Recent Industry Articles

A shake-up in the rankings has cigar lovers paying attention For the first time ever, Honduras has shipped more premium cigars to the United States than the Dominican Republic. That's the headline buried inside the latest import data from the Cigar Association of America, which tracks handmade, pr

ProCigar's scholarship push is rewriting what it means to be a responsible industry There's a version of corporate social responsibility that looks good in a press release and doesn't do much else. Then there's what the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers — known as ProCigar — has been qu

A Decade in the Making It took ten years of courtroom battles, dozens of legal filings, and arguments that stretched from a federal district court all the way to a circuit appeals panel, but the premium cigar industry finally has something it has been fighting for since 2016: a locked-in legal def

The numbers have finally landed, and the story they tell is one of remarkable staying power. Premium cigar imports into the United States for 2025 came in at 429.8 million cigars — virtually identical to the year before, according to data released by the Cigar Association of America. No growth, but

The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill this week that cigar smokers across the state have been waiting for. House Bill 757, which aims to cap the state's existing 15 percent cigar tax at a maximum of 60 cents per cigar, cleared the chamber with a decisive 69-18 vote and now moves to th

The cigar world is no stranger to political headwinds, but the first months of this year have brought a wave of legislative action that every enthusiast needs to understand. From states cracking down on where and how tobacco can be sold, to others rolling out the welcome mat for new cigar bars, the

The numbers are almost all in, and the American premium cigar market is holding its ground in ways that would have seemed impossible just a few years ago. Through the first eleven months of 2025, imports of premium cigars — the kind made by hand, rolled by skilled torcedores in countries like N

After a failed attempt last year, Maryland legislators are taking another swing at creating a formal license for cigar lounges that want to let customers enjoy a drink with their smoke. The proposed bills, reintroduced in the 2026 legislative session, aim to solve a problem that's been bugging ciga

The Premium Cigar Association has wrapped up its latest round of board elections, bringing fresh perspectives to the organization that's become synonymous with the industry's biggest annual gathering. The voting took place earlier this month, and the results mark a significant shift in the voluntee

Walk into just about any cigar shop in America today, and you'll notice something different than you might have seen a decade ago. The glass cases and walk-in humidors tell a clear story about what smokers are reaching for when they make their purchases, and it's not what traditionalists might hope