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January 21, 2025

Global Premium Cigars (GPC) has announced the appointment of Jaime Flórez-Estrada as its Global Chief Growth Officer. Jaime has 25 years of experience in the tobacco industry, including leadership roles at Drew... Read More...

United Cigars Unveils Limited-Edition Micallef Black Firecracker for July 4th

January 20, 2025

United Cigars has officially announced the highly anticipated 2025 Firecracker release: Micallef Black Firecracker. This bold, limited-edition cigar celebrates the spirit of independence with a powerful smoking... Read More...

Maya Selva Cigars Celebrates 30 Years with New Factory Opening in Honduras

January 20, 2025

Maya Selva Cigars (MSC) marks a milestone as it celebrates its 30th anniversary with the grand opening of the Fábrica de Puros MSC in Danlí, El Paraíso. For three decades, MSC has been a leader in the premiu... Read More...

Alec Bradley Launches Exclusive Cigar & Bourbon Pairing with Green River Distillery

January 17, 2025

Premium cigar brand Alec Bradley has teamed up with Green River Distillery and Justins’ House of Bourbon to unveil a limited-edition release in its Uncut Series. The new pairing features the Alligator Char Whit... Read More...

HVC Expands HOT CAKE Line with Two New Limited-Edition Sizes

January 15, 2025

HVC Cigars has announced the expansion of its HOT CAKE line with the introduction of two new sizes: Gran Torpedo (5 ½ x 56) and Coronas Gigantes (6 7/8 x 50). The new offerings feature a Connecticut Broadleaf w... Read More...

Vintage Cigar Lounge Opens in Dubai’s Al Barsha District

January 13, 2025

Vintage Cigar Group has officially launched its first Dubai location with the opening of Vintage Cigar Lounge Dubai in the upscale Al Barsha district. Strategically situated between the Mall of the Emirates and... Read More...

Brand of the Year 2024 – Oveja Negra Brands

January 10, 2025

James Brown and company have been pioneering a unique combination of Nicaraguan craftsmanship with an artistic flair since debuting the Black Label Trading Company in 2013. Two years later, the Brown family ann... Read More...

Person of the Year 2024 – Sandy Cobas

January 10, 2025

Sandy Cobas' ascent to managing America's most prized boutique cigar operation traces back to an unlikely beginning—adding hand-rolled cigars to gift baskets in her Miami liquor store during the mid-'90s. This ... Read More...

JR Revival 70s Cigar Packaging of the Year 2024

Packaging of the Year 2024 – JR Revival 70s

January 10, 2025

JR Cigar's Revival 70s debuted in 2024, marking the first release in a decade-by-decade journey from the company. The series begins with a focus on the 1970s, paying homage to the company's founding in 1971. Bu... Read More...

Black Label Trading Co. Coffin Nails Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2024

Value-Priced Cigar of the Year 2024 – Coffin Nails

January 10, 2025

At a time when premium cigar prices routinely exceed $15, Black Label Trading Co.'s Coffin Nails proves that excellence can still be found at half that price point. Produced at the company's Fábrica Oveja Negra... Read More...

El Mago Solstice Under the Radar Cigar of the Year 2024

Under-the-Radar Cigar of the Year 2024 – Solstice

January 10, 2025