Is China the future for premium cigars?
Is China the future for premium cigars? If the question is about sales, the answer is plain and simple YES. The demand for luxury items is growing at an unseen rate. But what about being the future for cigar production? The Chinese have been in the cigar game for more...
Weekly news week 2 2021
Weekly news week 2 2021. In 2021 we are continuing to shine a light on more beautiful charity from the cigar community. In the last few months, Ministry of Cigars wrote about Pronica, the Habanos auctions, Oliva, Phuck Cancer, Cigar Family Charitable Foundation,...
Drew Estate increases H99 availability
Drew Estate increases H99 availability. The Liga Privada H99 is one of the most desirable Liga Privada releases in the last few years. It ranks high on many wish lists but it is very hard to find. Only a very limited quantity of Liga Privada H99 is shipped each month....
Xikar updates the Pipeline soft flame lighter
Xikar updates the Pipeline soft flame lighter. Xikar owner Quality Importers has given the Pipeline soft flame lighters a fresh new look. The upgrades include durable plate finishes. And three new colors next to the all-chrome version. The new colors are all black,...
Casdagli ventures into the coffee
Casdagli ventures into the coffee. The brand is famous for its cigars, but also sells luxury cigar and lifestyle accessories under the Villa Casdagli umbrella. And now they add Villa Casdagli coffee to the portfolio. This is a move to provide a sensory experience....
JC Newman releases Havana Q
JC Newman releases Havana Q. A new value brand cigar from the oldest, still functioning, family-owned cigar company in the United States. And probably even the world. According to J.C. Newman, the Havana Q is a cousin of the famous bundle cigar Quorum. The blend The...
Puro Ambar Legacy Robusto
Puro Ambar Legacy Robusto. Or should it be a Grand Robusto as it’s larger and thicker than the standard 5x50 Robusto Vitola? Anyway, the Puro Ambar brand is part of the portfolio Tabacalera El Artista. Recently the brand got an overhaul. New packaging and a new blend....
STG splits portfolio in two in the American market
STG splits portfolio in two in the American market. The portfolio will be divided between General Cigars and the newly formed Forged Cigar Company. Internationally nothing will change, as STG never uses the General Cigars name in international markets anyway. Forged...
Primaveras from Hoyo De Monterrey virtually presented
Primaveras from Hoyo De Monterrey virtually presented. For years Oettinger Davidoff has been releasing cigars linked to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar. And not just cigars. Accessories, pipes, and pipe tobacco as well. The success of the annual release made other cigar...
Davidoff suspends the sale of the 702 series
Davidoff suspends the sale of the 702 series. When the current stock runs out, the line will not be available for Davidoff appointed resellers and Davidoff Flagship Stores to reorder. The production of the cigars already stopped. But that does not mean that the line...