HVC Cigars Celebrates Havana’s 500th Birthday
HVC Cigars takes its name from Havana City (HVC) and to celebrate the Cuban capital’s 500th anniversary, the company is honoring the city with...
Tobacco User Fees On the Rise in 2019
Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised the user fees for cigar manufacturers and now as it reveals the user fees...
Villiger’s La Flor De Ynclan Lancero and La Vencedora Gordo Ships
Villiger Cigars' new Villiger La Flor De Ynclan Lancero Especial and the Villiger La Vencedora Gordo (6 x 60) have begun shipping to retailers....
Altadis U.S.A. Reveals Latin Caribbean-Inspired Trinidad Espiritu
Altadis U.S.A. has a new cigar its preparing to release: Trinidad Espiritu. This cigar is a collaboration with A.J. Fernandez and is described as...
Drew Estate’s ACID Amigos Returns as Two Guys Smoke Shop Exclusive
Drew Estate's ACID Amigos, an ACID Subculture collaboration with Two Guys Smoke Shop, is returning as an exclusive to the retailer beginning on June...
Limited Edition Plasencia Year of the Rabbit Announced
Plasencia Cigars is releasing a limited edition cigar, The Year of the Rabbit, to celebrate the Chinese New Year. This cigar will be available...
Royal Agio Cigars USA and Avanti Cigar Company End Distribution Agreement
Come Feb. 1, 2019, Avanti Cigar Company will reassume all distribution and sales activities for the U.S. This comes after Avanti Cigar Company and...
Tully Pleads Guilty in $833,000 Mail Fraud
Ronald Tully, the co-founder of the Richmond, Va.-based trade group Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America (CITMA), has pleaded guilty to mail fraud.
Tully...
An Update on Over 27 State-Level Tobacco Bills
The following legislative update was contributed by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO):
State tobacco-related legislative bills that have been introduced in the past...
Benjamin Holt Purchases Dissident Cigars
Benjamin Holt has purchased Dissident Cigars. Holt has worked in the cigar industry for five years, having started off in retail at TJ's Cigar...
