At some point, I might research which company should get credit for the concept of anniversary cigars. While plenty of other industries have examples of anniversary release products—Apple once did an iPhone X and a 20th anniversary release is expected next year—at this point, it would be tough to find a cigar company that hasn’t released multiple new anniversary cigars in the last five years. This year marks the 10th
The Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (PROCIGAR) proudly announces that registration is now open for the 19th edition of the PROCIGAR Festival, taking place February 16–19, 2027, in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. The Festival invites cigar enthusiasts from around the world to experience the people, traditions and craftsmanship behind the world’s finest premium cigars. Guests will enjoy exclusive factory and tobacco field tours, educational experiences, cigar power talks,
At this year’s 2026 PCA Convention & Trade Show, Gellis Family Cigars—the Warped adjacent brand—showed off the newest version of its Piece Unique annual limited edition and two new brands. One was Gellis Family Cigars Essentials, described as a core line; the other was the Heritage No. 50, a cigar somewhere between a limited edition and core line. The company says that it will release the cigar in batches, with
New diadema vitolas for four different Prometheus blends are on the way to stores. The lines are the OpusX Rare Purple, OpusX Rare Black, God of Fire KKP Never Back Down and God of Fire KKP Special Reserve. There are three new vitolas, the same three vitolas for each line, but this week, Prometheus has made the first shipment. Somewhat confusingly, it’s not shipping the same two vitolas for each
After a soft launch last week, the Micallef Orange should soon be arriving at stores nationwide. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company says it began shipping the cigars on Monday, Aug. 31, with the intent that stores will have them on shelves by tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 5. The Micallef Orange is one of two new blends the company has added to its Color Series this year; in February, it released the
The latest Edición Regional cigar for the Principality of Andorra honors Charlemagne, one of the most important rulers in Europe’s history. Late last month, the Ramón Allones Carlemany went on sale in the country. It uses the genios vitola, a robusto extra that measures 5 1/2 (140mm) x 52. It’s a popular vitola throughout the Habanos S.A. portfolio, and this is actually the third Edición Regional release to use the
Last year, CLE Cigar Co. harkened back to the early days of air travel with a release called the Aviator Series. It was an extremely limited release—just five American stores received the cigars—and they arrived priced at over $100 per cigar. After the cigars were shown off, Christian Eiroa, the founder of CLE Cigar Co., said there was persistent demand from some of the company’s international clients. Now, some of
Perdomo has announced a packaging change for its 30th Anniversary lines, shifting from 30-count boxes to 20-count boxes, as it looks to help retailers increase movement of the line. In a letter to retailers, the company said that it has listened to their feedback and made box purchases of the line more affordable. The new 20-count format means that boxes are between $135 and $155 less per box when compared
During the 2026 PCA Convention & Trade Show, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust showed off an offshoot to its Sobremesa line with a very distinctive visual look: dark tobacco on top—covering the cap and about an inch below that—with a lighter wrapper flowing from where that tobacco ends to the foot of the cigar. The name of the line is Tapa Negra—which means “black lid” in Spanish—and if it looks a
Davidoff, one of the largest companies in the Dominican cigar industry, has left ProCigar, the Dominican Republic’s main cigar manufacturers’ organization. The Swiss company had been a member through Tabadom Holdings, Inc., Davidoff’s Dominican manufacturing operation that includes its two cigar factories, tobacco processing operation and farms. It was a founding member and has been a part of ProCigar for 34 years, at least until earlier this year. For decades,