Earlier this month, Selected Tobacco S.A. held an event to celebrate the grand opening of the company’s new factory and aging facility in Madrid. Those who attended the event were given a sampler that included five cigars, two of which are new. You’ll be able to buy the same sampler, but you will only be able to do so from retailers who went to the event in Spain. The new
As it has done for the past few Chinese New Year’s, Quality Importers Trading Co. will have a handful of special colorways for the upcoming Year of the Goat. At next week’s annual Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) Meeting & Convention, the company will unveil the new Year of the Goat Collection. None of the items are new, but these are new colorways. Those items include: Cigar Caddy 5CT Year
After a soft launch in March, Arturo Fuente is preparing for the nationwide release of its elusive Black Pink line. Next week, the company will begin shipping the line to stores across the country. Arturo Fuente Rare Pink Vintage 1960’s Black Pink—the line’s full name—is part of the company’s Hemingway brand, though it’s an offshoot of Rare Pink, itself a sub-brand of Hemingway. Like other Hemingway cigars, it’s offered only
Ahead of next week’s annual meeting of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA), Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, Inc. has announced its new exclusive cigar for the retail members of the group. Enter the Matrix. The Rocky Patel Matrix is a new 6 x 50 toro that uses a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and fillers from the Jamastrán Valley in Honduras. The company says the cigar is medium-plus
A year ago, Artesano Del Tobacco—the parent of the Viva La Vida brand—asked its fans what new vitolas it should add to its Viva La Vida Connecticut line. The top two vote-getters were a Churchill and lancero. In July, the new Viva La Vida Connecticut Churchill shipped to stores, while the new lancero is expected to arrive before the end of the year. This week, the company has upped the
For months, Tyler Jeffrey of Viso Horny has been teasing a release called Post Nut Clarity. It’s coming next month. The Viso Horny Post Nut Clarity is 4 1/2 x 56 box-pressed parejo. Like some other Viso Horny releases, it’s made entirely of tobaccos from the viso priming. A typical tobacco plant is divided into three sections: the largest and mildest leaves are located in the lowest section, known as
Three Leaf’s boutiques combine cigar retail with lounge spaces where customers can select cigars from a walk-in humidor and smoke them on site. Since opening in 2023, the company has expanded to three locations, reflecting growing interest in cigar culture in Saudi Arabia. A developing cigar market Cigar culture in Saudi Arabia is relatively young, emerging alongside broader developments in the country’s hospitality and leisure sectors. In 2025, Saudi Arabia
Cigar News – October 22, 2026 Plasencia Cigars proudly announces the promotion of Javier Carranza to Vice President of Sales, United States, recognizing his instrumental role in developing the company’s U.S. business and his continued contributions to its growth. Carranza joined Plasencia Cigars in 2016 as U.S. National Sales Director, during the early stages of the Plasencia family’s efforts to establish its own branded cigar portfolio in the American market.
Cigar News – October 22, 2026 Nicaragua has spent much of the past two decades near the top of the cigar world, and more passionados than ever are coming to see where their cigars are made. A new independent website, nicaraguan-cigars.com, makes planning that trip easier. Written in English and run from Nicaragua, the guide focuses on the details visitors need most, such as addresses, opening hours and how to
Warped Cigars has announced a new version of its Cloud Hopper line named Cloud Hopper Black. Blend-wise, it uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers; for context, the original Cloud Hopper is a Nicaraguan puro. Second, while the Cloud Hopper Black cigars are being made at Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. (NACSA), the original Cloud Hopper cigars are made by Aganorsa. Cloud Hopper debuted in