At the 2020 Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Company will launch two new cigars under its Archetype brand known as Master and Pupil. These cigars are coming from the Joya de Nicaragua factory in the Dominican Republic. In terms of the theme, Ventura Cigar Company explains, “Inspired by the studies of both […]
This November, Jas Sum Kral (JSK) is celebrating its five year anniversary, and the company has planned a release to commemorate the anniversary. The cigar will be called не за секого (pronounced ne za sekogo). The name is Macedonian for “Not for Everyone” and that’s the intent of this cigar. According to company founder Riste […]
This month, Ashton Distributors has shipped a revamped version of its La Aroma de Cuba Edición Especial. This features an upgraded blend, new packaging, and a new size. The blend features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. While Ecuadorian Havana was used on the previous blend, for this iteration of the […]
Casa Cuevas Cigars has announced it is taking its La Mandarria line into regular production. La Mandarria is a cigar that was originally released as a part of 500 box limited edition run. It was earlier this year when Casa Cuevas Cigars was the victim of a major robbery to their Miami, Florida warehouse […]
At the 2020 Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas, Nevada, Drew Estate will launch a 4 x 44 petite corona extension to its Undercrown Maduro and Undercrown Shade lines known as Corona Pequeña. The Undercrown Maduro Corona Pequeña features a San Andres Maduro wrapper, Connecticut Stalk Cut Habano binder and a combination of Brazilian […]
Earlier this week, Cavalier Genève Cigars confirmed it would be attending Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2020 in Las Vegas. This year, Cavalier Genève will once again introduce a series of small batch offerings to retailers attending the show. The company is adding a Salomone size under its Black III series as well as a […]
Island Lifestyle Importers has announced the termination of their exclusive marketing and distribution agreement with Kretek International for Island Lifestyle Importers’ Tommy Bahama Luxury Cigar Accessories. The company also announced it has taken back control of its distribution including sales and marketing. Island Lifestyle Importers is the exclusive designer, manufacturer and distributor of Tommy Bahama […]
Jas Sum Kral Cigars has announced it is expanding distribution into Lebanon. The company has announced it has closed a deal with Cigar Boutique to handle distribution into the Middle Eastern country. According to Jas Sum Kral, the entire portfolio will be available, except the CBD infused Nuggs cigar due to local regulations in Lebanon. […]
Black Label Trading Company has announced the return of its small batch Deliverance Nocturne release. Deliverance Nocturne returns with the same blend as has been used in previous years. For the first time since the 2017 release the full size “Tall Salomon” measuring 6 1/4 x 36 x 56 returns along with the Perfecto and […]
For 2020, Drew Estate has announced it will not raise any prices in its portfolio of cigars for 2020. In a press release, David Lazarus of Drew Estate commented, “Every day seemingly brings the announcement of tax increases, new legislative restrictions, and/or additional regulatory burdens which increase the cost of doing business for manufacturers and, […]
The Cigar of the Year List season has finally come to an end . For episode 125, Hector Alfonso Sr. of Espinosa Cigars, Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac and John McTavish of Developing Palates are all back for an Industry Panel to recap the highs and lows of the season. Plus, we will get […]
At the 2020 Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) in Last Vegas, Nevada Villiger Cigars will have the U.S. launch of Villiger do Brasil – a pair of Brazilian puro blends. According to the company, the Villiger family has a history with Brazilian tobacco that dates back to 1888 when Jean Villiger and his wife Louise first […]
