Press Releases

May 11, 2016

Inspired by the worldly lifestyle of cigar legend Avo Uvezian, AVO Cigars turns up the tempo with a second release under the highly-rated Syncro Series – the new Syncro Nicaragua Fogata. Having savored the s... Read More...

Foundation Cigar Company Announces New Release

May 9, 2016

“I want to put Jamaica back on the map for premium tobacco.” —Nicholas Melillo Estelí, Nicaragua – May 9, 2016 – Master blender and world tobacco traveler, Nicholas Melillo, has released the next cigar in Fo... Read More...

Drew Estate Announces 2016 Barn Smoker Event Program & Dates

May 7, 2016

Drew Estate has released info on their 3rd annual Barn Smoker events. Starting in 2014, the brand hosted the 1st event in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, providing an up close look at the fire curing process used in th... Read More...

Serino Cigar Co. Introduces First Cigar Releases

May 4, 2016

Tony Serino, President of APS DISTRIBUTORS and newly founded Serino Cigar Co. announced that the company is going forward with its long-desired goal of entering the Super Premium Cigar market segment. “It has t... Read More...

Sam Leccia Announces New Bumpy Roots Project on SNL

May 4, 2016

Sam Leccia (of Leccia Tobacco) unofficially announced a new project he's been working on over the last few years, during his appearance last week on Cigar Dojo's Smoke Night Live show. Originally known as "B... Read More...

Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch II cigar open box packaging

Altadis U.S.A. Announces Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch II

May 3, 2016

After the major success of the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch, Altadis U.S.A. is proud to announce the release of Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch II, a sequel to its limited-edition pre... Read More...

Macanudo Inspirado comes to the states

May 2, 2016

Macanudo’s acclaimed international blends will soon be available to cigar lovers in the U.S., with the release of two channel-exclusive collections. Macanudo Inspirado debuted in Europe in 2014 and quickly ... Read More...

Smoker Friendly acquires Tampa based Tobacco Depot

May 2, 2016

Smoker Friendly, the largest retail tobacco store operator in the country announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Tobacco Depot and its 13 stores based in and around Tampa, Florida. Smoker Fri... Read More...

Espinosa Producing Cream City MKE as Shop Exclusive for Metro Cigars

April 28, 2016

Espinosa Premium Cigars is teaming with Metro Cigars to offer a new shop-exclusive blend for Metro Cigars customers. The Cream City MKE is a store exclusive for Metro Cigars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Crea... Read More...

H. Upmann Ingot TheBANKER – Private Holding Cigars Coming Soon

April 28, 2016

In 2014, Altadis USA introduced H. Upmann – TheBANKER cigar, paying tribute to the brand's beginnings. Since this time, Altadis has kept focus on this monetary theme for H. Upmann, as the original cigars were f... Read More...

Camacho introduces “Powerband”

April 28, 2016