Alec Bradley Thirty Years Featured in Tenth Uncut Pairing

September 8, 2026

Alec Bradley is returning to its Uncut Series with a tenth release, this time pairing its Thirty Years anniversary cigar with a seven-year-old bourbon from Heaven Hill Distillery. Uncut Series Batch 10 inclu... Read More...

Quesada Oktoberfest 2026 Marks 15 Years

Eric Guttormson

September 4, 2026

Press Releases

Quesada Cigars is marking 15 years of its Oktoberfest series with the release of Quesada Oktoberfest 2026, bringing back the seasonal blend in five sizes for September. First released in 2011, Quesada Oktobe... Read More...

Plasencia Launches “Born of This Land” Brand Campaign

Eric Guttormson

September 3, 2026

Press Releases

Plasencia Cigars has announced the launch of a new brand campaign titled “Born of This Land,” marking 160 years since the Plasencia family began growing tobacco in 1865. The campaign represents the latest ph... Read More...

Drew Estate Launches DE30 Rewards and Two Limited Cigar Samplers

Eric Guttormson

September 2, 2026

Press Releases

Drew Estate is marking its 30th anniversary with DE30 Rewards, a six-month consumer rewards program that will include exclusive merchandise as well as two limited-edition cigar samplers. The program allows c... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE With Apostate Cigars

Eric Guttormson

September 2, 2026

Smoke Night Live

This week on Smoke Night LIVE, we’re joined by Kendrick Woolstenhulme and Brandon Oveson, founders of Apostate Cigars. Since launching the brand, Apostate has made a name for itself with distinctive releases su... Read More...

Registration Opens for 2027 PROCIGAR Festival

Eric Guttormson

September 2, 2026

Press Releases

The Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (PROCIGAR) has opened registration for the 19th annual PROCIGAR Festival, scheduled for February 16–19, 2027, in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. ... Read More...

Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo Debuts in New Legends Sampler

Eric Guttormson

September 1, 2026

Press Releases

Hoyo de Monterrey is giving cigar smokers an early look at its upcoming Le Hoyo line, including the cigar as part of the newly announced Hoyo New Legends Sampler. The four-cigar sampler features toro-sized v... Read More...

XIKAR Cuts Prices on Lighters, Cutters and Accessories

Eric Guttormson

September 1, 2026

Press Releases

Quality Importers Trading Company has announced price reductions across a large portion of its XIKAR cigar accessory lineup, with the new pricing going into effect today, September 1. The changes include 24 ... Read More...

Outcast Tins and Toro Humibags Now Shipping

Eric Guttormson

September 1, 2026

Press Releases

Miami Cigar & Co. has begun shipping two new formats for its Outcast brand, adding cigarillo tins and humidified four-packs of Toro cigars to the lineup. Both formats were first shown at the 2026 Premium... Read More...

La Aurora Adds Three Flavored Cigars to Cazadores Line

Eric Guttormson

September 1, 2026

Press Releases

La Aurora is expanding its Cazadores portfolio with Cazadores Flavors, a new flavored offshoot that will launch with three blends: Brown, Blond and Caribbean. Rather than using a single base blend for all th... Read More...

American Pairings: A Labor Day Special

Eric Guttormson

August 31, 2026

Flavor Odyssey

Labor Day is is upon us and for most of America that means barbecue, cold drinks, and, of course, premium cigars. This week on Flavor Odyssey, Robby and Randy are going full-on red, white, and blue with a ni... Read More...

Alec Bradley Filthy Ghooligan Returns for 2026

Eric Guttormson

August 31, 2026

Press Releases

Alec Bradley is bringing back its Halloween-themed Black Market Filthy Ghooligan cigar, with the 2026 release scheduled to begin shipping to retailers in September. Filthy Ghooligan is an annual offshoot of ... Read More...

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