Gellis Family Cigars has shipped the first cigar in a new core line named Essentials. Essentials is a 4 1/2 x 32 petite corona made with an Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed wrapper and binder, while the filler tobacco is grown in Nicaragua. Like many of the other Gellis Family Cigars products, Essentials is made at TABACALERA LA iSLA in the Dominican Republic. In April, the cigar was previewed at the 2026 PCA
In about a month, Eric Piraas’ Confidenciaal has a new release that will have two different wrappers in the same box. It’s called Incognito. Half of the box contains Incognito Claro, which uses a Connecticut-seed wrapper, while the other half of the box is Colorado, which uses a habano-seed wrapper. As with the standard Confidenciaal line, the company isn’t disclosing much more about the blend. However, both cigars share the
Cigar News – September 28, 2026 Habanos, S.A. unveils the Trinidad Vigía Reserva Cosecha 2022: the brand’s first-ever Reserva. On September 19, 2026, at the Petit Palais of the Fairmont Montreux Palace, Habanos S.A. unveiled the Trinidad Vigía Reserva Cosecha 2022 in a world premiere, marking the celebrated Cuban brand’s first entry into the Reserva segment. The event, organized with Intertabak AG (exclusive distributor for Switzerland and Liechtenstein), brought together
Cigar News – September 28, 2026 Procigar at InterTabac 2026. Preparations for the Procigar 2027 festival are already underway, and tickets are on sale. Executive Director Agustín Fernández attended Intertabac 2026 with his team to present what he considers “the premier global tobacco event—the best cigar festival organized anywhere.” And it is undeniable that Procigar constantly strives to innovate by introducing new activities to the festival, ensuring the experience remains
Cigar News – September 28, 2026 Manifatture Sigaro Toscano presents the Toscano T, the result of a two-year co-creation project launched in mid-2024 with more than 2,500 enthusiasts from the Club Amici del Toscano. Manifatture Sigaro Toscano (MST) has presented the Toscano T in Rome, a new cigar born from a two-year co-creation journey with more than 2,500 members of the Club Amici del Toscano. The project embodies what the
Cigar News – September 28, 2026 Alec Bradley is adding more weight to the Chunk series with a new offering this fall. Chunk Sumatra — the third dedicated Chunk cigar — is a full-time release that will ship to retailers starting in October. While Chunk began as a frontmark for various Alec Bradley cigars, it has since become a line all its own with three full-time products: Maduro, Shade, and
Among the smaller cigar companies that have been making a bit of a name for themselves in recent years, Definition Cigars is one that has seemingly stood out. If you’re not familiar with Definition Cigars, the company was launched by Jamond Hackley in 2019 and is based in Dallas. Beyond its portfolio of cigars, the company became known for its bands, which, instead of being traditional paper bands, are a
Fermin Perez Jr. has announced a pair of changes for his cigar company: he’s moving production of his cigars to Tabacalera Familia Disla S.A. in Estelí, Nicaragua, and he’s moving distribution of his cigars to Domain Distribution. Both changes are designed to make it easier for retailers to order, restock and receive the brand’s portfolio through a single distribution operation. “For me, the cigar always comes first,” said Perez. “Familia
At this week’s TFWA World Exhibition & Conference 2026 in Cannes, France, Habanos S.A. will unveil the new Montecristo Fragata. The company teased the release with a video posted to social media. While the video contains a stylized drawing of the box, it does not contain any details about the cigar itself, other than that it will come in boxes of 20. Representatives for Habanos S.A. did not reply to
In the 1990s, after selling his family’s fasteners business, Alan Rubin started his own cigar company. It was 1996, in the midst of what we now know as the “Cigar Boom,” a period of time in which cigars were unprecedentedly popular with mainstream America. While many of the upstart brands of the day have since disappeared, Rubin’s company, alongside others like Drew Estate and Rocky Patel are still here, now