Cigar Industry Mourns Passing of Carlos Toraño Sr.
The premium tobacco industry is mourning the passing of Carlos Alberto Toraño Sr., patriarch of one of the most well-known families of the cigar...
State Tobacco Legislative Update
In the past week, several state tobacco-related bills have either been introduced or acted on by a state legislative committee or state legislature. Here...
Drew Estate Begins Shipping BLACKENED M81 Cigars
After its initial reveal in September 2022, Drew Estate has begun shipping the highly anticipated BLACKENED Cigars "M81" by Drew Estate to participating Drew...
Rocky Patel Brings Back 50th Anniversary Cigar
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars will be bringing back another classic from its portfolio. The Rocky Patel Fifty, first released in 2011, will return as...
Herrera Estelí Habano and Broadleaf Lanceros Coming in July 2022
Drew Diplomat Program retailers will be getting a new exclusive soon. During its recent Freestyle Live virtual event, Drew Estate shared details of the...
Ferio Tego to Release a Pair of 2021 Limited Release Premium Cigars
Ferio Tego, a new premium cigar and accessories company launched by Michael Herklots and Brendon Scott, has announced the official launch of their brand...
How Hitting ‘Reply All’ Led to a Distribution Deal for this Cigar Brand
A mass e-mail relating to FDA regulations led to a distribution deal for one cigar company. Carolina Blue Cigars, LLC has announced that it...
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...
IPCPR Releases FDA-Compliant Warning Plan For Retailers
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has filed an association-wide warning plan for cigar advertising with the U.S. Food and Drug...
Marketing from the Outside
As Oettinger Davidoff AG’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Charles Awad has the lofty task of marketing and promoting the Davidoff cigar...
