Category: Industry News

Dr. Heidi Overton has been selected as the nominee to serve as the next commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the agency that, amongst other things, serves as the federal government’s tobacco regulator. Currently, Overton serves as the deputy assistant for domestic policy, serving as a go-between for the White House and the various federal agencies affected by health policy. During the first Trump administration, she served

Canadian cigar lovers have a new Dominican name to discover. TioLeo Cigars will begin shipping to Canadian retailers this August from distributor Tabac Arsenal. The partnership gives Canadians access to new boutique cigars shaped by a family that has lived with the leaf across generations, from cultivation and aging through to blending and production. While TioLeo is new to the market, the family behind it is anything but.

To mark the tenth anniversary of its Flamingo range, Lecigare.ch unveils the Flamingo 10th Anniversary, a limited edition created especially to celebrate this first decade. Launched in 2016, the Flamingo range was born from a passion for cigars and a simple ambition: to offer premium cigars combining aromatic richness, craftsmanship and value for money, without compromising on the smoking experience. For the Flamingo 10th Anniversary, a new blend

In 2015, Room101—then an independent brand distributed by Davidoff—announced a new limited edition line with the memorable name Johnny Tobacconaut, which featured a brand icon of an astronaut holding a small shovel and wearing a backpack with some tobacco leaves. The first release was a Nicaraguan puro that consisted of three different perfecto vitolas, made at the Camacho factory in Honduras. Six years later, a couple of years after Room101

With the Fourth of July holiday behind us, it feels like much of the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary has faded into memory. It felt like it was everywhere for a while, and certainly crossed over into the cigar industry. That included the return of a cigar series that had been a staple of the summer celebrations, the Camacho Liberty, which had been released nearly every year from 2002 to

The third version of the Bandolero Firecracker is off to stores. Like past versions, the Bandolero Firecracker 2026 is a 3 1/2 x 50 short robusto with a long pigtail that is tucked inside the band, made to mimic the fuse of a firecracker. The cigar is the same as the 2022 and 2023 versions. Each cigar is covered with the Bandolero Aventureros’s wrapper and binder, an Ecuadorian habano maduro

Weekly News (Aug. 17, 2026) | halfwheel El Titán de Bronze & STG End Distribution Agreement In a pretty slow news week, this one caught my eye as I hadn’t realized that it had been two and a half years since the agreement went into place. It also got me wondering just how beneficial it had been for both sides, and where it leaves the Miami-based cigar maker as it

Among sayings go, the one about never getting a second chance to make a first impression is as famous as any. In the case of the Knuckle Sandwich brand, one of its newest lines seems to be trying to get that second chance. It’s called the Knuckle Sandwich Avant-Garde, and it was created to be a new cigar that the brand hopes will be approachable for a wider consumer base,

Micallef Cigars proudly announces the release of Micallef Orange, the newest addition to the acclaimed Color Series. Following the success of Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Green, and White, Micallef Orange continues the tradition of delivering premium quality  at a remarkable value for brick-and-mortar retailers and their loyal customers. Crafted at the Micallef Cigars factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, Micallef Orange is a medium-bodied cigar featuring a Connecticut wrapper over a San

If I had to think of the core line of Principle Cigars, I would pick Martinique. The line serves as the company’s Connecticut offering and, unlike the company’s Accomplice or Aviator Series lines, is rather straightforward: one blend, just a few vitolas. In June, the newest Martinique debuted: a 5 1/2 x 43 corona. While it wasn’t intended to be a store exclusive, currently, it is only available through Small