News

• Drew Estate Announces New SVP of Marketing & CIO

  Drew Estate announces new SVP of Marketing & Chief Innovation Officer role.

• The Ariston Launches Exclusive “The Ariston” Purple Toro Cigar

  Nashville, Tennessee’s premier cigar lounge and cocktail bar, The Ariston, is thrilled to announce the exclusive release of “The Ariston” Purple Toro Cigar in collaboration with esteemed cigar brand Sans Pareil.

• Cigar Trophy 2026: Nominations Open

  From May 16 to June 7, the global cigar family has the opportunity to nominate their best brands, cigars, accessories and lounges. The best five of them will then be published for voting in the second round.

• A Rare Canadian Milestone: Walper Tobacco Shop Turns 135

  Walper Tobacco Shop will celebrate its 135th anniversary this June, a remarkable run that stretches back to the year 1891.

• Cigar Trophy 2026: Nominations Open Soon

  From May 16 to June 7, the global cigar family has the opportunity to nominate their best brands, cigars, accessories and lounges. The best five of them will then be published for voting in the second round.

• Bulgaria – An Underrated Country

  Adressen / Addresses  Sofia Best Cigars Shop Solunska 6 1000 Sofia www.bestcigars.bg &#160; Best Cigars Lounge Liditse 2 1113 Sofia www.bestcigars.bg &#160; Staria Chinar Sofia Shipchenski Shipchenski Prohod 15 1111 Sofia www.stariachinar.com &#160; Plowdiw / Plovdiv  Best Cigars Lounge &#38; Shop Asenovgradsko Shose 2 4004 Plowdiw / Plovdiv www.bestcigars.bg &#160; Kasapi Steakhouse Komatevsko Shose 141<a href="https://www.cigarjournal.com/bulgaria-an-underrated-country/" title="Read more" >...</a>

• Regulatory Fees Declared Unconstitutional in Estonia

  The Estonian Constitutional Court has issued its ruling today confirming the unconstitutionality of the new EU-CEG fees applicable for cigars as of 1 January 2025 in Estonia.

• Three Decades of Cigars and Celebration at Toronto’s Cigar Studio

  For 30 years time, Cigar Studio has occupied the same corner of Etobicoke where Jerry Hartman first opened its doors in 1996.

• Sautter Atelier – The New Cigar Wear Line

  Laurence Davis and his wife Melanie are attending this year’s PCA Convention &#038; Trade in New Orleans not only because of their close ties to many of their producers, but also to showcase a new project with the evocative name Sautter Atelier.

• Blackened Experience Frankfurt 2026

  Frankfurt will become the center of the international cigar world this May as Drew Estate and GRE Trade GmbH present the “Blackened Experience Frankfurt 2026” on May 23, 2026.