Topper Cigar Company is a fourth-generation U.S.-based cigar company that has been in business since 1896. This year at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Topper Cigars introduced a premium cigar that will commemorate the company’s 125th anniversary. Topper Cigars are best known for value-priced short filler cigars that utilize 100% tobacco without incorporating homogenized […]
La Galera is the premium cigar brand owned by Jochy Blanco. Blanco has become a big power player in the Dominican Republic for both tobacco growing and cigar production. At the 2021, Premium Cigar Association (PCA) 2021 Trade Show, the company would introduce a couple of blends commemorating the 85th Anniversary of Tabacalera Palma, the […]
Joya de Nicaragua’s cigar that will be a part of the 2021 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series is now heading to retailers. The Cuatro Cinco was introduced as a limited edition cigar in 2013 to celebrate Joya de Nicaragua’s 45th anniversary. One year later it returned as an ongoing limited production. The blend […]
Alec Bradley Cigar Company has announced the Black Market Filthy Hooligan and Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock, two annual seasonal releases will be available in 2022. It marks the tenth consecutive year of a Filthy Hooligan release. The Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan made its debut in 2013 as a Candela-wrapped offering. In 2016, […]
The past couple of years has seen some interesting moves made by Eddie Tarazona and Tarazona Cigars. It started a couple of years ago with the launch of the Caraballo brand, a brand named for Eddie’s business partner Mario Carabello. Despite a pandemic, Tarazona has doubled-down hiring by two senior positions in Willy Marante for […]
Reinier Lorenzo‘s HVC Cigars is a company that has quietly gone from one of the best kept secrets to one of the hottest small companies in the premium cigar business. Because for a while it was a company that flew under the radar, many were surprised that 2021 marks HVC’s tenth anniversary. At this year’s […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Tarazona Cigars introduced a limited edition offering for the Christmas Season known as Misfit Toys. The Tarazona Misfit Toys features packaging by artist David Angelo Roman. Roman is a comic book artist known for his work on Ricky and Morty and Adult Swim. It’s a 5 […]
The story of the booth that was home to Lost & Found, Caldwell Cigar Company, and La Barba has been told many times in the aftermath of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade show. The coalition had set up the ultimate minimalist booth at the Trade Show, packed up and left early, and allegedly left […]
Oscar Valladares is quietly becoming a power player in the premium cigar industry. Not only does he have his own brand and factory in Honduras, but now he owns several major tobacco farms in Honduras. When it comes to his brand, Valladares is not only creating excellent brands, but he has found a way to […]
Matilde Cigars is the company that was founded by the legendary José Seijas and now run by his son Enrique. Over the years, the company has built a solid foundation of four regular production blends. It’s been five years since Matilde has had a new release, and no doubt fans of the brand have been […]
