases occurred over the summer the company cancelled its DE25 and Barn Smoker events. On the other hand, if there […]
Tonight we reach a milestone with our 50th episode of Prime Time Jukebox. We’ll celebrate the occasion by going back 50 years ago and looking at one of the most iconic years in music – 1971. On this show, Dave and Coop will share the some of their favorite albums from that year – […]
Back in 2018, Casa Cuevas Cigars introduced two box-pressed offerings under its Casa Cuevas Habano and Casa Cuevas Maduro lines known as the Clásico Prensado. Today Casa Cuevas Cigars announced a rebranding of these cigars. The cigars will now be known as Casa Cuevas Prensado, and each cigar will now feature a secondary band to […]
In 2021, RoMa Craft Tobac made a decision to focus its attention away from the Trade Shows and put its resources into its inaugural consumer event WeaselFest. WeaselFest 2021 was held in RoMa Craft Tobac’s hometown of Austin, Texas. The company had originally planned on the inaugural WeaselFest being in 2020, but COVID-19 forced […]
Earlier this year; Black Works Studio, one of the brands owned by James Brown of Oveja Negra Brands, announced the release of a cigar known as Hyena. Hyena would be the second Oveja Negra release to feature a Cameroon wrapper following up 2020’s Black Works Studio Killer Bee Swarm. The Hyena gets its name from […]
Maya Selva Cigars is a company that has been in business since 1995. It has built its footprint in Europe but for the past seven years has been working on getting into the U.S. market. This year, Maya Selva focused its attention on the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) Trade Show and skipped the 2021 Trade […]
Ministry of Cigars, a cigar website dedicated to covering the international cigar market, is being forced to shut down. Ferdinand Piet, owner of Ministry of Cigars, made the announcement earlier today. Piet is based in Singapore and the laws around tobacco legislation are quite strict, and they basically prevent a cigar blog or any […]
