After debuting it at the InterTabac 2026 trade fair earlier this month, Don Emmanuel Cigars has begun shipping the fourth vitola to its Annunaki line, a 6 x 54 figurado called Enki. The Annunaki line uses a Dominican wrapper, a Mexican San Andrés negro binder, and a filler made with tobacco from five regions of the Dominican Republic. The company developed the blend with the help of Eladio Díaz, and
It’s not all that uncommon to see a cigar with a blend of tobacco that comes from one country, but for his newest release, Fermin Perez Jr. is focusing on a specific region of one country: Estelí, Nicaragua. The new line is called Puro Estelí, and as the name suggests, all the tobacco comes from what is considered the cigar-making capital of the country. The blend is highlighted by a
Cigar News – September 30, 2026 Handcrafted humidors and a one-of-a-kind piece for Oktoberfest season. With the start of this year’s Oktoberfest, the handcrafted humidors by Daniel Marshall are available at LODENFREY for the first time, bringing American flair to the Bavarian capital. A special rarity is the ”Oktoberfest Humidor“, crafted exclusively for LODENFREY. This one-of-a-kind piece features an oil painting that combines the California humidor designer’s signature craftsmanship with
Cigar News – September 30, 2026 The annual limited-edition Brick House Bricktoberfest Churchill cigar puts a seasonal twist on a time-honored tradition. This year’s limited-edition Brick House Bricktoberfest cigar is available now at participating retailers across the United States and Germany.The 2026 Bricktoberfest Churchill is a 7 ¾” x 48 cigar finished with a traditional pigtail cap. Handcrafted at J.C. Newman PENSA in Estelí, Nicaragua, this limited-edition cigar features an
Tatuaje’s Redux Monsters series is about to get its sixth member, as the company announced that The Jason Redux 6 will begin shipping to stores early next month. It’s a 7 1/2 x 52 vitola with a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper over Nicaraguan binders and fillers. It is a blend that is loosely based on the Fausto/Avion blend, and was one of Tatuaje’s strongest cigars to date at the time of
Quality Importers Trading Co. has announced four new colorways for the popular XIKAR Xi Series. They feature the artistic skulls that are rooted in a deep tradition in Mexico. The XIKAR Xi2 Dia de Muertos Series features four different variations of the skulls, each inspired by a different region of Mexico. Día de (los) Muertos, Spanish for the day of the dead, is a Mexican holiday that takes place on Nov.
Hooten Young is teaming up with Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc., a major firearms company, to release two new Ruger-branded cigars and a new bourbon. Center Fire is a 6 x 54 toro made with a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over an undisclosed binder and filler blend, while Rim Fire is a 6 x 54 toro made with a Connecticut-seed shade-grown wrapper from an undisclosed country over an undisclosed binder
At the InterTabac 2026 trade fair in Dortmund, Germany, Elie Bleu showed off a new ashtray that combined two of its ongoing series. The Angel de la Revolución Ashtray is made of obsidian, a material that Elie Bleu has used for other ashtrays. However, this particular model features n drawing, which appears to be loosely tied to the Museo de la Revolución, a former presidential palace in Havana that Elie
Bond Roberts, a multifaceted cigar partnership, has announced that it is expanding its auction business to allow users to list non-Cuban cigars for sale. Previously, the auction platform has only accepted Cuban cigar submissions since it launched in 2020. Bond Roberts is a peer-to-peer auction platform, similar to eBay. Users take pictures of the cigars, which are verified by Bond Roberts, and then other users bid on the listing. The
During its Early Access show on Tuesday evening, Drew Estate announced the upcoming release of a pair of new samplers and the launch of a new rewards program for consumers. Update (Sept. 28, 2026) — The two new samplers have begun shipping. The first sampler is the DE30 Box-Pressed Feral Flying Pig Sampler, which contains three cigars in a box-pressed spin of the company 5 3/8 x 60 Feral Flying