Casa Carrillo Pledge Purple Robusto Set to Reach Retailers Next Week
Casa Carrillo will begin shipping a new robusto size in its Perez Carrillo Pledge Purple line to retailers next week, according to reporting by Patrick Lagreid at Halfwheel.
Tradecraft Adds Shinobi as Fourth Core Cigar, Drawn From Japanese History
Tradecraft Cigars has announced Shinobi, the fourth release in its core line alongside Gladius, Azorian and Vitruvian, according to Halfwheel. The cigar is a full-bodied 5 1/2 x 52 Gran Robusto. Rob Blumenthal, owner of Tradecraft, developed the blend with Hostos Fernández Quesada, owner of Tabacalera La Isla in the Dominican Republic, where the cigars are made.
Wildfire Cigar Co. Ships Off-Grid, a 5 1/4 x 54 Robusto Extra
Wildfire Cigar Co. has released Off-Grid, its October limited edition and the latest in a monthly series. Halfwheel lists it as released on October 6, 2026.
La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull 10th Anniversary Maduro Ships This Week
La Flor Dominicana is sending its Andalusian Bull 10th Anniversary Maduro to retailers this week, a limited-edition release that keeps the original cigar's unusual shape while swapping in a darker wrapper. According to Halfwheel, the company spent the past month teasing both the cigar and a movie it produced about the original Andalusian Bull.
XIKAR's Sentinel Puts Cigars, Cutter, Lighter and Cards in One Leather Case
XIKAR has started shipping the Sentinel, a zippered leather travel case that carries cigars and everyday gear together. Quality Importers Trading Co., the brand's parent company, is sending it to retailers at $199.99, halfwheel reports.
Great Smoke Ticket page is up, goes live 11/3/26
The Great Smoke 2027 is Smoke Inn’s Arabian Nights edition, a four-day South Florida cigar weekend running March 18–21. Tickets go on sale November 3, 2026, at noon EST. Listings that say out of stock or sold out are not sold out. They are not live yet. Smoke Inn calls it America’s greatest cigar event.
Marshawn Lynch Brings Beast Mode to Kingmakers Cigars
Marshawn Lynch is taking Beast Mode off the field and into the humidor. The former NFL running back has partnered with Kingmakers Cigars on Beast Mode by Kingmakers, a new regular production line.
Cavalier Genève Ships Two New Small Batch Cigars
Cavalier Genève has replaced the four cigars that made up its Small Batch Series with two new releases. Founder Sébastien Decoppet told halfwheel in a text conversation that boxes of the Small Batch Lancero and Salomónes began shipping to stores this week.
Casa Carrillo Begins Pledge of Allegiance Rockets Release
Casa Carrillo is shipping the second chapter of its 2026 Pledge of Allegiance project this week, the limited Rockets size, after a planned start on Monday, September 28.
Tatuaje Sets Early October Shipping for Jason Redux 6
Tatuaje Cigars will send the sixth chapter of its Monster Redux series to stores in early October as The Jason Redux 6 returns to the market.
Xikar Xi2 Cutters Get Four Day of the Dead Designs Inspired by Regions of Mexico
Quality Importers Trading Co. has announced a Dia de Muertos series for the Xikar Xi2 cigar cutter, with four designs each based on skull art from a different part of Mexico.
Cigar.com Redirects to Cigora Tomorrow
Two weeks ago we covered Scandinavian Tobacco Group's plan to fold Cigar.com into Cigora. That change happens tomorrow, September 29, though some outlets reported it as today. Cigar Coop listed the effective date as September 28, while Cigar World and the redirect itself point to the 29th.
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.
Zaya Younan Brings El Septimo to Little Havana: Inside Tonight's Event at Neptune Cigars
MIAMI, FL. September 25, 2026. Tonight, Neptune Cigars' flagship Little Havana superstore will host one of the more notable brand nights on Miami's cigar calendar this fall: an in person appearance by Zaya Younan, Chairman and CEO of El Septimo Cigars, running from 4 to 8 PM at the store's location on NW 7th Street. The event pairs a rare face to face audience with one of the industry's most polarizing luxury figures with a live music set from Miami saxophonist Manny Echazabal.
My Father La Lealtad
La Lealtad is My Father’s second regular cigar from its Honduras factory, a loyalty themed follow up to 2025’s My Father Blue. La Lealtad, Spanish for loyalty, is the second regular line from that factory after My Father Blue in 2025.
Casa Carrillo to Begin Shipping Pledge of Allegiance Rockets on Monday
Casa Carrillo has released full details on the second cigar in its 2026 Pledge of Allegiance series, a 6 3/8 by 58 figurado called Rockets. It is the fourth year the company has issued a Pledge of Allegiance line and the second year a Rockets size has been part of it.
Viaje Puts Unused Zombie Art on a New Figurado
Viaje is launching a project called Alternate Artwork. The series pairs previously unused package designs with a size or shape that has not been offered in that line before.
Dunbarton Previews Overseas No. 2 for International Markets
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust has previewed the next cigar in its international only Overseas series. Overseas No. 2 arrived in conversation this week during InterTabac activity, and Steve Saka shared the first clear picture of what the follow up to Overseas No. 1 will be, according to a preview published by Halfwheel.
Meerapfel Project 18 Set to Ship in the Fourth Quarter
Meerapfel Cigar says Project 18 will begin shipping worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2026. The cigar was shown last week at InterTabac in Dortmund.
New England Cigar Expo Returns to Windham This Weekend
The New England Cigar Expo will return to Dreamers Ranch in Windham, New Hampshire, this Friday and Saturday, September 25 and 26, 2026, for two days of cigars, live entertainment, and industry gatherings.
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