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H. Upmann Banker Ingot Makes a Return | Cigar News

Altadis U.S.A. has announced the return of the H. Upmann Banker Ingot. Ingot is a limited edition extension to the H.Upmann Banker line. It's the first Ingot release for H.…

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Foundation Cigars Ships 2024 Annual Highclere Castle Senetjer Release

Foundation Cigar Company has announced the return of the Highclere Castle Senetjer as an annual limited release, with shipments beginning this November. Initially crafted to honor the 100th anniversary of…

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H. Upmann to Release Limited-Edition Banker Ingot Cigar

Altadis U.S.A. has announced the upcoming release of the H. Upmann Banker Ingot, a limited-edition cigar that will begin shipping on November 22. The company describes this as a medium-bodied…

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José Seijas, Longtime Tabacalera de García Head & Matilde Founder, Passes Away at 74

José Seijas spent nearly four decades at Tabacalera de García, watching it grow from a machine-made cigar factory to the largest premium cigar factory in the world. After leaving the…

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José Seijas Passes Away | Cigar News

José M. Seijas, founder of Matilde Cigars and known for his tenure at Tabacalera de Garcia where he served as Master Blender and Vice President of Operations has died.
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Alec Bradley Launches Limited-Edition Fine & Rare A(11)-FYT

Alec Bradley is proud to present the next iteration of the celebrated Fine & Rare project, Fine & Rare A(11)-FYT.

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Plasencia Cigars to Release the Collection Robustus

Plasencia Cigars announces the release of the Collection Robustus just in time for the Holiday season.

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JR Cigar to Introduce Boneshaker by Lunatic | Cigar News

JR Cigar has announced the latest installment of its Boneshaker line, the Boneshaker by Lunatic. It's an exclusive cigar for JR that comes from the Aganorsa Leaf.
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Les Fines Lames Releases Duo & Trio Leather Cigar Cases

The Duo cigar case can hold up to two 64-ring gauge cigars, while the Trio can accommodate three cigars of the same size. There are four different color options.
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Luciano Cigars’ Plasencia-Made Fiat Lux Begins Shipping

The move to Plasencia's factory in Honduras was announced in March; now those cigars are heading to retailers. The blend remains the same, as do the four sizes in which…

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Eladio Díaz 71 Aniversario Begins Shipping to Stores

The blend showcases filler tobaccos from regions of the Dominican Republic that haven't been actively farmed since the 1970s, but recently came back online. Díaz calls this cigar one of…

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Best Small Ring Gauge Cigars

Mazz shares his top 10 favorite small ring gauge cigars, from mild-to-medium bodied blends like the Ashton Cabinet to full-bodies spicy cigars like the Oliva Serie V. If you're looking…

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Colibri’s Quasar-Themed SV-Cut Arrives at Stores

The original SV-Cut came out in 2017 and offered both a guillotine cutter and V-cutter in one body. Seven years later, the cutter gets an update, notably putting the cutters…

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Micallef Blue Robusto

This year, Micallef followed up the success of last year’s Micallef Black cigar with the Micallef Blue. With the Blue, one can expect to see a similar format, but with…

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JR Cigar to Release Boneshaker by Lunatic

JR Cigar has announced the release of a new addition to its Boneshaker line, teaming up with Aganorsa Leaf for the “Boneshaker by Lunatic.” This cigar combines the rich tobaccos…

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Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Gran Robusto (Wooden Indian Tobacco 60th Anniversary) | Cigar Review

The Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Gran Robusto line is a 5 x 56 box-pressed offering exclusive to Wooden Indian in Havertown Pennsylvania.
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Eddy Guerra Leaves Davidoff of Geneva USA

After five years at Davidoff, Guerra is leaving the company. He served as one of the company's U.S. marketing team leads.
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H. Upmann Ingot Arbitrage Shipping Later This Month

After releases in 2016 and 2017, the H. Upmann Ingot name will return to shelves later this month. For this release, it's a new vitola and a new blend, but…

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Eddy Guerra Resigns from Davidoff | Cigar News

Eddy Guerra, the Head of Brand Marketing and Senior Brand Manager at Davidoff has resigned. A press release announcing the resignation was issued through the public relations firm Creativas Group…

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Arturo Fuente Hemingway Sungrown Oscuro Heads to TAA Stores

While not a TAA exclusive, the new Hemingway Sungrown Oscuro is only available at TAA stores. At least for now.
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Alec Bradley Releases Limited-Edition Fine & Rare A(11)-FYT Cigar

Alec Bradley has introduced its latest limited-edition cigar, the Fine & Rare A(11)-FYT, continuing the brand’s Fine & Rare series that began in 2011. This release features a blend of…

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Alec Bradley Fine & Rare A(11)-FYT Heads to Stores

Thew newest Fine & Rare is a 6 x 54 toro extra that uses tobacco from two regions of Honduras and two regions of Nicaragua. As with the original Fine…

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RoMa Craft Tobac Releasing Mon Chéri Next Week

Mon Chéri is a corona gorda version of the Aquitaine EMH Frenchy. The barberpole will ship to select stores next week.
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Cigar Of The Week: Alec Bradley Tempus Natural Corona

Cigar Aficionado's Cigar of the Week for the week of November 4.


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Wabash Cannonball Returns From Crowned heads

Crowned Heads is bringing back the ‘Wabash Cannonball’ cigar, which originally debuted in 2020 as an exclusive release for Casa de Montecristo in Nashville, TN. The updated version of this…

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