Over the years, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has been known to introduce a wide variety of brands into the market. I remember once asking company founder Rocky Patel why he introduced so many brands and he told me there are so many great blends and blend derivations that they have come up with and that […]
Over the past few weeks, several retailers have been informed of a sixth size being introduced to Plasencia’s Alma del Campo line. The new size is in the form of a box-pressed Toro known as the Plasencia Alma Del Campo Travesía Box Press. This past week Cigar Aficionado announced details about the new size. The […]
MoyaRuiz, it’s a comeback. It’s been a quiet past two years for MoyaRuiz as the company has only done a few small batch projects. For 2020, MoyaRuiz is introducing a new line extension to its core line – and has made plans to bring back one of its most successful limited editions to date. […]
For Prime Time Episode 157, Adrian Acosta from The Cigar Culture makes his Prime Time Show debut. Adrian’s got a long history in the cigar business – from Nat Sherman in New York, to National Sales Manager at AJ Fernandez, to turning his attention to The Cigar Culture from brokering to education. Tonight we’ll […]
This summer, Gurkha Cigars announced the return of the San Miguel brand. Today Gurkha has announced San Miguel is now heading to retailers. For San Miguel, Gurkha has turned to the TABSA factory in Estelí, Nicaragua to handle production. San Miguel is the third line that Gurkha is producing at the TABSA factory, joining the […]
Cigars International has announced that it will host “Virtual CIGARFest 2020”. It’s a virtual edition of the company’s annual CIGARFest event that was cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. The Virtual CIGARFest 2020 event will begin October 16 at 10:30 AM EST and run through Saturday, October 17th at 5PM. All components of […]
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) to further implement sanctions on Cuba. The changes now ban importing Cuba-origin tobacco and alcohol products including premium cigars and rum from visitors. Other changes include restrictions on lodging at certain properties in Cuba owned by the […]
El Artista Cigars has announced a brand extension to Buffalo TEN with the Buffalo TEN Natural. It’s a Habano-wrapped offering joining the Buffalo TEN Maduro introduced last year. Buffalo TEN is a value-priced box-pressed line that was introduced in 2019 with the San Andres-wrapped Buffalo TEN Maduro. The Buffalo TEN Natural consists of an […]
For a while it did seem as though La Aurora and its U.S. distributor Miami Cigar & Company might not have a U.S. release this summer. This was one of the bigger surprises because when it has come to summertime and Trade Show releases, La Aurora and Miami Cigar & Company have always been at […]
Puro Ambar, a cigar that has been part of the El Artista portfolio since 2011, is getting an overall refresh. This includes an updated blend and new packaging. “Puro Ambar has been part of our original line-up since 2011, however recently we have had a difficult time getting the original materials. So, we had […]
The past couple of years, the H. Upmann brand has been one of the busier ones in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio. 2019 marked a very significant milestone as the brand celebrated its 175th anniversary. While the H. Upmann 175th Anniversary limited release was one of the more significant ones, there have been several other regular production […]
Smoke Inn has announced The Great Smoke 2021 will be a virtual event and not an in-person event. The change is due to the ongoing concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed The Great Smoke “The Digital Experience” the event is slated for February 20, 2021. Smoke Inn has said the event will be broadcast in […]
