Monthly Archives: January 2025
Chip Goldeen Joins Cayman Cigar Co.
After stints at Ashton and El Septimo, Chip Goldeen has joined Cayman Cigar Co. His [...]
Federal Judge Blocks FDA’s Graphic Warning Label Rule, Citing Overreach
In a significant decision, a federal judge in Texas has blocked the U.S. Food and [...]
2024 Awards: Packaging Top 10
Today, we celebrate our favorite cigar packaging designs of 2024. The post 2024 Awards: Packaging [...]
Watch: Packaging Awards 2024 (12:00 P.M. CST)
The Packaging Awards dates back to Smoking Stogie, one of the predecessors of this site. [...]
La Galera Al Majles Goes on Sale in the Middle East
After a preview last fall, the La Galera Al Majles is now on sale in [...]
Buffalo Trace Distillery Prohibition Collection Series #2 Available Exclusively at Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Buffalo Trace Distillery Prohibition Collection Series #2 will be available on Jan. 15 exclusively through [...]
Viaje Announces Vampire Dust
As with many of Viaje’s releases, details are scarce about the new line. It is [...]
Phillips & King Showing Off Rocky Patel Decade Reserve at TPE 2025
The Rocky Patel Decade Reserve is offered in a single 6 1/2 x 52 box-pressed [...]
Wood and Water Introduces Eleven50 Cigar Pick
The new Eleven50 Cigar Pick aims to be a more elegant solution to a problem [...]
Florida Senator Introduces Bill Banning Smoking in Public Places, Cigars Exempt
While a Florida ballot measure allowing recreational cannabis use by adults did not pass, a [...]