At this year’s 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, United Cigars will bring a premium cigar brand from a company called CigarZona. United will be showcasing the Yaya, which will include one PCA Exclusive size in the form of a Short Robusto. “This YAYA blend comes after three years of sampling tobaccos from the […]
Black Star Line Cigars has announced it is introducing a 5 x 50 Robusto size to its Dark War Witch line. In addition, the company is also bringing back the Robusto size of its Connecticut War Witch line. The company expects to have both cigars ready for shipping around the time of the PCA Trade […]
Fratello Cigars has announced a cigar to commemorate its 9th anniversary blend, the Fratello Vice Versa. It’s a cigar that gives an opportunity to choose at which end of the cigar a person wants to start their smoking experience. “This project is easily one of the most challenging projects I have had the pleasure to […]
Ferio Tego has announced the release of Elegancia and Generoso for 2022. Like the 2021 release, both cigars are offered in a 6 x 50 Toro size presented in a custom, hand-made travel humidor consisting of ten cigars. The humidors are preloaded with humidity control packs in the lower compartment of the humidor to ensure […]
On June 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration extended the period for the public to comment on both its proposed flavored cigars and menthol cigarette ban an additional 30 days. The new deadline to submit comments is now August 2, 2022. Today, the extension was made official in the Federal Register. The FDA […]
North Carolina retailer Tailored Smoke has received a 7 x 60 x 52 Salomon size of its Super Fly Maduro line. It’s a release that is a part of Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co’s Exclusive Blends Series for retailers. Tailored Smoke is home to an Oscar Valladares branded lounge at its Concord, North Carolina location. […]
Almost four years after it first made its debut at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate’s Liga Privada 10 Year Aniversario will now be regularly available as a monthly allocation for qualifying Drew Diplomat Program participants beginning this month. The Liga Privada 10 Year Aniversario is highlighted by a U.S. Connecticut Criollo wrapper. This […]
Macanudo has announced its second limited edition blend in its Macanudo Inspirado series, the Macanudo Inspirado Jamao. It’s a cigar that incorporates a wrapper grown in the Dominican Republic’s Mao region using a Habano seed varietal that originated in the Jamastran region of Honduras. “For this limited edition expression of Macanudo Inspirado, we acclimated a […]
Michael Giannini, known for his tenures at General Cigar Company, Ventura Cigar Company, and El Credito, has joined Quality Importers Trading Company. He has joined the company in the newly created role of Chief of Customer Engagement. In this role, he will be responsible for the Sales, Marketing, and Messaging initiatives of the company. Giannini’s […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Tabac Trading Company will showcase a point of sale (POS) system called coreBACCO. Tabac Trading Company owner Patrick Potter along with David Keith are retailers who have seen the problems of POS systems for tobacco and sought to develop a POS system that the industry could […]
