In advance of the upcoming Chinese New Year, General Cigar Company has released its fifth annual limited edition cigar to commemorate the occasion, the Punch Spring Roll. This packaging is themed according to the approaching Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit. The Punch Spring Roll is a throwback to 2019’s Punch Egg Roll. […]
Cigar News: S.T. Dupont Releases Golden Hour Ligne 2 Lighter
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S.T. Dupont has released a new Ligne 2 lighter known as the Golden Hour. It’s a lighter that celebrates the brand’s 150th anniversary. The lighter features a ‘Diamondhead’ finish which is a series of engraved pyramids throughout the body of the lighter. The finish is engraved using a process that is called “engine tuning” process […]
Cigar News: Aganorsa Leaf Unveils New Look for Signature Selection
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Aganorsa Leaf has announced another round of packaging changes. This time the packaging changes come to the Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection Corojo and Maduro lines. Both lines are updated with more colorful, vibrant packaging. “The new packaging is intended to better represent the excitement that comes from enjoying these special blends that […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Cigars to Release Knuckle Sandwich Connecticut
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Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced the addition of a Connecticut core line to the Knuckle Sandwich portfolio, the brand that is done in collaboration with celebrity restauranteur Guy Fieri. A soft launch of the Knuckle Sandwich Connecticut will begin in January 2023, and will be made available early to Espinosa Lounges and select accounts nationwide. […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Announces CAO Amazon Basin Extra Añejo
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In 2014, CAO Cigars released a limited edition cigar known as the CAO Amazon Basin. The cigar incorporated a rare low-yield tobacco from Brazil known as Bragança. Since then the Amazon Basin has seen some subsequent releases and several off-shoot projects. Now General Cigar will bring a different interpretation of the Amazon Basin blend known […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate to Introduce Tabak Especial Toraja at InterTabac 2022
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At InterTabac 2022, Drew Estate will introduce a new addition to its Tabak Especial Line, the Tabak Especial Toraja. This is a cigar that will be available to Drew Estate’s international (non-U.S.) customers in early 2023. The name Toraja draws inspiration from a coffee that is grown in Indonesia’s Sulawesi region of Toraja. A small […]
Cigar News: Smoke Inn and Tatuaje Cigars Announce Tatuaje Anarchy NFT Offering
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NFT fever has gripped the cigar industry. Today. Abe Dababneh of Smoke Inn Cigars and Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars have announced they are teaming up for a special NFT tied to the Tatuaje Anarchy. The Anarchy is a cigar that was one of the industry’s most popular single-store releases. “It seems hard to […]
Cigar News: Illusione Rebrands Original Documents; Brings Ultra into Line and Introduces Habano Offering
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Illusione Cigars introduced the beginning of a rebranding, repackaging, and restructuring of its portfolio. The big change comes to the core line products known as Original Documents. The changes not only see a whole new look for the Origin Documents brands, but new packaging, and new vitola […]
Cigar News: Asylum Eleven Packaging Showcased at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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While Asylum Cigars’ Asylum Ten was sold out prior to the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, attendees got an opportunity to see a sneak preview of the planned Asylum Eleven release in 2023. While the packaging for the Asylum Eleven was being showcased, the company said the blend for the project is still in […]
Cigar News: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Todos Las Dias Thick Lonsdale Mas Fuerte to Return in 2023
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Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust is bringing back the Todos Las Dias Thick Lonsdale Mas Fuerte. The company is taking pre-orders at the 2022 PCA Trade Show through July 29th. The Thick Lonsdale Mas Fuerte is a bolder version of the Todos Las Dias blend in a 6 x 46 vitola. Back in 2020, Dunbarton Tobacco […]