In April, Gurkha announced a new limited edition that was created to commemorate the three decades that Juan Lopez, the company’s longtime vp of sales, has spent in the premium cigar business. The aptly named Tres Decadas is a three-vitola line made up of an Ecuadorian habano oscuro wrapper, a binder grown in Jalapa, Nicaragua, and an all-Nicaraguan filler blend that contains viso from Condega, ligero from Estelí and seco
On Nov. 21, Habanos S.A. will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Bolívar brand by debuting the first Edición Regional branded for Africa. The Bolívar Safari is a 4 1/3 (110mm) x 54 petit robusto, a size known as the torres in the Cuban cigar portfolio. It’s the same vitola as the Trinidad Vigía. According to Walid Saleh, ceo at Phoenicia T.A.A. Cyprus Ltd., production is limited to 16,666 boxes
For most of its time, ADV & McKay Cigar Co.’s ADVentura line has been about adventures, pirates and battles. But the newest line, Blackfin’s Parlay, is all about peace. As the story of ADVentura goes, this will be the “peace” or parlay between the pirates of Barbarroja’s Invasion and Blue Eyed Jack’s Revenge. Unfortunately, the boxes for Blackfin’s Parlay won’t talk like the others, which played a small sound clip
In August 2025, Vector-KGM released a pair of lighters that, based on their prices and design, sit in the middle of what would be described as economical and on the lower end of midrange. They are the Hyper and Shadow, a pair of lighters that because of their large, translucent, plastic butane fuel tanks, sort of look like the familiar wallet-friendly pocket lighters, but then have touches of more upscale
Mike Ditka, the former head coach and tight end for the Chicago Bears, has died at the age of 86. In 1961, the Chicago Bears drafted Ditka out of the University of Pittsburgh with the fifth overall pick. He played six seasons with the Bears before playing for the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. After retiring in 1972, Tom Landry hired Ditka as an assistant for the Cowboys. In 1982,
CLE Cigar Co. and Florida International University have signed an agreement that will see the latter study potential improvements for cigar tobacco growing and processing. Yesterday, the two parties finalized the agreement for the new Eiroa Innovation Fund, which will work with FIU’s Agroecology Program. Christian Eiroa, founder of CLE, told halfwheel that the new partnership will focus on three main areas: Developing more affordable tobacco barns Reducing the time needed
While the price of cigarettes will dramatically increase in Germany, cigars and pipe tobacco will be subject to much less dramatic tax increases than had been warned for 2027. Throughout the year, Germany’s government has been working on a major update to its tobacco taxes, with a series of increases planned between 2027 and 2030. According to Bild, Germany’s ruling CDU/CSU parties have agreed to a modified version of the massive tobacco
This year marks the 60th anniversary of Cohiba. Last night in London, Habanos S.A. formally announced what is described as the first part of its “year of Cohiba.” As had been announced earlier this year, the Cohiba Talismán, a former limited edition, is becoming a regular production release. The Cuban cigar monopoly has announced that it is the ninth cigar in the Cohiba Línea Clásica line, meaning it joins cigars
Cigar News – October 8, 2026 Habanos S.A. presents Montecristo Fragata – a new travel humidor created exclusively for the Duty Free & Travel Retail channels. The new travel humidor contains 20 Montecristo Fragata Habanos, a brand-new vitola within the brand’s portfolio, presented in the Duke format, with 54 ring gauge x 140 mm in length and the classic Montecristo blend, ranging from medium to full strength. Montecristo Fragata Habanos
As you may have heard, this year marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of America. Cigar companies have a long history of celebrating anniversaries by releasing new cigars or lines, so it has been no great surprise to see new releases from companies like Aladino, Arturo Fuente, CAO, Camacho, Casa Carrillo, Founders Cigar Co., J.C. Newman, Powstanie, Rocky Patel, Ted’s Cigars and others. In March, Fratello announced it would