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The collaborative release between La Flor Dominicana and ProjectCarbon is beginning to ship to stores. It’s called Carbon Flower, combining the “Flor” part of LFD’s name and Carbon from ProjectCarbon, a brand of carbon fiber cigar accessories. Blend-wise, the La Flor Dominicana Carbon Flower is a 6 x 54 toro extra that uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over tobaccos grown on the company’s farms in La Canela, Dominican Republic.

In November 2023, West Tampa Tobacco Co. announced the first release in its Cook Book Series, created to showcase food-inspired blends. The first cigar in the series was Boliche Blvd., inspired by the nickname given to Columbus Drive in Tampa, which is known for the many Cuban and Latino restaurants that serve boliche, a Cuban dish consisting of eye-round beef stuffed with ham and served with rice, and which is

Just across the famed Mississippi River from St. Louis and a little north lies the town of Alton in the state of Illinois. Just off of downtown is AP Cigar which is a cool little spot to grab your cigars! Mike Weller is the head honcho here and provides a great place to smoke. In addition to cigars, there are signature coffee drinks available that are well renowned around the

When it comes to family lineages in the tobacco industry, the Eiroa family can claim more than a century in the business. A new line, 1916 Tabacalera Eirora, pays tribute to the heritage, with the fourth generation of the family credited with developing the blend. Santi Eiroa, the youngest son of Christian Eiroa, founder of CLE Cigar Co., came up with an all-Honduran blend, highlighted by a five-year-old habano wrapper

Last month, United Cigars released the Independence Firecracker, a new limited edition cigar for its long-running Firecracker series of cigars. As it turns out, that was only part of the plan. Next month, United Cigars will release that blend in two traditional vitolas, without the firecracker’s signature fuse, and as a regular production line. The Independence line will be offered in Robusto (4 7/8 x 50, $10.50) and Toro (5

In 2021, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), owner of the non-Cuban-made Cohiba brand, released a limited edition line extension called Serie M, making it at the El Titan de Bronze factory in Miami, as opposed to the brand’s usual home, General Cigar Dominicana. It was the first Cohiba to be made in the United States, and the first time that General Cigar Co. had worked with El Titan de Bronze. Note:

Three boutique cigar brands took their show on the road across the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Alberta, and Manitoba in July for the 3 Legends Tour, giving Canadian cigar enthusiasts the chance to meet the faces behind the brands and experience some of their newest releases before they receive national distribution. Organized by distributor Tabac Arsenal, the tour showcased Karen Berger Cigars, Esteban Carreras, and Notorious Cigars by

The Cigar Association of America (CAA) President Scott Pearce testified yesterday before the Section 301 Committee, an interagency group including the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and other agencies that assess the impact of trade policy. This was the final public hearing on the proposed tariff schedule, which would set a 12.5% rate for most

The Spanish Guardia Civil has seized 33,840 counterfeit Cuban cigars at a residence in Mislata, Valencia, eastern Spain, where the cigars were being fitted with counterfeit bands and packaged for distribution throughout Europe. Three people have been arrested in the operation and are accused of smuggling, crimes against industrial property, membership in a criminal organization, and an offence against workers’ rights. Four other people are under investigation as

Weekly News (July 13, 2026) | halfwheel Nine Cigar Companies Sue for More Than $10 Million in FDA User Fee Refunds It was only a matter of time before this lawsuit or one like it, one that seeks to get back the FDA user fees paid by cigar companies, was filed. It will be curious to see how the government goes about responding and defending this, as a lawsuit like