Fratello Cigars has announced, The Lunar, a collaboration with the former NASA Deputy Center Director for Johnson Space Center and founder of Intuitive Machines, Steve Altemus, as part of Fratello's 10th anniversary celebration.
Tabacalera Palma’s La Galera has announced a rebranding of their Connecticut line. The Connecticut line will now feature the same cigar band design found on the Habano, Maduro, and Box Pressed cigars from its core line of product offerings. This change is set to bring a unified look across La Galera’s core line of products, emphasizing the company's commitment to consistency, quality, and craftsmanship.
The Black Star Line Mr. Fahrenheit was originally released for Underground fest at Underground Cigar shop. Now the cigar is being expanded to a regular production. The original cigar was a 5 x 50 robusto, now the regular production version, to be released at the PCA 2023 trade show, will be a 6 x 46 Corona vitola with a shaggy foot.
Klaas Kelner, formerly of Davidoff Cigars and son of famed cigar maker Hendrik Kelner has announced the opening of his new factory, Kelner Cigars, S.A.S. The factory resides in the Dominican Republic in the industrial park Víctor Manuel Espaillat Mera,
Riverside Cigar Shop & Lounge and Match Cigar Bar have announced a new iteration of their new Fosforo line in the form of Fosforo Connecticut. This release is a sequel of sorts to last summer’s debut of the original Fosforo. The line is Riverside and Match’s own premium cigar brand.
Lampert Cigars has started shipping their latest regular production cigar, Edición Oscura for worldwide release. The Edición OSCURA was first shown off at the InterTabac 2022 in Dortmund, Germany. The Lampert 1593 Edición Oscura is described as a full-bodied, full flavor cigar. It also marks the second maduro cigar in the Lampert Cigars portfolio.
Punch has announced their latest limited-edition cigar just in time for father's day, Dad Bod. The term, of course, coming from the physique some men of a certain age and place in life. The cigar itself reselmles a bit of a pair shaped figure you may notice. It comes in cans of 5 cigars that include Boveda humidification. The company encourages consumers to reuse the can as humidor, a portable ashtray or decoration.
Sanchez y Haya rolled the first cigar in Tampa, Florida exactly 100 years ago this week. This was the first in a long line of cigars to be made in Tampa causing it to be known as “Cigar City” and the “Fine Cigar Capital of the World.” In celebration of this anniversary, J.C. Newman has recreated the original Sanchez y Haya cigars and reintroduced them at a celebration at Hotel Haya in Ybor City. Hotel Haya is located on the site of the original Sanchez y Haya cigar factory in Tampa’s Ybor City historic cigar district.
Cohiba is adding their first regular production cigar for the first time since 2020 in the form of the Cohiba Riviera. The cigar is a six-region blend that features the Central American tobacco and is named after the lush San Andrés Tuxtla Valley that bore the cigar’s wrapper.
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and Cigar Dojo are collaborating on a new Japanese-Themed Sobremesa Cigar. This marks the first time the two companies have collaborated on a cigar. The cigar is the Sobremesa Brûlée “Wagashi” 和菓子, a slightly tweaked version of the original Sobremesa Brûlée blue, Japanese-inspired twist. The name comes from a dessert delicacy of Japan that rose to cultural import during the Edo Period (1603-1857).