Sanj Patel is honoring a dear friend of his with a new line that is making its debut today. It’s called by Moe by Sanj Patel, and it’s a 6 x 50 toro that uses an Ecuadorian grown Connecticut-seed wrapper over an undisclosed binder and filler. The company calls it light to medium in strength, with a profile marked by cashews that give it a creamy, buttery sensation with hints
As part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, S.T. Dupont has created a handful of Statue of Liberty-themed items. Three of them use a printing technique where an image is placed underneath lacquer. On the backside of the lighter is a solid teal color. S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Statue of Liberty — $1,795 S.T. Dupont Eternity Fountain Pen Statue of Liberty —
On September 25 and 26, hundreds of cigar enthusiasts descended on Dreamers’ Ranch in Windham, New Hampshire, for an event that has become increasingly difficult to define by traditional cigar-festival standards. Organized by Dave Garofalo and the team at Two Guys Cigars, the 2026 New England Cigar Expo was part cigar gathering, part dinner, part comedy show, part game show, part competitive-eating spectacle, and, ultimately, a two-day celebration of the
Cigar News – October 12, 2026 Casa Carrillo announces the addition of a new Robusto size to the Pledge Purple Premier Collection, expanding one of the company’s releases with a new format designed to deliver the signature Pledge Purple experience in a more compact presentation. Originally introduced to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pledge Prequel, Pledge Purple was created around a Havana-seed Connecticut wrapper from the same crop used in
The partnership brings together PCA’s international network and TCA’s education standards with Pierre Ltd.’s more than three decades of local experience. During the visit, PCA and TCA will deliver two intimate training and certification sessions: one Professional Session for cigar and hospitality professionals and selected industry partners, and one exclusive Aficionado Session for Pierre’s adult clients, collectors and cigar enthusiasts, hosted at Pierre Ltd.’s lounge in Seoul. Both sessions will
Cigar News – October 12, 2026 The tobacconist has opened a redesigned store featuring a 22 m² walk-in humidor, while its online platform Humibest focuses on premium cigar accessories. Cava París has relocated to 158 Calle París in Barcelona, unveiling a redesigned store centred on a 22 m² walk-in humidor with more than 600 storage positions. According to the company, the selection covers close to 90% of the most relevant
In April, Gurkha announced a new limited edition that was created to commemorate the three decades that Juan Lopez, the company’s longtime vp of sales, has spent in the premium cigar business. The aptly named Tres Decadas is a three-vitola line made up of an Ecuadorian habano oscuro wrapper, a binder grown in Jalapa, Nicaragua, and an all-Nicaraguan filler blend that contains viso from Condega, ligero from Estelí and seco
On Nov. 21, Habanos S.A. will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Bolívar brand by debuting the first Edición Regional branded for Africa. The Bolívar Safari is a 4 1/3 (110mm) x 54 petit robusto, a size known as the torres in the Cuban cigar portfolio. It’s the same vitola as the Trinidad Vigía. According to Walid Saleh, ceo at Phoenicia T.A.A. Cyprus Ltd., production is limited to 16,666 boxes
For most of its time, ADV & McKay Cigar Co.’s ADVentura line has been about adventures, pirates and battles. But the newest line, Blackfin’s Parlay, is all about peace. As the story of ADVentura goes, this will be the “peace” or parlay between the pirates of Barbarroja’s Invasion and Blue Eyed Jack’s Revenge. Unfortunately, the boxes for Blackfin’s Parlay won’t talk like the others, which played a small sound clip
In August 2025, Vector-KGM released a pair of lighters that, based on their prices and design, sit in the middle of what would be described as economical and on the lower end of midrange. They are the Hyper and Shadow, a pair of lighters that because of their large, translucent, plastic butane fuel tanks, sort of look like the familiar wallet-friendly pocket lighters, but then have touches of more upscale