Greenville, SC based – Stogie Road Cigars™, has announced the release of the Sweet Grass Gringo. This 6 x 52 barber-pole style toro is the secind blend to come out of this small boutique brand and has a blend described as: Wrapper – Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade/Nicaraguan Candela Binder – Honduran Filler – Nicaraguan and Honduran Read more about Cigar News: Stogie Road Cigars™ to Release the Sweet Grass Gringo[…]
In an open letter to the industry, Famous Smoke Shop President and CEO, Arthur Zaretsky, announced his 80 year old company has made the decision not to attend this year’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show. The letter cites reasons different than some of the others we have seen recently. Most notably is that the Read more about Cigar News: Famous Smoke Shop Withdraws from 2020 PCA Trade Show[…]
TPE 2020: New Products Releases, Streamlined Scheduling, Smart Panels, and 1 Big Party Tobacco Plus Expo 2020 (TPE 2020) is less than 2 weeks away and it is shaping up to have the largest premium cigar footprint ever. Being the first trade show of the year, TPE is happening Wednesday, January 29, 2020 through Friday, Read more about Cigar News: Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2020 Update[…]
Dr. Gaby Kafie, President of Kafie Trading Company, LLC and founder of Tabacalera G. Kafie & Co. sent a letter to the industry this week announcing an across the board 5% increase on the company’s line of premium cigars. The letter in its entirety is as follows: “Kafie 1901 Brands announces a price increase of Read more about Cigar News: Kafie 1901 Brands Raising Prices in 2020[…]
The PCA Trade Show Hitting the news wires today, courtesy of Halfwheel.com, it is being reported that four of the top worldwide cigar manufacturers have decided to not exhibit at the 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show later this year. The list includes: Altadis USA Davidoff of Geneva USA Drew Estate General Cigar / Read more about Cigar News: State of the Industry – Major Manufacturers Decide to Bypass Major Trade Show[…]
Casa Cuevas Cigars, announces that Alec Cuevas has been named Director of Operations. Alec Cuevas is the son of President Luis Cuevas Jr. and grandson of Master Blender Luis Cuevas Sr. Alec is the fifth generation Cuevas to join the family business. I met Alec at the 2019 Premium Cigar Association trade show, and I will say he is quite Read more about Cigar News: Alec Cuevas Named Director of Operations for Casa Cuevas Cigars[…]
Fratello Cigars and Omar de Frias are at it once again. Today, Fratello Cigars announced it will be debuting three new, value priced, products at the January TPE trade show in Las Vegas, NV. The three blends will be known as; Fratello Blu (Blue) Fratello Rosso (Red) Fratello Verde (Green) All three will be packaged Read more about Cigar News: Fratello Cigars Enters the Value Cigar Market[…]
As in 2019, Crowned Heads has once again partnered with Drew Estate to offer the Hawaii exclusive “Paniolo Especiale” Limited Edition cigar. The 2020 version of this cigar will be relased February 7, 2020 once again at an exclusive dinner event hosted by R. Field Wine at the Prince Waikiki Hotel. The Paniolo Especiale 2020 Read more about Cigar News: Hawaii to Get Paniolo Especiale 2020 Exclusive Cigar[…]
Back in November of 2019, it was announced that the Washington, DC lobbying firm, Federal Advocates, found themselves in political hot water. It seems they were lying about having ties to President Trump and his family. The President quickly took to Twitter and reminded all his followers that he did not know the Federal Advocates Read more about Cigar News: Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Severes Ties with Federal Advocates[…]
After two years of using our established rating system we received much feedback from the industry and consumers. The most heard feedback has been around the high ratings that some cigars have received over the past couple of years. We take ratings seriously and we have recognized that the numbers have skewed to the higher Read more about Stogie Press Cigar Rating Update[…]
Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you enjoyed ringing in a new decade as much as I have. This past year has seen some amazing cigars and this years list includes not only those released in 2019 but some from 2018 that did not make it into the review cycle the year they were Read more about Cigar News: Stogie Press 2019 Top 25 Boutique Cigars[…]
Well folks, this is it, the final candidates for the 2019 Stogie Press Top 25 Boutique Cigars. Yes, I know there is more than 25, that is because we will have some honorable mentions. In fact, going back through my reviews, I added one more to make a total of 29. Remember, these are not Read more about Cigar News: 2019 Stogie Press Top 25 Boutique Cigar Candidates – 21 through 29[…]
Continuing with the unveiling of our 2019 Top 25 Boutique Cigars, today we present candidates 11 – 15. Remember, these are not yet ranked, they are only candidates, and like in the past, there will be 28 cigars finally listed with 3 getting honorable mentions. The final ranked list will be announced, as always, at Read more about Cigar News: 2019 Stogie Press Top 25 Boutique Cigar Candidates – 11 through 15[…]
Tobacco Plus Expo 2020 (TPE 2020), the first major B2B tradeshow of the year for the tobacco and alternative industries is nearly here! Happening Wednesday, January 29, 2020 through Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, TPE 2020 is a must-attend event for all facets of the industry. Read more about Cigar News: Tobacco Plus Expo 2020 Update[…]