La Gloria Cubana is returning to its roots in Miami, Florida. Today Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announced a new La Gloria Cubana offering called Eighth Street. The cigar is named for Calle Ocho, the location of the El Titan de Bronze factory, which is producing the La Gloria Cubana Eighth Street. As with all La […]
Viaje Liga Company has announced the return of the Viaje Piña. The Piña was last released back in 2017 and was the first collaboration done by Viaje in conjunction with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. at Tabacalera La Alianza in the Dominican Republic. The Viaje Piña has started to arrive at retailers this week. When the Viaje […]
General Cigar Company has announced the second iteration of Weller by Cohiba. This marks the second limited edition collaborative release between Cohiba and Weller Bourbon, but unlike last year’s iteration, the 2022 Weller by Cohiba incorporates bourbon barrel-aged tobacco into the blend. The cigar features a Connecticut-grown Broadleaf binder leaf that has been aged in […]
Crowned Heads has announced the Four Kicks Capa Especial Lancero LE 2022. The Lancero is a limited edition vitola for the Four Kicks Capa Especial line and is the company’s first lancero since the Four Kicks Maduro Lancero in 2018. The Four Kicks Capa Especial Lancero LE 2022 follows a model of Crowned Heads offering […]
Forged Cigar Company’s Partagas Classic line is getting a new size in the form of a 6 x 49 Toro in a Tubo offering. The Toro Tubo is the 11th frontmark to be released in the Partagas Classic (a.k.a “Yellow”). It actually is the first true Toro vitola in the Partagas Classic lineup. Like the […]
The value-priced bundle brand Liga de la Casa has received an update. With the closing of its Tabacalera G. Kafie y Cia faculty last year, Kafie 1901 Cigars has moved production of its lines to La Aurora in the Dominican Republic. Like the core premium line, Kafie 1901’s Liga de la Casa also moves […]
Nick Fusco has announced the creation of El Mago Cigars. Nick created the cigar company as a tribute to his grandparents, Maria and Gonzalo Torre who died together on June 24, 2021 in Miami, Florida, when their building The Champlain Towers suddenly collapsed in the middle of the night. At 23 years old, El Mago […]
At an exclusive media dinner party held just as InterTabac 2022 is opening, the second blend of the ultra-premium Meerapfel Cigar Master Series was unveiled, the Meir Master Blend. The blend is named for Meir Meerapfel, who in 1876 is credited with establishing the first Meerapfel family cigar factory. The Meir Master Blend follows the […]
JR Cigar has announced a new private label brand, JR Pure Origin. In the past JR Cigar has done budget friendly releases such as JR Alternatives and JR Ultimate. The JR Pure Origin cigar is intended to compete with the luxury cigar market. The first release is a a limited edition cigar known as JR […]
Gurkha Cigar Group International has announced that Gurkha Pure Evil, a cigar that launched at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, is now shipping to retailers in the United States. Pure Evil is the re-release of a brand the company discontinued 15 years ago. “A few weeks ago we pre-released the Pure Evil […]
