Lure CigarsTM is proud to introduce its fourth core line: the Maduro Series. Featuring two box-pressed Nicaraguan puros — “The Brown-E-Trout” (6 x 54 toro) and the new “The Lil’ Trout” (5 x 52 robusto). This line expands on the success of last year’s limited release with richer flavor, full production availability, and signature core line packaging.
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Casa 1910 Announces $3M Funding, Strategic Price Realignment, and Accelerated Global Expansion
Mexico City, September 10, 2025 – Casa 1910 AG, a premium cigar company rooted in Mexican heritage, today announced a series of significant developments that mark the next stage in its growth: the closing of a $3 million USD funding round, a strategic price realignment
across its portfolio, and new partnerships with respected retailers and distributors worldwide.
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. Ships Yagua and Diamond Crown Black Diamond
This is the final release of these special cigars for 2025.
| Tampa, FL – This week, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. is shipping the final release of the year of its famous Yagua and Diamond Crown Black Diamond cigars. A total of 1,720 boxes of Yagua and 520 boxes of Diamond Crown Black Diamond are being shipped to 412 premium cigar retailers in 46 states. |
Battleborn Warriors: A Veterans Day Tribute to America’s Heroes
Miami, FL — September 2025 — Casa Carrillo announces the release of Battleborn Warriors, a Veterans Day Limited Edition cigar created to honor the men and women whose courage and sacrifice protect our freedom.

The project was inspired by Lionel H. McKoy, a decorated U.S. Navy veteran and long-time member of the Casa Carrillo family. Lionel served for two decades, rising to Petty Officer 2nd Class, and deployed on carriers including the USS Midway, USS Forrestal, and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during the Gulf War and Operation Desert Storm.
Continue reading Battleborn Warriors: A Veterans Day Tribute to America’s HeroesSELECTED TOBACCO RELEASES COLLECTOR’S EDITION HUMIDOR BLEND
Hudson, NH – On October 18th, 2025, Selected Tobacco will unveil a singular release at Industrial Cigars in Frisco, TX, home of the world’s first branded Atabey Lounge. This exclusive release is a fusion of artistry and time, 200 numbered travel humidors, each housing ten extra-aged cigars that are unique to this edition.

The humidor itself is a statement piece. Finished in a piano lacquer of sun-washed white sand and tranquil ocean blue tones, it reflects the elegance of the Alfonso Añejo line while calling to mind the calm of a
Caribbean horizon. Its hidden hinges, polished gold trim, and numbered plaques elevate it beyond function into the rafters of collectible art. Dividing the aged treasures inside, one chambered humidifier with a fixed hygrometer to ensure proper storage.
Official Launch Announcement – InterTabac 2025, Dortmund
This September at InterTabac, Natura Cigars invites you to the world premiere of Petit Altura — a refined 20–30 minute experience crafted at 4,500 feet in Constanza, Dominican Republic.
Petit Altura carries the hallmark of the Altura line: complexity, balance, and elegance, now in a compact 39 x 4 format aged for more than four years. Expect natural sweetness layered with notes of fruit, herbs, dates, nuts, wood, and leather — a true small giant born of innovation and tradition.
📍 Global Debut: Friday, September 19, 2025 — 3:00 p.m.
📌 Location: InterTabac, Dortmund — Hall 7, Booth B34
Hooten Young Announces the Hooten Young | Jack Carr Edition
Jacksonville Beach, FL — Hooten Young Cigars & Whiskey is proud to announce the launch of the Hooten Young | Jack Carr, a special edition cigar created in collaboration with bestselling author and retired Navy SEAL Jack Carr, honoring the premiere of The Terminal List: Season 2 | Dark Wolf.

Expertly handcrafted at Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera in Santiago, Dominican Republic, this 6 ½ x 52 Toro is a bold Dominican Puro featuring a silky Corojo wrapper, a robust Dominican grown San Andrés seed binder, and select Dominican fillers highlighted by Piloto Cubano. The result is a complex and refined profile—delivering depth, balance, and precision in every draw.
Continue reading Hooten Young Announces the Hooten Young | Jack Carr EditionCasa Carrillo Unveils La Historia Silk — Inspired by Women, Blended for All
Miami, FL — Casa Carrillo proudly announces the release of La Historia Silk, a bold new chapter in the Perez-Carrillo legacy. Born from authentic conversations with women across the cigar industry—retailers, aficionados, and leaders—Silk captures the intersection of generational tradition, meticulous craftsmanship, and forward-thinking innovation.

