The Premium Cigar Association has officially named Glynn Loope as its State Advocacy Director. Loope joined the organization back in November in an advisory role for state government affairs. Now his role becomes a full-time gig. Loope is best known for his role as executive director for Cigar Rights of America for twelve years from […]
SB 258 was a measure that would remove protections against employment discrimination based upon an individual’s status as a smoker or nonsmoker. If this bill was enacted into law, it would have allowed employers to refuse to hire, discharge, or discriminate against an employee or applicant because the individual utilized any form of nicotine, […]
Stogie Road Cigars™ has announced it has moved production of its four core blends to Tabacalera Nuevo Nica SA in Estelí Nicaragua. This is a factory owned by Chris Weber, who also owns Veritas Cigars. Previously Stogie Road Cigars™ were produced at Tabacalera Kafie, the factory owned by Kafie 1901 Cigars owner Gaby Kafie. “There […]
Aganorsa Leaf has announced a new extension of its JFR Lunatic Maduro line in the form of a 5 1/2 x 80 Torpedo known as El Grande Maduro. The cigar will make is debut in April as an exclusive offering in the Premium Cigar Association (PCA)’s Product Hub before national distribution. Aganorsa Leaf says a […]
Earlier this year, it was announced that the ProCigar Festival 2021 would not be held in February because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (Procigar), announced that due to the safety restrictions still in place in the Dominican Republic that ProCigar Festival 2021 is officially cancelled. At the same time, […]
In 2020, Perdomo Cigars announced two new offerings in its Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary line with the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Sun Grown and Maduro offerings. These two cigars would be placed alongside the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne, the company’s hugely successful Connecticut Shade offering. To make room for the new Perdomo […]
Baseball’s back and so is the Prime Time Team ready to cover it. Tonight, we bring back our panel of Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars, Miguel Schoedel of Crowned Heads, and Rob Rasmussen of Cigar Dojo as we preview the 2021 Major League Baseball Season. We will examine how Baseball will adjust after a […]
Last month, Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat-IL) introduced a bill (S. 411) to the United States Senate called “Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (MOMMA’s Act)” meant to prevent complications and fatalities suffered by women during pregnancy. Part of the bill is proposed changes to the Federal tax code that would tax all tobacco […]
On Wednesday, March 31st, J.C. Newman Cigar Company will celebrate its 111th anniversary. The company is planning a big day to commemorate the occasion, but one of the highlights will be a return to the lectors to its facility. It’s the first time since 1931 that the lectors have been a part of the cigar […]
In 2020 Kristoff Cigars released its second exclusive cigar as a part of the 2020 TAA Exclusive Series with the Kristoff San Andres Box-Pressed Toro TAA 2020. As the name indicates, the cigar is a line extension to the Kristoff San Andres line. In terms of being a box-pressed Toro, it was only the third […]
Diamond Crown is a brand in the J.C. Newman portfolio that is positioned as the company’s ultra-premium line. The genesis of this line goes back to the 1990s, when past J.C. Newman Cigar Company President Stanford Newman wanted to create a cigar for the company’s 100th anniversary which would be celebrated in 1995. Newman would […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today that on April 1st, it will launch the PCA Product HUB. The PCA Product HUB is a new online platform for manufacturers to offer special deals, limited edition cigars, and PCA Exclusives direct to its retail members. Three companies have announced exclusive products and deals that will be […]
