Selling Through Awareness: Sales Tips from Royal Agio’s Zev Kaminetsky
What makes one premium cigar different from another? Aren’t they both rolled leaves with a different band on them? What makes a premium cigar...
Department of Justice Ends Operation Choke Point
The Department of Justice has officially ended Operation Choke Point, an initiative launched during the Obama Administration that used legal and regulatory pressure to...
Espinosa Premium Cigars Announces New Releases for IPCPR 2018
Ahead of July 2018's International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) international trade show and convention, Espinosa Cigars is revealing three new releases...
Davidoff Offers Preview of Second Chef’s Edition
While the second installment of Davidoff’s Chef’s Edition cigar won’t be released until September, the company provided a sneak preview of it to a...
Casa Fernandez Is Now Aganorsa Leaf
Casa Fernandez has announced that it is rebranding itself as Aganorsa Leaf. The Miami-based manufacturer owns such brands as JFR, Lunatic and Guardian of...
Son of Tobacco: Tabacalera El Artista’s Ram Rodriguez
As a child, Ram Rodriguez didn’t care much for tobacco. That was something he would eventually grow out of as he assumed more responsibility...
Rick Ardito Joins Foundation Cigar Company
Rick Ardito has officially joined Foundation Cigar Company has brand manager for the highly anticipated July 2016 release of Nick Melilo's exciting new brands,...
California Looks to Ban C-Stores From Selling Tobacco
The state Senate passed a bill restricting the sale of tobacco products to 18-and-over cigar shops.
Legislators have passed a bill (S.B. 1400) by California...
Cigar Trade Associations File New Legal Motion Against the FDA
Last week there was a lot of news out of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that impacted those in the newly regulated...
The Rebirth of an App
In its 20-year history, Drew Estate has produced more than 1,000 cigars, but its most impressive and impactful release may have come in the...