Crafted exclusively in a 6 x 52 Toro format with a refined medium strength, La Historia Silk is a cigar designed for all smokers-seasoned aficionados and newcomers alike. It also marks the first round-format Perez-Carrillo cigar released in the U.S., further highlighting its unique place in the family’s history.
Continue reading Casa Carrillo Unveils La Historia Silk — Inspired by Women, Blended for AllCROWNED HEADS ANNOUNCES BLOODMEDICINE B-POSITIVE LE 2025
Crowned Heads is excited to announce an all-new brand extension to its highly sought-after brand, Blood Medicine, the Blood Medicine B-Positive LE 2025.

B-Positive is a riff on the original Blood Medicine blend, which originally began as an eventonly cigar in 2022, and then introduced as a one-size limited edition release in 2024, and most recently as a 3-vitola limited release in March of this year. Blood Medicine B-Positive features
the same blend as the original Blood Medicine release, but is finished with a Corojo cover leaf.
HEADING TO RETAILERS: EL BATON CAMEROON LIMITED EDITION FIRECRACKER
Hudson, NH – The United Cigar and J.C. Newman El Baton Cameroon Firecracker collaboration ships to Firecracker Retailers at the end of the month. This partnership marks the first time J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has created a Firecracker, all in honor of the 60th anniversary of Stanford J. Newman’s discovery of Cameroon tobacco.

The El Baton Cameroon Firecracker by J.C. Newman will feature the El Baton band and pay tribute to the rich history and distinctive flavor of Cameroon tobacco. Cameroon, crowned as the jewel of Africa, has captivated cigar aficionados with its rarity, complexity, and unmistakable character.
This special release commemorates the visionary legacy of Stanford J. Newman, a second-generation cigar maker who, in 1965, pioneered the use of Cameroon tobacco in premium cigars. Sixty years later, the El Baton Cameroon Firecracker pays homage to his trailblazing spirit and the rich heritage of this unique tobacco.

The El Baton Cameroon Firecracker started its journey at the renowned J.C. Newman PENSA factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. This limited-edition cigar, measuring 3.5” x 50, features the Firecracker’s iconic fuse cap, first introduced in 2007. Blended with medium-to-full-bodied, Nicaraguan tobacco grown from some of the most fertile soils in Nicaragua. The
cigar will deliver a bold, complex experience that highlights the signature qualities of Cameroon tobacco and the unmistakable Nicaraguan punch. Notes of sweet spice, cocoa, cedar, black pepper, and a touch of dried herbs.
Cameroon tobacco, cultivated in the West African countries of Cameroon and the Central African Republic, is revered for its unique climate and soil that produce its renowned flavor and texture. Its delicate leaves, painstakingly grown and processed, make it one of the most coveted tobaccos in the world. Companies like Arturo Fuente, H. Upmann, La Flor Dominicana, and Partagas have all built legacies around this beautiful wrapper.
This collaboration between United Cigar and J.C. Newman celebrates not just a brand, but the history and artistry of one of the world’s finest tobaccos. Don’t miss the chance to experience the El Baton Cameroon Firecracker, a bold spark of history. This collectible will have a suggested retail of $9 and come in boxes of 20 cigars. Quantities are extremely
limited, so be sure to secure your box of this historic release.
Casa Carrillo Debuts Endure Corona Gorda with Exclusive Launch at Two Guys Smoke Shop — Limited Nationwide Release to Follow
Miami, FL – August 2025 — Casa Carrillo Cigars is proud to announce the debut of the Endure Corona Gorda, a limited-production extension of the acclaimed Endure line, launching exclusively at Two Guys Smoke Shop on Thursday, August 28, 2025, as part of their year-long 40th Anniversary celebration.

