Crowned Heads Le Carême Returns in 2021

February 10, 2021

Crowned Heads has announced the return of the Le Carême Belicosos Finos, releasing it in a Limited Edition 2021 format. Originally released in 2018, the Le Carême Belicosos Finos immediately became a cigar enth... Read More...

CAO Launches Arcana Series with Mortal Coil

Eric Guttormson

February 9, 2021

Press Releases

CAO is launching a new series called “Arcana” which will highlight the secrets and traditions of old-world tobacco processing methods, passed down from generation to generation to bring out the best in native t... Read More...

Punch Kung Pow! Coming February 15th

Eric Guttormson

February 1, 2021

Press Releases

Punch will kick off The Year of The Ox with the launch of a limited-edition smoke called Punch Kung Pow!, the third release in the brand’s highly successful Chinese New Year Series. Kung Pow! is a follow up to ... Read More...

Protocol Announces 2nd Pool Party Cigar

Eric Guttormson

February 1, 2021

Press Releases

Protocol Cigars have announced a limited edition release cigar called the Protocol Pool Party Year 2. It is a follow up to last year’s release. The cigars were produced at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona Factory in Est... Read More...

Crowned Heads Announces Juárez Shots 2021

Jordan Guttormson

January 27, 2021

Press Releases

Crowned Heads is set to bring back the limited-edition Juárez Shots cigar for 2021, a followup to the first limited size for the Juárez brand. Juárez Shots debuted in Feb. 2020, then titled Juárez Shots XX. ... Read More...

Mombacho Cigars’ Founder Becomes Company President

Jordan Guttormson

January 26, 2021

Press Releases

Mombacho Cigars announced today that company founder, Cam Heaps, will be taking a more involved role with the company moving forward, stepping into the role of company president. The move comes as Mombacho c... Read More...

El Rey del Mundo Moves to The Forged Cigar Company

Jordan Guttormson

January 22, 2021

Press Releases

Following last week's announcement of a new distribution network—The Forged Cigar Company—from Scandinavian Tobacco Group, the company has announced El Rey del Mundo as its first brand under the Forged umbrella... Read More...

FDA Finalizes Substantial Equivalence, Avoids Premium Cigars for Time Being

Jordan Guttormson

January 20, 2021

Press Releases

As noted by the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and Cigar Rights of America (CRA), the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) last night released their Final Substantial Equivalence rules, directed at a wide vari... Read More...

AVO Classic Belicoso 2021 cigars glamour

AVO Brings Back AVO Classic Belicoso

Jordan Guttormson

January 19, 2021

Press Releases

After a 16-year absence from store shelves, AVO Cigars is set to bring back the Belicoso format for their first cigar offering, AVO Classic. AVO Classic Belicoso was last offered in 2005, showcasing the Domi... Read More...

No. 1 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Pledge

Jordan Guttormson

January 15, 2021

News, COTY 2020

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. first made a name for himself during the cigar boom of the '90s, with his family's La Gloria Cubana brand helping to kick off the boutique cigar mindset of today's market. But it is t... Read More...

Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Sun Grown No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2020

No. 2 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Sun Grown

Jordan Guttormson

January 15, 2021

News, COTY 2020

Perdomo Cigars has long ranked among the top-selling brands in the States, maintaining a consistent portfolio that has become well-known for its quality and dependability. This ties into a slow and steady appro... Read More...

Crowned Heads Mil Días No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2020

No. 3 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Mil Días

Jordan Guttormson

January 15, 2021

News, COTY 2020

M—the Roman numeral for 1,000. This character is emblazoned front and center on the Mil Días cigar from Crowned Heads, simultaneously representing the cigar's name (which is Spanish for 1,000 days; i.e. the amo... Read More...