Illusione Epernay Le Elegance Petit Lancero
Named for the Champagne town of Épernay in France, it was conceived as a more elegant, slightly milder counterpart to the original Illusione blend. It uses Nicaraguan Corojo and Criollo tobaccos with no ligero, finished in a Café Rosado wrapper, and produced at Raíces Cubanas in Honduras.
Aganorsa Adds JFR Clara and Supreme Leaf Worldwide
La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor
La Aroma de Cuba started as a Cuban brand in the late 1880s and is tied to Winston Churchill, who first encountered it in 1895. The Levin family of Ashton revived it in 2002 as a Honduran cigar, then moved production to Estelí, Nicaragua in 2009, where Pepín García and his family make it at My Father Cigars.
Undercrown Maduro Toro
Undercrown Maduro is Drew Estate’s factory floor original, the blend that started as a house smoke at La Gran Fábrica in Estelí and became the first regular production line in the Undercrown family.
Don Emmanuel Cigars Adding 6 x 54 Enki Vitola to Annunaki Line at InterTabac 2026
Don Emmanuel Cigars is rolling out a fourth vitola in its Annunaki line, a 6 x 54 figurado called Enki, and the cigar will get its first public showing at InterTabac 2026 in Dortmund, Germany, September 15 through 17.
Crowned Heads Starwood, Newest Event Only Cigar
Crowned Heads keeps mining Nashville history for inspiration, and its newest release is no exception. Starwood is a 5 x 50 robusto you cannot buy. It is strictly an event only cigar, and the only way to get one is to show up.
Joya De Nicaragua Joya Silver
Joya Silver was added in 2018 during the brand’s 50th anniversary year, using an Ecuadorian oscuro wrapper over a Mexican binder and Nicaraguan fillers, in four box-pressed sizes.
Maya Selva Cigars Announces Timón, Flor de Selva Maduro Fino, and Año de la Cabra 2027 at InterTabac 2026
The first announcement is a new brand called Timón, a handmade Honduran cigar aimed at a lower price point. Villa Zamorano has filled that budget-friendly role for years, so Timón reads as a further step in that direction rather than a departure from it. Sizes, blend details, and exact pricing haven't been fully released yet.
Blackbird Cigar Co. Cactus Wren
Cactus Wren is a limited short-run release rather than a core line. It began as a collaboration between Jonas Santana and Tim Swanson of Cigars Daily, named for Arizona’s state bird and first offered through that Arizona-based platform.
Quesada Oktoberfest 2026 Ships
Quesada Cigars has begun shipping its 2026 Oktoberfest release, marking 15 years since the line debuted in 2011. Boxes started leaving the factory on August 31 and are now reaching U.S. retailers.
Micallef Orange Ships Nationwide
Micallef Cigars has completed the national launch of Orange, the seventh cigar in its Color Series. After a soft launch last week at Two Guys Cigars in New Hampshire, the company began shipping to retailers across the United States on August 31, with boxes expected on shelves by September 5.
Principle Martinique Corona
Principle Cigars is Darren Cioffi’s boutique line: antique labels, short runs, and a long partnership with Hendrik Kelner Jr. at Kelner Boutique Factory in Santiago. Martinique is the house Connecticut—Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed wrapper, Dominican Monte Plata binder, Dominican and U.S. filler—built for creaminess with more flavor than that wrapper usually promises.
The Chen Zhi Story: What It Means for Habanos S.A.
One of the stranger stories in cigars this past year has nothing to do with tobacco directly. It's a fraud case out of Cambodia that traces back into the ownership of Habanos S.A., the company behind every Cuban cigar sold outside Cuba.
Gellis Family Essentials Is Almost Here. Here's What We Know
Gellis Family Cigars, the boutique brand Kyle Gellis runs alongside his work at Warped Cigars, first showed Essentials publicly at the 2026 PCA Convention & Trade Show in New Orleans back in April.
Zino Honduras Half Corona
Zino Honduras, released in June 2026, is the next chapter in that modern lineup. It is framed as a return to the brand’s Honduran roots and a slightly more intense counterpart to Nicaragua.
Perdomo Moves 30th Anniversary to 20-Count Boxes
Perdomo is changing how it packs the 30th Anniversary line. The cigars will now ship in 20-count boxes instead of 30-count boxes.
Crux Bull & Bear
Bull & Bear was one of the company’s first five blends and has stayed in the lineup since that debut. It’s a Nicaraguan puro, made at Plasencia Cigars S.A.
Davidoff Leaves ProCigar
Davidoff is no longer a member of ProCigar, the Dominican Republic’s principal association of cigar manufacturers.
Diamond Crown Maduro
Diamond Crown belongs to J.C. Newman Cigar Company, Tampa’s oldest premium cigar maker. The modern line was created in 1995 for the company’s 100th anniversary, when Stanford Newman asked Carlos Fuente Sr. to help build an ultra premium cigar with no regard for cost or time.
Perdomo Launches New Pro Flame Lighter
Perdomo is offering a new “Pro Flame” everyday cigar lighter for $29.95. The lighter uses multi jet technology and a patented wide flame designed to light a cigar quickly and evenly.
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