Alec Bradley Cigar Company has started shipping their Limited Edition Black Market Filthy Hooligan Barber Pole and Filthy Hooligan Shamrock for the 2023 St. Patrick's Day season. The company started pre-selling the 2000 box production and 1500 box production of the twenty-four count Filthy Hooligan Barber Pole and 10-count Filthy Hooligan Shamrock cigars, respectively, in August 2022 to tobacconists worldwide. Both production runs sold out almost immediately.
Diesel has announced the second release in its Fool’s Errand trilogy with Simple Fool, a new, limited edition cigar that includes a unique interactive game. Simple Fool will ship to retailers on March 6.
Fratello Cigars is adding a new size to the Arlequin line: Arlequin Corona Gorda. The new vitola will make its debut June 2023. The Arlequin was first introduced as part of the Fratello Space Fresh Pack in 2019 and later as a regular production in a box press format in 2020.
Crowned Heads is continuing their recent track record of limited edition short-format cigar releases with the Le Carême Pastelitos LE 2023. Le Careme Pastelitos follows other shorted Crowned Heads "Winter season" releases such as lmperiosa Minutes, Jericho Hill Shots, and Juarez Shots.
Dissident Cigars has announced that their annual Limited Edition Cigar, will return for 2023. The cigar has not seen a release since the Coburn’s acquired DISSIDENT Cigars in December of 2021.
Fratello Cigars has announced a new cigar exclusive to the state of Louisiana: The Pelican. The Pelican be sold at PF Importers, the cigar distribution owned by NBA Hall of Famer and Cigar Aficionado Karl Malone.
Aganorsa Leaf is launching three new products at TPE at the end of this month: two new vitolas of Lunatic Maduro and JFR Fresh Packs.
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Quality Importers Trading Company (QI) is showing off a new Palio lighter at the TPE 2023 trade show in Las Vegas at the end of the month. The Palio Squadra Angled Triple-Jet Lighter is the latest addition to the expanding portfolio of value priced accessories.
Vintage is a term that is at times misunderstood and overused. However when Nelson Alfonso of Selected Tobacco releases blends with 5 years of post-roll age decorated by a uniquely designed humidor, the term is fitting. Byron using a unique distinction for their lines. Each line is named after a century, because Nelson tried to capture the true essence of what a great cigar was, or is, in that century. This year’s edition of Byron Humidors are limited to one size in each blend, with only 7,500 cigars rolled for each “century”; the Byron cigar line has a “century” interpretation for any cigar enthusiast.
General cigar has announced the fourth iteration of Cohiba Spectre, the brand's small batch, ultra luxury cigar. The blend for Cohiba Spectre uses five varietals of tobacco, each some of the highest quality tobaccos of the growing regions, soils and microclimates from which they were harvested.
