On the May 12 edition of Drew Estate’s Freestyle Live show, Joya de Nicaragua announced the national release of the Numero Uno L’Attache. The new size will be a 5 1/2 x 42 limited production offering. Numero Uno is a project that started out as a private blend where it was handed out to Nicaraguan […]
On the May 12th edition of Drew Estate’s Freestyle Live Show, Joya de Nicaragua announced it is adding a 6 5/8 x 44 Lonsdale to its Joya de Nicaragua Antaño CT. The new size will be made available to Joya de Nicaragua’s new Club de Amigos preferred retailer program. The Antaño is perhaps the best-known […]
The La Mezcla Cubana Rothschild, a release brought back from United Cigars and launched at Tobacco Plus Expo 2022 has started shipping to retailers. La Mezcla Cubana is a line that was originally distributed by Victor Vitale’s The Cigar Agency. In 2013, United Cigars acquired The Cigar Agency and the brand has been dormant […]
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A few weeks ago, Drew Estate announced it would soon be announcing a cigar. The cigar was soft-launched as an unbanded “mystery” cigar as a part of its latest Freestyle Live release. That cigar has turned out to be the Nica Rustica Adobe. The Nica Rustica brand is Drew Estate’s homage and tribute to Estelí, […]
Tabacalera Perdomo has announced that Tor Imports will import and distribute Perdomo Cigars in the United Kingdom starting on the 20th of May. This was announced at the grand opening night of the British Cigar Trade Show (IGNITE 2022). The launch will include the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Connecticut and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Maduro. […]
Drew Estate announced the return of two limited edition lanceros under the Herrera Estelí line, the Herrera Estelí Habano Lancero, and the Herrera Estelí Connecticut Broadleaf Lancero for 2022. Both cigars will be exclusive to Drew Diplomat retailers and are scheduled to ship in July. The Herrera Estelí Habano Lancero made its debut in 2014, and […]
La Flor Dominicana will once again be releasing a pair of exclusive cigars for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). Known as La Flor Dominicana The Golden Salomon, it’s an offering that will be made in both Natural and Maduro wrapper options. The Golden Salomon is based off the La Flor Dominicana’s Golden Anniversary blend, […]
Rick Rodriguez’s retirement has lasted ten days. Today Rodriguez confirmed a story on his social media pages published by Cigar Aficionado that he is returning to the cigar industry. Rodriguez, the former CAO Blender and Brand Ambassador, will be teaming up with Gus Martinez, also formerly of General Cigar Company, to launch West Tampa Tobacco Company. […]
The cancellation of the 2021 and 2022 editions of Festival de Habano due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in Habanos S.A. being unable to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Cohiba brand. While it’s not a full-blown festival, Habanos S.A. has announced it will hold a gala evening to commemorate Cohiba’s 55th anniversary. The event […]
