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.
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.
Davidoff Leaves ProCigar
Davidoff is no longer a member of ProCigar, the Dominican Republic’s principal association of cigar manufacturers.
Caldwell Cigar Co. reissues Eastern Standard Silk Road Lancero
Caldwell Cigar Co. has reissued the Eastern Standard Silk Road Lancero, a size last produced in 2014.
Warped La Colmena Amado No. 44
In the small Miami factory of El Titan de Bronze, Warped Cigars found the home for its most Cuban minded work. La Colmena, Spanish for The Beehive, is the flagship line.
West Tampa Tobacco White Toro
West Tampa Tobacco Co. launched in 2022 under Rick Rodriguez, former CAO blender, and Gus Martinez. The name honors West Tampa, where Rick’s Cuban grandparents settled as rollers in the 1950s after leaving Havana. White was one of two debut regular production lines, shipping in June 2022 from Garmendia Cigar Co.
Oz Family Maracana Robusto
Maracana is Tim Ozgener going back to Brazilian wrapped cigars under Oz Family Cigars, named for Rio’s Maracana Stadium.
Los Amigos Cigars Makes United States Debut Through Domain Distribution
Los Amigos Cigars will now be distributed by the newly formed Domain Distribution, from Domain Cigars. They will now be available in the US market.
Martello Cigar Co. Ships First Release, Ortolan
Martello Cigar Co. has begun shipping its first cigar to retailers. Ortolan, a 6 x 50 toro, is now leaving Miami and heading into shops after a late summer launch that the company first flagged in July.
Plasencia Reserva Original
A Nicaraguan puro made entirely from OCIA-certified organic leaf grown on family farms in Estelí and Jalapa and aged five years after fermentation. The Corona (6¼ × 44) was one of the original vitolas released with the line at the 2017 IPCPR show.
The Deep Roots Connecting Crowned Heads and Oz Family Cigars
In a recent video Jon Huber of Crowned Heads addressed a question he hears frequently. What exactly is the connection between Crowned Heads and Oz Family Cigars?
E.P. Carrillo Dark Rituals 2026: A Fresh Take on a Familiar Name
Casa Carrillo has put the Dark Rituals name back into play for 2026, this time with a completely new blend built around Pennsylvania Broadleaf.
Bocock Brothers Stadium Series Turns Cigar Boxes Into College Football Arenas
Bocock Brothers Premium Cigars has launched a fresh Stadium Series that transforms the packaging of its collegiate cigars into miniature replicas of college football stadiums.
Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Connecticut
The Perdomo Legacy line was created by Nicholas Perdomo III as a tribute to his father. Father & Son is a limited extension of that line and a collaboration between Nick Perdomo Jr. and Nicholas Perdomo III.
LaVega Adds Box Pressed Versions of Its Core Lines
LaVega Cigar Co. is releasing box pressed versions of its core blends this fall.
Davidoff Shifts Benelux Distribution to VCF Cigars Beginning in 2027
Beginning January 1, 2027, Vandermarliere Cigar Family (VCF Cigars) will assume responsibility for distributing the full Davidoff portfolio across Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
UK Considers Plain Packaging Rules for Handmade Cigars
The United Kingdom is currently reviewing proposals that would extend plain packaging requirements to handmade cigars.
601 Maduro Box Press Prominente
The Maduro Box Press (Blue Label) is the box-pressed maduro version of the 601 line, using a maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. The Prominente measures 5½ × 56. The Toro from this line ranked No. 6 on Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 Cigars of 2009.
Warped Corto Maduro
The Corto line first appeared in 2015 as one of Warped’s earlier fuller bodied offerings; an all Nicaraguan blend originally wrapped in Corojo and designed as a compact, flavorful short smoke.
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