Measuring 6 x 46 and rounded box pressed for a refined feel; the Endure Corona Gorda continues Casa Carrillo’s celebrated use of the Genuine Meerapfel Cameroon wrappers sourced from the legendary Meerapfel family—the same prized leaf featured in the Endure Toro and Robusto vitolas. Before the Endure line’s debut, it had been decades since Casa Carrillo last incorporated this rare wrapper into its blends. The Cameroon’s elegance and complexity are paired with an all-Nicaraguan blend, meticulously hand-crafted at Ernesto Pérez-Carrillo’s Casa Carrillo factory in the Dominican Republic.
Continue reading Casa Carrillo Debuts Endure Corona Gorda with Exclusive Launch at Two Guys Smoke Shop — Limited Nationwide Release to FollowAdrian Magnus: Where Time Meets Mastery
From the moment you set your eyes on this exquisite cigar, you know you’re in for an experience like no other. With 12 years of meticulous aging, the premium long-filler tobacco used in its production has reached its peak potential, resulting in a sensory explosion of complex flavors and aromas

30 YEARS OF ELEV8TE CIGAR WITH THE ATABEY BLACK DELIRIOS
Hudson, NH – Luxury meets legacy on August 30th as Nelson Alfonso of Selected Tobacco unveils the Atabey Black Delirios, a masterful 5 ¾ x 55 vitola launch to honor the 30th Anniversary of Elev8te Cigar Lounge in Villa Park, Illinois. This milestone release fuses unmatched technique, rare tobacco, and an aging process like no other, delivering a smoking experience worthy of three decades of cigar culture.
Wrapped in a dark, oily Ecuadorian Maduro leaf, the Atabey Black Delirios conceals a Dominican binder and a thoughtful blend of Dominican and Peruvian fillers. True to Selected Tobacco’s uncompromising standards, each cigar has been aged for five years post-roll in a proprietary environment of five distinct cedar varieties and French oak, with meticulously controlled humidity cycles, allowing the blend to mature into a timeless balance of depth and complexity.
Casa Carrillo Cigars Announces Encore Black Bulwarks Begins Shipping This Week
[MIAMI, FL.] — Casa Carrillo Cigars proudly announces the release of the Encore Black Bulwarks, shipping to select retailers this week. This bold new vitola continues the legacy of the acclaimed Encore line—first recognized when the Encore Majestic earned Cigar Aficionado’s #1 Cigar of the Year in 2018. Following the successful debut of the first Encore Black (5 3/8 x 52), the Bulwarks introduces a larger 6 x 58 Perfecto format and a deeper, more commanding expression of the Encore Black blend.

Welcome Cigar Fish Brokerage to Bentley Tobacco USA & Hooten Young Cigars
We’re excited to announce the addition of Cigar Fish Brokerage to the growing Bentley Tobacco USA and Hooten Young Cigars team.

Covering Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas, the Cigar Fish team brings a wealth of experience, strong relationships, and a shared passion for premium cigars. Their commitment to professional, brand-driven growth aligns seamlessly with our mission of providing elevated cigar experiences.
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Patina y Viso Horny “Verdigris” Ships to Retailers This Week
The owners of Patina Cigars and Viso Horny are proud to announce that their new collaborative cigar, Patina y Viso Verdigris, is shipping to retailers this week.
Continue reading Patina y Viso Horny VerdigrisCIGAR ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
The Cigar Association of Canada (CAC) stands as a beacon of advocacy and representation for cigar manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailer and individuals. Driven by a mission to champion the Canadian cigar industry’s interests. This prestigious organization is dedicated to creating a favorable regulatory environment, promoting the cultural appreciation of cigars, and safeguarding the rights of adults to responsibly enjoy cigars. Through strategic lobbying against restrictive regulations, the CAC endeavors to enlighten and educate, addressing critical issues such as taxation, smoking bans, and marketing restrictions while also working to enhance public perception of cigar smoking.
Continue reading CIGAR ASSOCIATION OF CANADACROWNED HEADS ANNOUNCES LAS CALAVERAS EL 2025
Crowned Heads is proud to announce its eleventh installment to the highly sought-after Las Calaveras series, Las Calaveras EL 2025.
Continue reading CROWNED HEADS ANNOUNCES LAS CALAVERAS EL 2025Louisiana Passes Cigar Tax Cap Legislation
With the leadership of a few state tobacconists and distributors, the state of Louisiana has become the third southern state to enact a cigar tax cap, following Arkansas and North Carolina.
Continue reading Louisiana Passes Cigar Tax Cap LegislationGeorge Rico of Gran Habano Appointed to the PCA Board of Directors
[Washington, D.C.–June 12, 2025] Last week, Max Bichler resigned from his position at Rocky Patel Premium Cigars and his recently announced position on the PCA Board of Directors. With Bitchler’s resignation, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is announcing the appointment of George Rico of Gran Habano to fill Bichler’s position as an associate member on the PCA Board of Directors.
Continue reading George Rico of Gran Habano Appointed to the PCA Board of DirectorsIntroducing Salomon and Super A
Where art meets intensity.
The Tobacco Queen Salomon, with its elegant double figurado shape, is a true test of a cigar roller’s mastery—requiring time, precision, and experience. Every curve of the vitola is handcrafted to deliver a complex, evolving flavor profile from start to finish.

