Reynolds American, Inc. and British American Tobacco Merger Clears Antitrust Hurdle in U.S.
The merger between Reynolds American, Inc. (RAI) and British American Tobacco (BAT) cleared a major hurdle, making the merger even more likely. On Thursday,...
Altadis U.S.A. and A.J. Fernandez Collaborate on Gispert Intenso
Altadis U.S.A.’s Grupo de Maestro master blenders and A.J. Fernandez are teaming up for a new release–Gispert Intenso. The new Gispert Intenso cigar will...
Gurkha Cigars To Release 15-Year Cellar Reserve at IPCPR 2017
Gurkha Cigars has plans to unveil a special edition 15-Year Cellar Reserve cigar at this July’s International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailer (IPCPR) trade...
Connecticut Senators Call For Action to Protect Connecticut Shade Tobacco Industry from Mislabeling
U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1) and Joe Courtney (CT-2) held a hearing where they heard the concerns made...
AVO Cigars releasing Limited Edition 2017 Improvisation Series
AVO Cigars is revealing the details for the fifth installment of its AVO Limited Edition Improvisations Series–the AVO Improvisation LE17. The special cigar is...
La Palina Bronze Label Debuts at Tobacconists’ Association of America 2017
La Palina is rolling out an exclusive for the 49th meeting of the Tobacconists’ Association of America in Cabo San Lucas (TAA). La Palina...
C.L.E. Cigar Company Announces EIROA The First 20 Colorado
C.L.E. Cigar Company announced its plan to continue the EIROA The First 20 cigar line with the April 3, 2017, release of EIROA The...
Tobacco Harm Reduction Associations Join Forces to Support HR 1136
Similar to what’s been seen happening with cigar groups uniting to support bills to fight the FDA regulations, the same is now being seen...
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. To Remove “Additive-Free” From Labels
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. has reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove “additive-free” from its Natural American...
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars Ships 20th Anniversary
It’s taken two years of waiting for these cigars to age but Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is finally shipping its highly anticipated 20th Anniversary...