Foundation Cigar Company doesn’t normally create private labels or shop exclusives, but this time owner Nicholas Melillo has made an exception. Today the company announced it is releasing The Owl Shop 85th Anniversary Cigar. It’s a cigar produced by Foundation for The Owl Shop in New Haven Connecticut to commemorate the retailer’s 85 years in […]
Founded in 1903, La Aurora Cigar is the oldest cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. In 2018, at Inter-Tabac 2018 in Dortmund, Germany, the namesake brand coming out of La Aurora Cigar factory would unveil a series of cigars to commemorate the 115th anniversary of the factory. The La Aurora 115th Anniversary series would consist […]
The past decade in the cigar industry has seen the growth of both small batch releases and private label brands. This past year saw Aganorsa Leaf combine both of these concepts in a release for Serious Cigars known as Ground N Pound. Serious Cigars is a retail chain based in Houston, Texas which in 2016 […]
Oveja Negra Brands has announced the return of the Black Works Studio Boondock 2019. This marks the third annual release of the limited edition cigar. The cigar had been released as Boondock Saint during the previous two years. The Boondock 2019 is highlighted by the use of a Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper. Pennsylvania Broadleaf is also […]
Eddy Guerra, who served as a Senior Brand Manager at Altadis U.S.A. has announced he is leaving the company. In a statement published on his social media channels, Guerra commented: Guerra joined Altadis U.S.A. in January 2018. Prior to that, he worked a Gurkha Cigars where he served as Director of Marketing.
The Crux Limitada RedLine is the third size to be released in Crux Cigars’ Limitada line. The Limitada line was first launched in 2015 with the release of the Crux Limitada PB5. Since 2015, the Limitada line has expanded to five sizes and for the most part, has seen the sizes released on an annual […]
Alec Bradley Cigar Company has announced the promotion of Michael Serota to Vice President of Sales. Michael joined Alec Bradley in May of 2011 and has worked his way through many different roles- including operations, sales support and, most recently, key account management. “Michael is an integral part of the Alec Bradley family,” said company […]
JRE Tobacco is planning to release a 44 x 5 line extension to its Aladino Corojo Reserva line known as the Aladino Corojo Reserva No. 4. The new size will be a one-time limited edition that will be available this November. The Aladino Corojo Reserva No. 4. will feature an ornate slide top box. In […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has announced its intent to acquire all of the shares of Agio Beheer B.V. from Highlands Beheer B.V. Agio Beheer B.V. is the holding company of the Royal Agio Cigars. The deal is expected to complete in the first half of 2020 and is subject to regulatory approval. On a debt and […]
Tonight we have our seventh industry panel discussion as we welcome back Skip Martin, cofounder of RoMa Craft Tobac and making his Prime Time debut, Honest Abe Dababneh of Smoke Inn and KMA Talk Radio. There’s been quite a bit of pre-game banter between these two, and tonight it’s showtime on Prime Time. We will […]
The year 2019 has proven to be very busy for Riste Ristevski and his company Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars. It has seen the company introduce four blends into the market. Two of the blends are from the much talked about CBD-infused JSK Nuggs line. The other line is also a two blend line known […]
Davidoff has announced this month the release of its Small Batch Series. It’s a series of twelve distinct blends available in small batches. The Small Batch Series will consist of twelve unique and distinct blends in a single size. Tobaccos featured in the blends ae sourced from Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and the Dominican […]
