AJ Fernandez Last Call Maduro
AJ Fernandez, the Estelí-based Nicaraguan maker known for a wide range of regular-production lines and factory collaborations, introduced Last Call as the first release in his Portfolio Series. The blend began as a private smoke that Fernandez shared with guests at his Casa Blanca estate during the final quarter of NFL games, functioning as the evening’s last cigar.
El Mago Alakazam Short Robusto
El Mago Cigars, founded by Nicholas Fusco in 2022, released the Alakazam Short Robusto as a limited edition compact format. The 3½ by 50 Nicaraguan puro uses a Habano wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers and is handmade at MGE Cigars Factory in Estelí.
Gellis Family Essentials
Gellis Family Cigars is the line Kyle Gellis built under his family name, run alongside Warped and distributed by the same house. Essentials is the new core release from that project: a 4½ x 32 petit corona meant as a daily, pocket-sized smoke.
Alec Bradley Adds Chunk Sumatra to Regular Lineup
Alec Bradley will add Chunk Sumatra to its Chunk series as a regular production cigar, according to a company press release circulated last week and reported by Cigar Journal, Cigar Dojo, Halfwheel, and Cigar Coop. Retail shipments are expected to begin in October 2026, with Halfwheel listing a start date of October 1.
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.
HVC Hot Cake Maduro Half Corona
HVC Cigars, founded by Reinier Lorenzo, produces its cigars in Estelí, Nicaragua, at Fábrica de Tabacos HVC S.A. Hot Cake was introduced in 2020 as a regular production line after the limited Pan Caliente release.
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