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Ferio Tego, LLC Signs Deal with Davidoff of Geneva USA for United States Distribution

The agreement is effective immediately. Ferio Tego’s premium cigar products are currently in production, post-production and aging. The companies expect to begin shipping products this summer. Ferio Tego, LLC, which was formed earlier this year by two former Nat Sherman Executives, acquired the brands formerly owned and distributed by Nat Sherman International, LLC and their respective intellectual property. The brands include Timeless, Metropolitan and Ancora among others. Michael Herklots, Principal and co-Managing Member of Ferio […]

April 13, 2021 by The Cigar Authority

United Cigars Launches First NFT Cigar

United Cigars Director of Operations, Oliver Nivaud, has launched the first NFT (Non-Fungible Token) cigar. NFT is a unit of data on a digital ledger called a blockchain, where each NFT can represent a unique digital item, and thus they are not interchangeable. NFTs can represent digital files such as art, and other forms of creative work. Nivaud has spearheaded the formation of Concept Cigars, a new venture that will be used to create concept […]

April 5, 2021 by The Cigar Authority

PCA Announces Hiring of Glynn Loope as State Advocacy Director

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today that Glynn Loope has officically joined PCA as the full time director of state advocacy. Loope will spearhead all state and local advocacy for the PCA in the continued fight against regulatory overreach, increased taxes, and smoking bans. Loope was most recently the executive director of the Cigar Rights of America. “We could not be more excited to have Glynn join us as we shore up our government […]

April 2, 2021 by The Cigar Authority

Aganorsa Leaf to Debut New Unique Vitola of Lunatic

Aganorsa Leaf will be launching a new vitola in their popular Lunatic brand: El Grande Maduro. A 5.5 x 80 torpedo cloaked in San Andres Maduro wrapper, this short giant of a cigar caters to the rapidly growing segment of consumers who are demanding big, flavorful smokes that don’t break the bank. For the month of April, El Grande will be sold exclusively to PCA retailers through the organization’s new PCA Product Hub and a […]

March 31, 2021 by The Cigar Authority

Massive Tobacco Tax Proposal Would Raise Cigar Tax Up To 1000%

This morning the PCA (Premium Cigar Association) sent out the following alert… Senator Durbin (D-IL) has reintroduced a massive tobacco tax increase as part of a bill that is otherwise intended to address maternal mortality. Buried within S. 411, the Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (MOMMA’s Act), are changes to the tax code that would treat the entire tobacco industry as cigarettes. The result is an estimated 500—1000% increase on the tax […]

March 30, 2021 by The Cigar Authority

JC Newman’s El Reloj Factory Turns 111 Years Old Wednesday

Tampa’s most famous cigar factory, El Reloj, turns 111 years old tomorrow, Wednesday, March 31. 2021. J.C. Newman Cigar Company will celebrate this milestone all day long with free factory tours, special 1910 cigar prices, and by bringing back the first cigar factory lectors to Tampa since they were banned in 1931. “When El Reloj opened in 1910, the Tampa Tribune described it as the ‘largest and finest cigar factory in the world,’” said Drew Newman, a […]

March 30, 2021 by The Cigar Authority

Perdomo INMENSO Seventy Sun Grown & Maduro Coming Soon!

Tabacalera Perdomo is proud to announce the release of the new Perdomo Inmenso Seventy Sun Grown and Maduro shipping in May 2021. Originally introduced in the early 2000’s, the Perdomo Inmenso Seventy was a legend before its time. Back by popular demand, the Perdomo Inmenso Seventy is blended with 5‐year aged Cuban‐seed Nicaraguan tobaccos and is offered in three stunning sizes: a Robusto (5 x 70), Epicure (6 x 70), and Churchill (7 x 70), with manufacturer’s suggested retail […]

March 24, 2021 by The Cigar Authority

United Cigars Halts Green Monstah Stadium Series Release

United Cigar is disappointed to announce that its 1st Stadium Series releases has been halted. The Asylum Green Monstah, a collaboration with CLE Cigars and United Cigars, was due to ship to United retail partners just in time for opening day of baseball scheduled for April 1, 2021. This limited release was produced in two vitolas packaged in 9 count boxes representing the nine innings of baseball. The box is shaped as home plate with […]

March 22, 2021 by The Cigar Authority

JC Newman Announces Brickhouse Beginnings TAA Exclusive

Before JC Newman could start on the major restoration they just completed at their El Reloj Cigar Factory in Tampa, the team had to clear out almost 70 years’ worth of items from the building. During this process, they uncovered some hidden gems. One of those was a trap door from the 1930s with a secret staircase that went from the General Managers’ office down into the basement where he could hide when the Tampa […]

March 17, 2021 by The Cigar Authority

United Cigars Releasing Green Monstah Stadium Series

With nearly a year behind us since we have had the opportunity to visit a stadium to cheer on our favorite athletes, United Cigars has decided to bring the stadium to you. Teaming up with Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka of Asylum Cigars, United Cigars is launching a new line as part of their Series Unidas collection and will ship to retailers next week in time for baseballs opening day. The Green Monstah cigar release […]

March 17, 2021 by The Cigar Authority

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