Cigar News

CAFTA-DR Agreement and Premium Cigars: Commerce, Culture, and Craft

By Cody Carden / October 31, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), CRA wanted to reflect on this landmark trade agreement. CAFTA-DR has proved to…

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Tatuaje 20th Anniversary Cigars In Shops Now

By Harrison Clark / October 31, 2023

Two regular-production smokes honoring Tatuaje’s 20 years in business have arrived in retail shops around the country. They were first announced in the summer and on display at the PCA Trade Show this past…

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E.P. Carrillo Creates New Cigar Via Consumer Feedback

By Harrison Clark / October 27, 2023

In the world of showbiz, there is an old expression that goes, “Know your audience.” Cigarmaker Ernesto Perez-Carrillo has taken this approach to help craft his next release. Called Escapade, the release…

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Alabama Exacts Revenge Over Tennessee, Celebrates With Cigars

By Cody Carden / October 25, 2023

Alabama: A tide of cigar smoke rolled over Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Saturday, after the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide’s vindictive victory over the No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers. 

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Nick Saban weighs in on Third Saturday in October postgame cigar tradition

By Harrison Clark / October 20, 2023

Alabama: Nick Saban has become pretty familiar with the cigar tradition in the Alabama–Tennessee rivalry. In 16 career games against the Vols, Saban has seen his locker room full of smoke in 15…

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FDA’s Flavored Cigars and Menthol in Cigarettes Rule Sent to OMB for Review

By Cody Carden / October 18, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – FDA’s efforts to address the issue of flavored cigars and menthol in cigarettes took its next step last week when the United States Food and Drug Administration…

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Reliving the night Tennessee football fans smoked their first cigars – ever

By Cody Carden / October 18, 2023

Tennessee: Eli Sparks enjoys the aroma while his dad, Johnny, smokes a Padron 7000. Eli doesn’t smoke, but simply smelling his dad’s burning cigar takes Eli back to the night he…

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Government looking into FDA’s planned ban of menthol cigarettes, cigars

By Harrison Clark / October 17, 2023

Federal: The White House is looking into an FDA plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Approval would be the last step before the ban is finalized.

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Fuente Dinner Raises $335,000 For Cigar Family Charitable Foundation

By Harrison Clark / October 17, 2023

Connecticut: Carlos Fuente Jr. had never been to Greenwich, Connecticut before last week. After the night he had at Burning Tree Country Club, it’s likely that he’s going to come…

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FAIRBANKS, ALASKA RAISES TOBACCO TAX

By Cody Carden / October 17, 2023

Alaska: Earlier this week, the Fairbanks City Council voted to raise the city’s tax on tobacco products from 8 percent to 20 percent of the wholesale price, a move that…

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