The premium cigar industry secured another victory in its ongoing battle with the FDA. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected the FDA’s appeal to overturn a 2023 ruling by Judge Amit P. Mehta, which had struck down strict regulations on premium cigars. This decision prevents the FDA from imposing
This weekend, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust is launching a cigar made exclusively for retailers in its home state of New Hampshire. The CANH Fiddlehead is a 6 x 48 vitola featuring an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, a Jalapa, Nicaragua binder, and a three-country filler blend. The filler includes Criollo 92 from the Dominican Republic, visos from
Kingmakers Cigars, known for collaborations with WNBA star Kelsey Plum and the band Midland, has announced its latest release: VERSA by Carmelo Anthony. The cigar will debut in a single 6 1/2 x 54 gran toro vitola, featuring a Habano 2000 wrapper, a Sumatra binder, and fillers from Nicaragua and Pennsylvania. While Kingmakers confirms its
Kentucky House Passes Cigar Bar Bill, Sends to Senate After years of covering cigar industry legislation, experiencing setbacks has become all too familiar—whether through taxes, smoking bans, age restrictions, or flavored tobacco regulations. That’s why it’s refreshing to see the Kentucky House of Representatives strongly support this bill, even though it hasn’t become law yet.
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the super premium whiskey from Tennessee and the first spirit brand in history to commemorate an African-American, is excited to announce the launch of Uncle Nearest 1884 Premium Small Batch Whiskey. The brand revived the little-known story of Nathan "Nearest" Green, the first known African-American master distiller, back in 2017, and
How to Smoke a Cigar Like a Pro New to the ciage culture, we've got you covered. We'll have to smoking like a pro in no time. Cigar smoking begins with a ritual that involves cutting, toasting and lighting. Here are some instructions that will help you look like a true cigar aficionado.
The History of Cigar Bands: Myth and Lore You immediately associate a cigar with its band. Cohiba with its red dot. La Gloria Cubana with Lady La Gloria. Punch with its red with gold trim. But it wasn’t always that way. Cigars didn’t always come with bands, and their origin is disputed. Here are
How many parts does a cigar have? A cigar is a 100% natural product and consists of three parts: the wrapper, binder and filler. The wrapper is the outside leaf – it is what you see when you look at a cigar. Its color and texture are the physical embodiment of the cigar's character
