Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is moving forward with a plan to ban menthol cigarettes and all characterizing flavors in cigars. The agency is working on codifying the new regulations and the next step will be to publish the proposed rules in the Federal Register, allowing an opportunity for public comment. […]
On day three of Drew Estate’s #DEBonanzaTakeover for 2021, Joya de Nicaragua announced a new line extension to its Antaño Gran Reserva line that commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Antaño brand, the Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Gran Reserva GT20. The original Antaño 1970 cigar made its debut in 2001. It was Nicaraguan puro that […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
JR Cigar has announced a fourth cigar in its 50th anniversary series. This cigar comes from Aganorsa Leaf and its the Aganorsa Lunatic JR 50th. The cigar is scheduled to release on April 29th. The Aganorsa Lunatic 50th is part of the Lunatic Habano line and features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over binder and […]
On day two of Drew Estate’s #DEBonanzaTakeover for 2021, Joya de Nicaragua announced that three sizes of the Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas would return this summer. The Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas made its debut in 2018 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the company. Over the past three years, there have been five […]
The Premium Cigar Association has opened up registration for its Trade Show. The show is scheduled to take place at the Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas from July 9th through July 13th. The PCA Trade Show is open to retailers, manufacturers, distributors, brokers, suppliers and media associated with the tobacco industry. It is […]
At the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021, Aganorsa Leaf will introduce a new size to its JFR Lunatic Habano line with the Hombre Libre. The Hombre Libre is a 6 x 54 parejo and is the first Toro size to be released in the Lunatic Habano line. The cigars are packaged in 28-count boxes and […]
Davidoff has an announced a new limited production line. The Davidoff Dominicana will begin to ship to Appointed Merchants and Flagship Stores this May. As the name indicates the blend of the Davidoff Dominicana is a Dominican forward blend. It consists of a Dominican Hybrid 257 wrapper over an Ecuadorian Hybrid 151 binder, and an […]
Drew Estate has started #DEBonanzaTakeover for 2021, a series of new product announcements the company has planned for the year. The first announcement is a sampler known as the 6-cigar Traditional Sampler Petaca. The 6-cigar Traditional Sampler Petaca consists of six Toro cigars, with two of each of the following in a 6 x 50 […]
The HVC 500 Anniversary, a cigar line that was introduced in 2019 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the city of Havana, Cuba, is going regular production. The cigars will be showcased at the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021 in Las Vegas scheduled to open on May 12. HVC Founder and President Reinier Lorenzo […]
