Sweet Smell of Success: Celebrating 200 Years of Toscano Cigars
Toscano’s story begins in the summer of 1815 in Florence, Italy, during a storm. When a bale of tobacco got drenched during a rainstorm...
FDA Confirms Cigar Manufacturers Banned from Donating Cigars to Troops
Are cigar manufacturers allowed to donate cigars to U.S. troops? It's a question that's gotten numerous responses but no clear answer since the Deeming...
Pipemaking Documentary to be Featured at Chicago International Film Festival
Father the Flame, a documentary on pipemaking, will make its world premier at the 54th annual Chicago International Film Festival, which will be held...
Classically English: Ian Walker’s Northern Briars
Ian Walker, owner of the English pipemaking company Northern Briars, is celebrating a big anniversary this year—the 60th year of his company’s birth in...
Back to One: Celebrating 20 Years of Boveda, Part 1
Incorporated in 1997, Boveda started out as a company called Humidipak. Sean Knutsen had just resigned from a job in sales to focus on...
Arango Cigar Co. Becomes Exclusive U.S. Distributor for Falcon Pipes
Arango Cigar Co. is now the exclusive marketer and distributor for Falcon Pipes. These pipes' one-piece aluminum base and stem set them apart from...
Philip Morris International Seeks FDA Approval for iQOS
Philip Morris International, Inc. (PMI) has submitted a Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products...
Cheyenne Cigars: A Partnership Approach
A few years ago, when Cheyenne Tobacco decided to extend its line of filtered cigars, the company opted to take a novel approach. Rather...
A Blend that Works: A Look at Blend Bar with Davidoff Cigars
As local, state and federal restrictions on smoking continue to sweep across the country, limiting where people may enjoy their cigars, tobacconists everywhere are...
Republic Tobacco: Devoted to Quality and Value
Surprisingly, Republic Tobacco, wholesaler and distributor of top brands in the RYO/MYO category, started out as a small retail store located on the north...
