Category: Industry News

Earlier today, Cavalier Genève announced that the 10th Anniversary release started shipping at the end of last week to US-based retailers. To start the celebration, Cavalier Genève Cigars is announcing the 10 Years Crafting anniversary release. A release offered in one parejo vitola, 6.25×52, presented in 14-count boxes, with alternating cigars between claro and a darker wrapper, a beautiful blend of 10 tobaccos to celebrate 10 years. The

Spain is one of the largest markets for cigars outside of the U.S. While it’s known mostly because of the large sales volume of Cuban cigars, for some non-Cuban brands, it is a very important market. One of those companies is Joya de Nicaragua. Since 2022, Joya de Nicaragua has been releasing an annual regional exclusive for Spanish retailers under the name Pata Negra, Spanish for black hoof and a reference

The CRAFT Maquette Foreign & Domestic, released last year as part of RoMa Craft Tobac’s CRAFT Maquette Series, will be returning to shelves this fall. It’s the first time that a CRAFT Maquette Series cigar has gotten a second release. Skip Martin, co-founder of RoMa Craft Tobac, said he liked the cigar so much that he personally placed an order with the Nica Sueño factory, which he also co-owns, for

To some degree, I imagine that all of the AJ Fernandez-made Altadis U.S.A. products are chasing the legacy of the H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez, one of the first releases in the Altadis U.S.A.-AJ Fernandez partnership. Nearly a decade ago, Altadis U.S.A. turned to Abdel Fernández to make a Nicaraguan H. Upmann. While I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that many other AJF-made Altadis U.S.A. products have sold better, that

Selected Tobacco has announced the release of the Byron 175 Tribute Set, a limited-edition collector’s release commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Byron brand. Presented in an elegant display case, the set includes four cigars, each housed in a cosmetic-grade aluminum tube and representing a different chapter in Byron’s history. Every cigar has undergone a minimum of four years of post-roll aging using Selected Tobacco’s proprietary maturation process.

Black Label Trading Co. (BLTC) is introducing a new packaging option for its popular 6×50 Toro cigars—a Fresh Pack 4-count zipper bag with a Boveda humidity sachet. Shipping to select retailers will begin next week. The BLTC Toro Fresh Pack includes one each of Royalty, Porcelain, Lawless, and Last Rites in the 6×50 Toro vitola, packaged in a custom-made resealable zipper bag designed to keep cigars fresh and

Casa 1910 AG has announced a strategic investment and equity partnership with Smoker Friendly, the largest brick-and-mortar tobacco retailer in the United States, operating more than 1,000 retail locations nationwide. The agreement marks Smoker Friendly’s entry as a strategic industry partner in Casa 1910 and represents a significant milestone for the Mexican premium cigar category in the U.S. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. Founded on a commitment

Maya Selva, founder of Maya Selva Cigars, has been appointed Knight of the Legion of Honor (Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur) by the President of France. Part of the July 14, 2026 promotion, this highest French order of merit recognizes her success as the founder of a premium, handmade cigar production and distribution company.  

Hooten Young has not one, but two cigars celebrating the 250th anniversary of America. One that uses a wrapper from Connecticut, while the other uses a wrapper that comes from Pennsylvania. Both cigars—which come in the same box—are now shipping. Regardless of wrapper choice, the Hooten Young American 250 Reserve is a 6 1/2 x 5o toro. The 250 Reserve Connecticut uses a shade-grown wrapper, while the 250 Reserve Maduro

Cigarrenfabrik August Schuster, the Bünde, Germany-based cigar manufacturer and distributor, has announced that it has updated the packaging and standardized the sizes of two of its Maria Mancini lines. Last year, the Maria Mancini Classics line underwent a packaging update. Now, the new looks for the Edición Especial and Postre de Banquete lines are heading to stores in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Schuster has stressed that the blends themselves remain