Monthly Archives: July 2025

Amarati Announces Cigar Specialist International for U.S., Canada Distribution

Amarati is a relatively-new brand from Dubai. Its cigars are expected to arrive at American [...]

Cigar News: Montecristo Celebrates 90 Years with a Rare, Limited-Edition Masterpiece

Montecristo, one of the most iconic names in premium cigars, marks 90 years of excellence [...]

Arturo Fuente Opus X Belicoso XXX | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

Wrapper: Dominican Rosado Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Size: 4.625 x 49 Belicoso Strength: Medium/Full Price: [...]

Niche products and EU SMEs hit the most by Commission’s proposal

On 16 July 2025, the European Commission unveiled a proposal to revise the Tobacco Excise [...]

Amarati Signs Exclusive North America Deal with CSI

Amarati Cigars is proud to announce an exclusive sales broker partnership with Cigars Specialist International [...]

Illusione Ships The Group of Five SE, OneOff Black and Tan Toro

Two new toro-ish cigars from Illusione are shipping to stores. Yes, one of the comes [...]

Festival del Habano XXVI Scheduled for Feb. 23-27, 2026

Next year marks the 60th anniversary of the Cohiba brand, which is likely to be [...]

Pareijn Won Third CSWC in Belgium

When Belgium organized its first Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifier in 2022, the winner was [...]

Certainly Uncertain in the CSWC

Halfway through the Cigar Smoking World Championship qualifying season only one thing is certain; the [...]

Pedan Broke 3 Hours at CSWC Belarus

2 hours 8 minutes and 17 seconds is not a bad time in the slow [...]

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