Fred Rewey, best known as the owner and founder of Nomad Cigar Company, is returning to the cigar industry. Today it was announced he would be officially joining Illusione Cigars as Brand Strategist. “We have hired on Fred Rewey. His official title is ‘Brand Strategist.’ He will manage the companies Communications through all social and […]
At the 2022 Tobacco Plus Expo, Lampert Cigars announced a new blend under its Lampert 1675 line, the Lampert 1675 Edición Rojo. The new line uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and underneath a Nicaraguan binder and filler which were grown, fermented and then aged for four years by the Ortez family. Production is handled out […]
Crowned Heads has announced its fourth limited edition cigar under its Mil Días line. The Mil Dias Mil Días Marranitos EL 2022 will ship to retailers in mid-March. Mil Días Marranitos EL 2022 will feature an Ecuadorian Sumatra Maduro wrapper as opposed to the Ecuadorian Habano wrapper found on the rest of the line. The […]
I Oveja Negra Brands has announced another exclusive release for the Hawaiian market, the Black Works Studio Aumakua. It’s a cigar produced at Fabrica Oveja Negra and will be sold exclusively at R. Field Wine Company in Honolulu, Hawaii. The cigar features a dual wrapper of Mexican San Andres and Ecuadorian Sungrown leaf. The […]
The Plasencia Year of the Tiger, a cigar that was launched for the U.S. market at Tobacco Plus Expo 2022 (TPE 2022) is now heading to U.S. retailers. This is the second Chinese Zodiac release for Plasencia Cigars, but first for the U.S. market. This follows up the 2021 Plasencia Year of the Ox release. […]
Selected Tobacco has released a set of Byron Humidors for 2022. This edition of the Byron Humidors is limited to one size per blend, only 5,000 cigars per blend. This year’s edition features Byron 19th Century Grand Poemas, 20th Century Habaneros and 21st Century Elegantes. In addition to these blends being packaged in a special […]
On March 1, Forged Cigar Company will release an Añejo blend under its Partagas brand called Partagas Anejo. Anejo brands typically refer to extra-aged tobaccos, and in the case of the Partagas Añejo, the cigar features two wrappers intermixed in a barber-pole format. According to Forged Cigar Company, the Partagas Añejo features a rare 1998 […]
German Engineered Cigars has announced Autonom. The word Autonom is German for “autonomous.” It’s a new line that will include the company’s limited edition cigars. This will include unusual sizes, experimental cigars, and dedicated editions. These cigars are based on the company’s RVGN Rauchvergnügen and Raumzeit lines, but will also be based on future blends […]
Three popular installments named for large bombs in the Viaje Skull and Bones series have returned to store shelves. For the first time in three years, Viaje has released a batch of its Skull and Bones FOAB, Skull and Bones MOAB, and Skull and Bones Cloudmaker rofferings. The Viaje Skull and Bones MOAB (Mother of […]
After being cancelled for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Drew Estate’s Barn Smoker events are returning for 2022. The Barn Smoker events feature interactive farm tours as well as activation stations for various brands including Undercrown, Herrera Estelí, Pappy Van Winkle, Joya de Nicaragua, Tabak Especial, and ACID. In addition, there […]
