“Paying homage to my roots, having a Midwest exclusive cigar is important to me,” shares Cynn Coburn, owner of Dissident Cigars. “From Detroit to Flint, Michigan, and small town, Iowa, these places all play a vital role in who I am today. Resilience, perseverance, strength, and personal sovereignty run deep in my blood, as they do in these cities and states. I go against the grain and choose to see with my own eyes. My past and my stomping grounds helped pave the way for that mindset and taught me how to be a strong, true, undeniable Heretic.”

Crowned Heads expanded its popular Mil Días line by adding a new Maduro blend. The Mil Días Maduro is handcrafted at TacaNicsa in Estelí, Nicaragua, where the Mil Días line is produced.

With Super Bowl LVIII just around the corner (February 11, 2024), La Flor Dominicana is preparing for this year’s highly anticipated football cigar release. This annual cigar is typically released exclusively to the state hosting the Super Bowl. Since this year’s Super Bowl will be played in Las Vegas, the 2024 La Flor Dominicana Special Football Edition will be available at select Nevada retailers.

To commemorate the 20th working relationship between My Father Cigars and Pete Johnson, My Father Cigars and Tatuaje have released a limited-edition premium cigar named La Union.

Miami Cigar & Co. announces that the much-awaited NM80 is how shipping. City Cigar Lounge was tapped as the launching pad for the highly anticipated NM80 cigar brand. The NM80 was created to commemorate Nestor Miranda’s 80th birthday.

Tampa has two century-old traditions: The first cigars were rolled here in 1886. Beginning in 1904, pirates have invaded Tampa in an annual celebration called Gasparilla. The Gasparilla Parade of Pirates is reportedly the third largest parade in the USA. Last Saturday, hundreds of floats paraded down Bayshore Boulevard before 300,000 spectators.

Congratulations to our friend Juan Lugo of Don Doroteo Cigars for the number 24 spot in Cigar & Sprits Magazine, Best Cigar of 2023.

On Tuesday, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, U.S. Congresswoman Kathy Castor, and the Newman family cut the ribbon to open Cigar Workers Park. This new park is located across the street from J.C. Newman’s historic El Reloj factory in Tampa’s Ybor City National Historic Cigar District.

Last night, the Nicaraguan Chamber of Tobacco / Camara Nicaraguense de Tabacaleros honored Eric Newman with its Lifetime Achievement Award. This award was presented at the Puro Sabor Festival’s White Dinner, which was held at the J.C. Newman PENSA factory in Esteli, Nicaragua.

The Board of Directors of Cigar Rights of America (CRA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Copperman as the organization's new executive director.

Were Loper Bright to significantly restrict agency deference, it would force the FDA to make a much more robust showing prior to re-regulating premium cigars. Given the volume of scientific evidence CRA has amassed over the last 15 years, the FDA would have a significantly harder time finding the necessary grounds to re-regulate us.

Alec Bradley and Starlight Distillery has released its second “Uncut Series” collaboration, this time with a pairing featuring the Alec Bradley Gatekeeper and the Starlight Single Barrel Bourbon Finished in Vino de Naranja casks.

Kafie 1901 cigars has a new full-line of cigars set to officially release later this month. This new cigar line, called Naked Cigars by Kafie 1901, features tobacco left over from the company’s premium cigar blends being produced at La Aurora Cigar factory in the Dominican Republic.

Aganorsa Leaf is once again expanding this popular cigar line with the addition of a new vitola–a 4 1/2 x 50 box-pressed Rothschild.

Espinosa Premium Cigars is kicking off the new year with a new release. The company has announced the release of the Espinosa Sumatra, a premium cigar handcrafted in Estelí, Nicaragua, at the La Zone Cigar Factory.

CAO’s Amazon Basin is making a comeback for 2024. In 2014, a small batch of CAO Amazon Basin was released as a limited edition. A decade later, the cigar is returning on a limited run in a single size, a 6 x 52 vitola, packaged in 18-count boxes. The suggested retail of CAO Amazon Basin is $14.29 per cigar before applicable taxes.

E.P. Carrillo is now shipping INCH Nicaragua No. 70, a cigar that measures 7 x 70, is now shipping to retailers. This cigar is handcrafted at Plasencia Cigars S.A. in Estelí, Nicaragua and is marketed as being the “quintessential big ring gauge cigar.”

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. is launching a new experience for visitors: a tobacco tasting class. In this smoking class, visitors to J.C. Newman’s historic El Reloj cigar factory in Tampa, Florida will learn about 24 types of premium cigar tobacco grown in 9 countries and smoke a selection of single-leaf puritos.

Apostate Cigars proudly introduces "Moroni's Trumpet" and "The Endowment." These two new releases embody the brand's unwavering commitment to quality craftsmanship and promise to elevate the Apostate Cigars experience in 2024.

Tampa has two-century-old traditions: Since 1885, Tampa has been known as “Cigar City.” Since 1904, pirates have been invading Tampa and throwing a large festival called Gasparilla. Each year, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. brings both traditions together by releasing a limited edition José Gaspar cigar.