Earlier this year, when Vlada Stojanov announced the Somm Premier Cru Petra, the Somm Cigars founder made it clear that there would be two follow-ups to the limited edition Petra. This week, the first of them went on sale. Like the original cigar, the Somm Premier Cru Petra II is a 6 x 52 toro that was rolled at the Fábrica Centroamericana de Tabaco S.A. factory in Honduras, best known
Cavalier Genève has announced the shipping of two of its most anticipated new launches for 2026. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the company, which was founded by Sebastien Decoppet. To celebrate the occasion, the company has created two different 10th anniversary releases, each made up of two different cigars. Two of the four cigars are packaged in a humidor alongside a Cavalier-branded Cvstos watch, a package that is
J.C. Newman’s Brick House line is now available in a 70-ring gauge vitola. Today, the company is shipping the Brick House Maduro Commodore, a new 5 1/2 x 70 gordo. Blend-wise, the Brick House Maduro uses a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers. J.C. Newman rolls the Brick House lines at its PENSA factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The Commodore has an MSRP of $11.50 and is
As part of its ongoing effort to make its products available through retailers worldwide, Les Fines Lames is proud to announce a new partnership with Asia Marketing Services and its Director, Hans Rijfkogel, to represent the brand across the Asia-Pacific region. With over 20 years of experience in the region, Hans Rijfkogel and Asia Marketing Services bring the local expertise and relationships needed to grow the brand’s presence across Asia-Pacific.
Española Cigars is proud to announce the addition of a new 6 x 60 Double Toro to its award-winning core portfolio. Available in Connecticut, Maduro, and Corojo, the new vitola will begin shipping to retailers and distributors on September 1, 2026. The cigars will be offered in boxes of 20 with an MSRP of $15 per cigar. The 6 x 60 Double Toro answers growing consumer demand for larger ring
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), The Leaf Master Tobacco Trading, and La Palina Cigars announced the launch of Yalla Habeebi, the first-ever PCA international premium cigar. Created to commemorate the second edition of the World Cigar Show in Dubai, the limited-edition release marks a historic milestone for the association while celebrating the continued growth of premium cigar culture throughout the Gulf region. A portion of proceeds from every cigar sold
This year, for President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, he hosted a UFC event on the White House lawn. It was one of the more spectacular birthday celebrations for a sitting president, even besting the parade he ordered for his 79th birthday. However, it’s certainly not the most famous moment of a sitting president’s birthday. In 1962, Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” at a party celebrating the 45th birthday
On Friday, the 2026 version of Robert Caldwell’s annual charitable cigar will head to stores. At least on paper, the Lost&Found Give a F*ck 2026 appears to be the same cigar as last year’s release. Once again, it’s a 5 x 50 robusto that uses a habano-seed wrapper from an undisclosed country over a Sumatra-seed binder from an undisclosed country and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. It is
In 2022, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) released the Buffalo Trace Special F, a 6 x 60 figurado, hence the f in Special F. Shipping to stores this week are two new versions of that blend, part of what STG is calling the Buffalo Trace Special Selection. Blend-wise, the cigars use an Ecuadorian Sumatra-seed wrapper over a Brazilian Arapiraca binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The binder spends six
Speaking on Sunday during an event marking the 47th anniversary of Nicaragua’s Sandinista Revolution, President Daniel Ortega declared that there will no longer be elections in Nicaragua as he seeks to prevent political opponents from taking control of the government. “There will never be elections here again,” said Ortega at the event. “We will work with the National Assembly and the relevant institutions on laws, because we need laws that