The newly rebranded Luciano Cigars has named Ed Trevino its Director of Sales. It’s the first move in what the company is describing as building a “dream team.” Trevino comes into the role at Luciano Cigars with 28 years of industry experience. Treviño will begin leading the sales sector of Luciano Cigars as the company […]
Drew Estate has revealed its fourth mystery cigar. It’s a new offering in the Drew Estate portfolio known as Blackened M81. Blackened is the name of a whiskey done with Metallica and distiller Rob Dietrich. The brand has now expanded to include a cigar being produced and sold by Drew Estate. Drew Estate had released […]
Warped Cigars has released a new small batch offering from Tabacalera La Isla known as Cultura. This is an unbanded cigar produced in bundles in one size – a 5 x 50 Robusto. The cigar features an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers. A total […]
Villiger Cigars has quietly released the small batch Villiger Exclusivo USA 2022. This is a cigar produced out of the La Zona factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The Villiger Exclusivo USA 2022 is the second release Villiger has produced out of La Zona. Earlier this year the Villiger TAA Exclusive 2022 was also released out of the La […]
Micallef Cigars has announced the release of the Collector Edition. This is a set of eight Micallef blends with two cigars of each blend in a 5 x 40 Londres format. The Collector Edition is being released in honor of founder Al Micallef’s 80th birthday, with each blend representing one decade. Retailers first got a […]
The Partagas Añejo, a small batch release that made its debut earlier this year is returning for a second run. Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) says the second run of the Partagas Añejo will begin shipping to retailers on October 3, 2022. The Partagas Añejo is a barber pole cigar. The name “Añejo” means aged and […]
Hurricane Ian, one of the strongest storms of the Atlantic Tropical Storm season has made a direct impact on Western Cuba, and specifically the Pinar del Río region. Prominent grower, Hirochi Robaina posted pictures from his farm indicating major damage to his operation. Pinar del Río is the main growing region of Cuban tobacco. NPR […]
Artesano del Tobacco, the cigar company founded by former New York City retailers Gus and Billy Fakih is set to release its second brand, El Pulpo. The cigars are scheduled to hit retailers sometime this fall. El Pulpo means The Octopus. The brand itself has not been a secret, but up until last week, the […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has announced the sixth and final installment of the Diesel Sunday Gravy Series – Porcellino. Diesel’s Sunday Gravy is a value-priced limited edition line of Italian culinary and meal-inspired cigar themes. Porcellino is named after the Florentine fountain bronze sculpture by Pietro Tacca. The name Porcellino translates to “little pig” and that […]
A massive fire that occurred in the early morning hours has destroyed Tabacalera William Ventura. Tabcalera William Ventura is the factory behind brands such as ADVentura Cigars, Caldwell, Freud Cigar Company, and Room101 Cigars. Marcel Knobel, co-owner of ADV McKay Cigars, the makers of ADVentura Cigars issued the following statement: [themify_box] “With a heavy heart […]
