ACE Prime’s marquee brand—Pichardo, has become a favorite for many cigar lovers. ACE Prime & Crowned Heads offers two lines of cigars in the Pichardo brand: Pichardo Reserva Familiar and Pichardo Clasico. The Pichardo Maduro is a new addition to the Pichardo Clasico range of premium cigars. As the name suggests, the Pichardo Maduro is bold in flavor, yet perfectly balanced in strength. PICHARDO MADURO (Box count 20) Size: 6½" x 50 Box Pressed Wrapper: Arapiraca – Brazil Binder and Fillers: Nicaragua Strength: Medium-Full The story of this cigar draws on the life and experience of its’ nam ..read more

ACE Prime and Crowned Heads are proud to announce the release of a new Luciano Cigar line called: The Dreamer. It is the second cigar in the line named after the owner and co-founder of Tabacalera Pichardo and ACE Prime, Luciano Meirelles. Inspired by the book “The Artisan Soul” (Erwin McManus), The Dreamer is a Lancero that innovates in every possible way. The construction is designed to create the best draw experience, and the leaves contained in this blend are carefully selected to provoke more salivation. “I wanted to produce a cigar that would represent the human imagination,” says Lucian ..read more

A highly-anticipated release from Diesel is set to make its debut next month. Called “Estelí Puro,” the full-time addition to the Diesel lineup was created in collaboration with AJ Fernandez. This tobacco-forward release is poised to become a core product in the Diesel portfolio. The collection harnesses the strength and complexity of Estelí’s renowned tobacco which comes from the darkest and most dense of Nicaraguan soils. Each of the tobaccos that comprise Diesel Estelí Puro were hand-selected from AJ’s farms to meet specific requirements set forth by the Diesel team. The wrapper was harves ..read more

Davidoff Cigars presents a limited series of 8 stunning Masterpiece humidors inspired by time August 2020 (Basel, Switzerland) - Davidoff Cigars is delighted to present a new series of limited edition Masterpiece humidors, designed by the renowned French marquetery artist, Rose Saneuil. True to the brands philosophy to fill time beautifully, Rose Saneuil was commissioned to design a series of two Masterpiece humidors inspired by the notion of different aspects of time and the artistic interpretation thereof. The first Masterpiece humidor series will launch in September and is limited to only e ..read more

Full-time collection celebrates dominoes, dice and great times with great smokes CAO presents “Bones,” a collection made to celebrate the memories that are made when a great cigar is lit and the games begin. Bones was named after dominoes and dice, the deeds that are best done with a cigar in hand and in the company of friends old or new. CAO’s blender/brand ambassador Rick Rodriguez said, “Bones is about kicking back with your friends with a cold beer in your hand, playing a game, smoking, grilling, talking a little trash, and having the time of your life. And that’s what CAO is about, too. I ..read more

July 24, 2020 (Estelí, Nicaragua) - Today Drew Estate announces “Barn Smoker Live”, a program hosted on Drew Estate’s Facebook page on November 14th, designed to celebrate the American Tobacco Experience with you. Barn Smokers are major highlights on the Drew Estate event calendar every year, and an opportunity we cherish to share in a one-of-a-kind experience with the cigar-loving community. This year, due to COVID-19, we are introducing Barn Smoker Live as the temporary replacement. The DE Crew will be going LIVE on Facebook from the Florida Sun Grown Farm in Clermont, Florida to uniquely pr ..read more

CAO Pilón Named Cigar of the Year by L’Amateur de Cigare CAO Pilón was named “Cigar of the Year” by celebrated international cigar magazine L’Amateur de Cigare. The magazine’s prestigious tasting panel rated a total of 450 cigars, with Pilón ultimately winning out against the finest cigars available in France, one of the world’s leading markets for handmade cigars. Regis Broersma, president of General Cigar said, “We are extremely proud that CAO Pilón received this honor from such a distinguished and respected international publication. When we created Pilón, we developed the brand according t ..read more

ICYMI... On June 25, 2020, half of Pennsylvania’s 18 Republican congressmen co-signed and sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging his administration to roll back the regulations that burden the premium cigar industry. Since 2016, cigar manufacturers and retail tobacco shop owners have been slammed with burdensome and costly regulations, including strangling marketing restrictions, tobacco warning plans, and extraorbitant user fees, ever since the US Food and Drug Administration deemed that premium cigars needed to be regulated like cigarettes and other tobacco products. Pennsylvania is ..read more

Limited Release of Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario Personal Reserve, “The Man's 80th” Pays Tribute to Two 80 Year Milestones July 21, 2020 (Easton, PA) — Famous Smoke Shop, a leading online distributor of discounted premium cigars, has announced the arrival of the Fuente Don Carlos Personal Reserve, “The Man's 80th” selection in a special, limited release box of 10 Robusto made exclusively for Famous Smoke Shop's 80th Anniversary. This release also represents another important 80-year milestone. Released in 2015, the Don Carlos Personal Reserve Robusto was made in honor of the late Don Carlo ..read more

Due to the cancellation of the Premium Cigar Association’s (PCA) annual trade show and international convention, the trade organization announced that it would be furloughing its staff temporarily but for an indefinite period of time (see The Entire Staff of the PCA Placed on Temporary Furlough Due to COVID-19 Pandemic). Many have questioned the impact of this move while important legislative work continues, including the September 2020 Substantial Equivalence (SE) compliance deadline. The PCA Board has now announced that two of its staff members will be excluded from the furlough to allow for ..read more