Last month, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its proposed ban on flavored tobacco and menthol cigarettes, it also announced it would hold two listening sessions around these proposed standards. The listening sessions are scheduled from 10am to 4pm on June 13th and June 15th. These listening sessions will provide an opportunity […]
One day after the Cigar Association of America (CAA) unveiled a portal to submit comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its planned flavored tobacco ban, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has also launched its own portal – www.fightflavorbans.com. According to the PCA, “This action by the FDA is not justified […]
The Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real line will see two new barber pole extensions – the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Twisted Love Story and the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Twisted Toro. These two line extensions will reach stores in July. Both the Twisted Love Story and Twisted Toro feature an intertwined Ecuadorian Habano […]
Fabien Ziegler is preparing for a comeback into the premium cigar industry. Ziegler, best known for his time at Drew Estate, will team up with Favilli Cigars for a series of collaboration projects. Specific details of the series have not been announced, but a planned launch of the first installment is scheduled for July of […]
There is a new size coming to the Kristoff Cameroon line in the form of a 4 x 49 Belicoso. The new size will be introduced at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. The new 4 x 49 Belicoso joins the Robusto (5 1/2 X 54), Churchill (7 X 50), and Matador (6 […]
Kristoff Cigars will be joining the 2022 PCA Exclusive Series – and unlike many of the releases, it has a whole new line planned. Dubbed the Kristoff PCA 2022 Signature Series, the cigar is a 6 1/4 x 60 box-pressed perfecto that features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper over a Dominican binder and a combination of […]
The Cigar Association of America (CAA) today announced that it has launched an internet portal so that adult cigar consumers can comment on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed ban on flavored cigars which includes a product standard that would prohibit characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars. In a press release, CAA […]
With 2022 being the 100th birthday of the late Don Fernando León Asensio, La Aurora Cigars has been putting emphasis on the Fernando León brand. This year, La Aurora Cigars will make available to retailers at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the La Aurora Family Reserve Fernando León Legacy Lancero. This is a […]
Protocol Cigars has announced its second cigar for Johnny Smokes Uncut social media cigar group: The Protocol F Train. This follows up the Protocol J Train – released in 2021. “John has created something extraordinary. The group continues to grow. We couldn’t be happier releasing another cigar for Johnny Smokes Uncut!” said Kevin Keithan, co-owner […]
My Father Cigars is celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday of Don Pepin Garcia’s father José Garcia Alayón. To mark the occasion, My Father Cigars (the company founded by the Garcia family) is releasing the My Father Le Bijou 1922 100 Años Limited Edition. The cigars are expected to make a debut at […]
