Casa Carrillo is adding a robusto size to its Perez-Carrillo Pledge Purple line, and it’s expected to begin shipping to stores next week. It’s a 5 1/4 x 52 box-pressed vitola, and uses the same blend as the other sizes in the line, meaning a Connecticut-grown, havana-seed wrapper from Dunn & Foster that comes from the same crop used for the cigars in the original Pledge line’s debut in 2020.
Last March, a fire broke out in the packaging area of AJ Fernandez’s main factory in Estelí. Given AJ Fernandez’s extensive client list, the impact of the fire—which came on the heels of the 2025 PCA Convention & Trade Show—had a noticeable impact on not just AJ Fernandez but also many other companies, some of which are still feeling the effects. Earlier this year, the company announced Amar, a new
On two occasions we’ve seen ordinary turtles go full-on psychedelic, but now it’s time to see what the rabbit can do… introducing the Psychedelic Rabbit from Espinosa and Cigar Dojo. UPDATE: Psychedelic Rabbit cigars are now officially sold out. Kicking off at 12pm Eastern on Friday, 6/5/2026, the sale lasted only 28 minutes from start to finish, marking one of the Dojo’s fastest-selling collaborations to date. The Psychedelic Turtle