OUTCAST CIGARS IS NOW SHIPPING!
The bold new brand redefining tradition launches with rare tobacco and unapologetic attitude.
Miami, Fl. – June 11, 2025 – Representing a new voice in the premium cigar world, Outcast Cigars is now shipping to retailers. Outcast is a brand built for those who defy the norm, embrace boldness, and live on their own terms.
Continue reading OUTCAST CIGARS IS NOW SHIPPING!E.P. Carrillo Connecticut Ships to Retailers This Week
Miami, FL – Casa Carrillo is proud to announce the latest addition to its acclaimed Essence Series: the E.P. Carrillo Connecticut is now shipping to retailers nationwide. As the fourth blend in this celebrated line—following Sumatra, Maduro, and Honduras—the Connecticut is also the second Essence cigar crafted outside Casa Carrillo, produced exclusively at the renowned Agroindustrias DIADEMA factory in Honduras.

Debuted at the 2025 PCA Trade Show in New Orleans, the Connecticut brings a velvety, mild-bodied option to the Essence Series, delivering smooth sophistication and subtle complexity.
Continue reading E.P. Carrillo Connecticut Ships to Retailers This Week“The E.P. Carrillo Connecticut was born out of a desire to create a cigar that pairs creamy, mellow flavors with exceptional craftsmanship,” said Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. “This blend is perfect for both seasoned smokers seeking a refined, nuanced experience and those new to the world of premium cigars.”
THE ALMA DEL CIELO BY PLASENCIA CIGARS IS NOW IN TOBACCONIST SHOPS ACROSS THE U.S.
This new blend, the world’s first high elevation cigar, was unveiled by the Plasencia family at the 2025 PCA
Plasencia Cigars, a world-leading premium tobacco grower established in 1865, proudly announces that the first-ever high-elevation cigar, the Alma del Cielo is now shipping! Alma del Cielo, meaning “Soul from the Sky,” was unveiled via a grand event at the Plasencia Cigars booth at the 2025 PCA in New Orleans. Guests enjoyed champagne and a performance by Grammy Award-winning artist October London.
Continue reading THE ALMA DEL CIELO BY PLASENCIA CIGARS IS NOW IN TOBACCONIST SHOPS ACROSS THE U.S.Ozgener Karatoba
This cigar has a very smooth wrapper and is box pressed. The cold draw is perfect.

The initial flavors are earthy and the retrohale is smooth. The burn is very even.

In the first third light coffee notes and toasted tobacco join the flavor profile. This is a good medium to full bodied cigar. The burn and ash are perfect.

During the second third light pepper joins the profile for an excellent complexity. Pepper is also in the retrohale. The burn and ash remain solid.

Approaching the final inch the flavor profile remains more medium than full, but the overall taste is very good. The ash and burn are still perfect.

Overall a very enjoyable experience. The Ozgener family has another hit on their hands. 9.2/10, Joe Bob says check it out.