Q&A: Nick Melillo, Owner, Foundation Cigar Co.
Nick Melillo, 39, has spent most of his professional life in the tobacco business. Fresh out of high school, he went straight to tobacco retail, and a few years later…
India Cigar Club and Sibling Cigars grow their partnership Exclusive Distribution with BlackBird Cigars from the Dominican Republic
India Cigar Club and Sibling Cigars are pleased to announce a significant partnership with BlackBird Cigars, a renowned cigar manufacturer based in the Dominican Republic. Under this exclusive distribution agreement,…
Crowned Heads Slates Juárez Chihuahua For Late July
The new 5 1/2 x 48 version of Crowned Heads’ Juárez line has a name: Chihuahua. Jon Huber, Crowned Heads co-founder, says he has been hoping to add a thinner…
Toscano Duecento Coming To The U.S. This August
In 2018, Toscano celebrated its 200th anniversary with a cigar called Duecento, but it never was offered in the U.S. Next month, Miami Cigar & Co. will begin selling the…
Room101 Teases 11th Anniversary
Last year there was Room101 10th Anniversary. This year, there will be a Room101 11th Anniversary. As for what that cigar entails, it’s unclear. Matt Booth, Room101’s co-founder, did not…
CIGAR NEWS: CAMACHO NICARAGUA ANNOUNCED
Some things just can’t be tamed. They’re made with the volume cracked, the pedal grinding against steel. That is the full-frontal flavor found in Camacho Nicaragua, built with…
CIGAR NEWS: ALEC BRADLEY FINE & RARE COMMEMORATIVE LTD. EDITION RELEASE BOX ANNOUNCED
Alec Bradley Cigar Co. announced today that they will be celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of their Fine & Rare series by releasing 500 limited edition boxes featuring all five…
CIGAR NEWS: ALEC & BRADLEY KINTSUGI SHIPPING IN FALL OF 2020
Fort Lauderdale, FL (July 8, 2020) – Alec & Bradley Cigars, founded by brothers Alec and Bradley Rubin in 2018, announced today that their third full line release- Alec…
Alec & Bradley Formally Announce Kintsugi
Alec & Bradley Cigars have now formally announced their third core-line cigar as Kintsugi. The cigar draws from the Japanese art of the same name, where broken pottery is repaired…
Padilla Joins With A.J. Fernandez Cigars to Make Padilla Poética
Cigarmaker Ernesto Padilla has turned to A.J. Fernandez to produce his newest cigar brand, Padilla Poética, a literary homage to his father—the late Cuban poet Heberto Padilla, who was imprisoned in Cuba for criticizing the Castro regime.