Drew Estate Suffers Theft of Cigars in Miami
Drew Estate is reporting that on Aug. 8, 2017, a truck containing a full load of Drew Estate premium handmade cigars was stolen in...
El Artista to Expand into European Market
After finding success in the U.S., El Artista Cigars has revealed plans to expand its brand and products into the European market. El Artista...
Mark Pursell Steps Down as CEO of IPCPR
Effective Oct. 15, 2017, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) will be without a CEO. Today the trade association announced the...
Insights from IPCPR 2017
Spirits were cautiously high at July’s annual gathering of cigar and pipe industry members. Keynote speaker Rudy Giuliani echoed the sentiments expressed by many...
The International Implications for Regulating Cigars
When we discuss the adverse economic impact of government action against the passion for and production of great cigars—whether it is smoking bans, taxation,...
Don Giolito of Illusione Purchases OneOff
Dion Giolito, the founder of Illusione Cigars, has purchased the trademark for OneOff cigars from its now previous owner Cuban Crafters. This move was...
Danny Vazquez Joins RoMa Craft as Americas Sales Leader
RoMa Craft Tobacco has hired Danny Vazquez as its new Americas Sales Leader. Vazquez was the brand owner of Baracoa Cigar Company, which made...
Meet Regis Broersma: General Cigar’s Dynamo, Part 1
In the premium cigar business, where icons, legends and venerable family names abound, it can be hard for a relative newcomer to stand out....
Quesada Oktoberfest Bayern Comes to The Cigar Shop
Just in time for this year’s Oktoberfest is another Oktoberfest-themed cigar release from Quesada. Quesada’s 2017 Oktoberfest cigar is done in conjunction with Carolina-based...
Drew Estate’s Herrera Estelí DeSocio Headed to Alliance Cigar
Drew Estate is releasing an exclusive cigar, Herrera Estelí DeSocio, for Alliance Cigar. The exclusive vitola will be a 6 x 60 cigar featuring...
