The longest-serving chairman of the Cigar Association of America has stepped down after serving five years in consecutive terms as leader. Javier Estades, who is also CEO of Tabacalera USA, the nation’s leading premium cigar company, first was elected chairman of CAA in 2016. At the cigar trade association’s annual meeting Friday, Estades was heralded for his leadership and commitment to the cigar industry. “There are some people in life who just get it,” said […]
In order to celebrate the 175th Anniversary of H. Upmann, Altadis USA tapped AJ Fernandez to create a limited edition cigar that is available in just one size. The Churchill is available in 10 count boxes with a total production of 14, 750. The cigar also utilizes a Medio Tiempo wrapper which is only grown on 1 out of 12 tobacco plants above the ligero leaves. Usually these leaves are smaller in size, so finding […]
The largest manufacturers in the premium cigar industry today filed a 273 page joint comment with the Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) opposing the agency’s Proposed Substantial Equivalence (“SE”) Rule, which would require manufacturers to submit to an extensive application and testing regime to keep any “non-grandfathered” cigars on the market. In this joint comment, premium cigar manufacturers Davidoff of Geneva USA, Drew Estate, General Cigar Company, Tabacalera USA, Perdomo Cigars, and C.L.E. Cigar Company […]