Stogie Press and Front Line Cigars have announced a special sampler pack of five cigars that have been rated at least 91 by Stogie Press and are carried by Front Line Cigars. For a limited time this sampler will be available on the Frontline Cigars website and if you use discount code – Stogie Press Read more about Cigar News: Chicago Land -Frontline Cigars – Offers Stogie Press Sampler Pack[…]
In this episode, Boston Jimmie from Stogie Press sits down with Cigar Rights of America Executive Director, Glynn Loope to discuss the state of the Premium Cigar Industry and how we are navigating the FDA road blocks. We take a trip back to the start of the FDA Regulations and visit the Save The Leaf Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 21 – Glynn Loope – Cigar Rights of America[…]
MoyaRuiz Cigars announced in a press release today that they are returning to their roots. The company which was founded in 2013, has created and offered exciting limited releases that featured clever packaging and an innovative marketing approach. This, along with their core lines, made MoyaRuiz brands a quick fan favorite in the boutique cigar Read more about Cigar News: MoyaRuiz Cigars Returns to Roots[…]
Protocol Cigars announced today, the release of The Protocol Eliot Ness. It is the second installment of the newly created “Lawmen Series.” Last year, the company essentially kicked off the series with the introduction of the Protocol Sir Robert Peel. With the release of the The Protocol Eliot Ness the company has officially forged the Read more about Cigar News: Protocol Cigars Pays Tribute to Eliot Ness as 2nd Cigar in the Protocol Lawmen Series[…]
In this episode, Boston Jimmie from Stogie Press takes a virtual visit to Richardson, TX to have a cigar chat with the King of Small Ring Gauge cigars, Noel Rojas. We talk about the history of Rojas Cigar from Noel’s beginnings growing up in Cuba to his arrival in the USA where he started his Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 20 – Noel Rojas – Rojas Cigars[…]
In a bold move, Steve Saka, founder and co-owner of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT), has announced an immediate moratorium on opening new retail accounts until further notice. In a press release today, Saka noted: “As a small family business that has been working relentlessly to establish our brands on the best Retailers’ shelves for Read more about Cigar News: Steve Saka Opts For Quality Over Quantity With Moratorium on New Retail Accounts[…]
In this episode we take a trip to an undisclosed location with Robert Holt, owner of Southern Draw Cigars and talk about what’s new with Robert and his Southern Draw Cigars Family. It has been over five years since Southern Draw Cigars came onto the cigar scene. They were the 2019 recipient of the Stogie Read more about Taking It To The Nub – Season 1 Episode 19 – Robert Holt – Southern Draw Cigars[…]
On August 5th 2020, just 4 years after the FDA’s deeming regulations on the the cigar industry took effect, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration submitted a court filing which essentially proposed a program that will allow manufacturers to request a deferral on submitting substantial equivalence reports. Essentially it allows premium cigar manufacturers to apply Read more about Cigar News: FDA Acknowledges their Huge Workload for Substantial Equivalence Reports and Offers Possible Deferment[…]
Fratello Cigars and Omar de Frias have announced their latest creation – the Fratello Sorella. Sorella was introduced in June 2019 with the release of the Space Fresh Packs in 6 x 50 format and served as “market research” for Fratello as they investigated expanding their future product offering. This “Same Blend, New Look” version Read more about Cigar News: Fratello Cigars Announce “International Only” Sorella[…]
“We possess a divine gift of imagining, of dreaming. We can imagine a future that does not yet exist and that is what separate us humans from all other species on Earth.” – ERWIN MCMANUS. ACE Prime and Crowned Heads announced today, the release of a new Luciano Cigar line called: THE DREAMER. It is the Read more about Cigar News: ACE Prime and Crowned Heads Announce “The Dreamer”[…]
ACE Prime and Crowned Heads announced the launch of the Pichardo Maduro today. The story of this cigar draws on the life and experience of its namesake – Don. Eradio Pichardo. A fourth-generation tobacconist and heir to more than a century and a half of knowledge in the world of tobacco, Don Pichardo worked for Read more about Cigar News: ACE Prime and Crowned Heads Announce the Pichardo-Maduro[…]
If you are cigar enthusiast, you know that Dominoes (Bones) and Cigars go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly. CAO Ambassador – Ricky Rodriguez – knows that too and he and the CAO blending team decided to create a new cigar called Bones. Announced this past month, the CAO Bones has blend described as: Wrapper Read more about Cigar News: CAO Cigars Announces the BONES[…]
It was announced this week that the 90 year old Nat Sherman International Company will be exiting the premium cigar market. Altria Group Inc., which acquired Nat Sherman in 2017, stated that by the end of September, they will exit the wholesale cigar business and will be shutting down the flagship Nat Sherman cigar store Read more about Cigar News: Premium Cigar Industry Bids Farewell to Nat Sherman International[…]
In a letter to the cigar media today, Erik Espinosa, President of Espinosa Premium Cigars, sadly announced this year’s La Zona Palooza has been cancelled to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The letter does however note that the show will go on via an innovative virtual approach with details to be announced by August 15. The Read more about Cigar News: Espinosa Premium Cigars Cancels 2020 La Zona Palooza[…]