Exploring Cigar Country: Discovering the Dominican Republic
As one of the first lands discovered where indigenous people—the Tainos—were smoking tobacco, the Dominican Republic has a long and well-established cigar culture. The...
A Look Back at Tobacco Plus Expo 2017
With hundreds of industry-leading exhibitors and a 200 percent increase in booth traffic, the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2017 trade show was an invigorating way...
Rediscovering Vegas: The Nightlife
Las Vegas is known for its nightlife, but spending the night gambling away in a casino isn’t for everyone. If you’re looking for drinks...
How to Make Your Business More Inclusive
Are you looking to bring more diversity and inclusion into your business? Janelle Lamar, ATL Cigar Company’s director of marketing, recommends making the following...
JM Tobacco: 20 Years and Going Strong
Last year, JM Tobacco marked its 20th birthday with the reintroduction of the company’s very first cigar: Española, first launched in 1996. In addition...
An Association for All: 20 Years of NATO
March 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO). It was a conversation between retailers Felton Harley and Fred...
Beyond the Show: Behind the Scenes of the IPCPR
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has a history that goes back to the 1930s. Since its beginning, this trade association...
An Interview with Michael Cellucci, President of Quality Importers, Part 1
In the past two years, Quality Importers Trading Company has evolved and grown exponentially. Since its early days, the company has aimed to serve...
The Measure of a Man: Remembering Avo Uvezian
Robert South, an English churchman known for his energetic preaching and Latin poetry, once wrote, “If there be any truer measure of a man...
Exploring Cigar Country: General Cigar Dominicana and Tabacalera El Artista
Tobacco Business recently spoke with several manufacturers to put together this special editorial on the Dominican Republic’s growers and manufacturers. In you case you...
