Cigars International has announced it is restructuring its annual CIGARfest event from a single large event to a series of regional events at its Cigars International Super Stores. Cigars International says the decision to restructure CIGARfest comes as Cigars International has grown its customer base across the U.S. and is expanding its retail footprint across the […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced that Rick Rodriguez, blender/ambassador of CAO, will be retiring from the company on April 29, 2022. Rodriguez joined General Cigar in January 2000 as a sales representative in Florida. In 2005, he was selected by the late Edgar Cullman, Sr., to participate in a rigorous cigar master training program […]
Back in August 2020, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could not move forward with the enforcement of premarket rule requirements until he came up with a streamlined process for premium cigars. As a part of this process, […]
General Cigar Company has announced the Cohiba Serie M, the first Cohiba to be produced in the United States will be making a return in April. This year, the Cohiba Serie M will be released in a limited edition Corona Gorda. The Cohiba Serie M is a collaboration between General Cigar Company and the El […]
Black Works Studio’s Tiger Series, a series of cigars previously only available as a Fabrica Oveja Negra factory exclusive and European release, will now be available in the U.S. as an Oveja Negra Brands event-only cigar. The Tiger Series is a series of artisan multi-wrapper cigars. There are three cigars in the line: Neon Tiger […]
Room101 Cigar has delivered another exclusive offering for Luxury Cigar Club, the Room101 Snake Shake. The Room101 Snake Shake is positioned as a collaboration between Room101 brand owner Matt Booth and AJ Fernandez. The cigar consists of 100% Nicaraguan tobaccos that are from Fernandez’s farms. The blend is available in one size – a 6 […]
Micallef Cigars has announced it is re-releasing the Migdalia Special Edition on March 8th. The limited-edition release coincides with International Woman’s Day. The cigar is meant to pay homage to strong women, one of which is Migdalia Sanchez, for whom the cigar is named. Migdalia is the matriarch of the Gomez-Sanchez family; sons Edel and […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced an expansion and restructuring of its marketing department. This has been triggered by growth in the brand’s portfolio, which STG said grew more than 20%. The brands under STG include Macanudo, Cohiba, CAO, Punch, Partagas, La Gloria Cubana, Hoyo de Monterrey, Diesel, Punch, and others. Distribution for the brands […]
March 12th is Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars’ founder Riste Ristevski’s annual Ristefari event. As has been the case in the past, Ristevski will be offering exclusive cigars to event attendees. The 2022 event will take place at Golden Leaf in Hobart, Indiana. Last year saw JSK release its JSK Tyrannical Buc Barber Pole in […]
Alec Bradley Cigar Company has announced the promotion of Ryan Ponist to Business Development Manager. Ponist has been with Alec Bradley since March 2015 and served as the Rust Belt Regional Territory Manager for the company. “Ryan is an integral part of the Alec Bradley family,” commented Alec Bradley owner Alan Rubin in a press […]
