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The Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (Procigar) announces the launch of its Retailer Exclusive Program, a new initiative reserved specifically for retailers attending the upcoming Procigar Festival 2026, scheduled to take place from February 17th to 20th, 2026 in Santiago de Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. The Procigar Retailer Exclusive Program offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity for cigar retailers worldwide to access

Second and last 2025 limited edition after Montecristo Elba, this grand robusto celebrates the 185th anniversary of the brand. Limassol, Cyprus, 6 December 2025, Phoenicia TAA Cyprus Ltd, in collaboration with Habanos S.A., hosted the global launch of Punch Princesas Limited Edition 2025 at “A Royal Reveal”, a gala at City of Dreams Mediterranean. Around 550 distributors, partners and aficionados

Elite Trading Scandinavia AB, a subsidiary of Habanos SA in Sweden, has until December 10 to prove that it has no connection with Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi, who is being prosecuted by US authorities for cyber fraud.   Wherever he is, Chen Zhi, the Cambodian businessman of Chinese origin, is watching the empire he built in about ten years crumble

Diplomáticos Cancilleres was presented Thursday evening in Bulgaria. Until now, the brand only had one regular reference, No. 2.   Announced at the 25th Festival del Habano, at the very end of the presentation following a plethora of special editions and prestigious vitolas, the Diplomáticos Cancilleres was unveiled last week in Sofia, Bulgaria, at an event hosted by Habanos SA

Charly Spriet’s company will distribute the Dominican brand from January 1, 2026. Albana Tobacco will take over distribution of the entire Arturo Fuente catalog in France starting January 1, 2026, its manager, Charly Spriet, announced to L’Amateur. The company has already been distributing cigars manufactured by Fuente for the American company Prometheus (God of Fire, Opus X Lost City, etc.)

The churchill reserved for Casas del Habano and Habanos Specialists stores was presented in Mexico City last week.   Announced at the 25th Festival del Habano last February, the Trinidad Villa (Casas del Habano and Habanos Specialists edition) was presented to the public on November 13th in Mexico City at an event organized by Habanos SA and IEPT, its exclusive

The Chinese manufacturer chose a perfecto topped with a horsetail and placed in a black and red lacquered box. Named Great Wall Petit Salomones, this limited edition, commemorating the Year of the Horse in the Chinese calendar, was launched earlier this month in the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions, the Chinese manufacturer told L’Amateur de Cigare. It is

This new Hoyo de Monterrey was officially launched this Wednesday, November 12th in Saarbrücken. The Hoyo de San Luís, the third member of the Le Hoyo series, is a grand robusto measuring 160 mm long with a 52 ring gauge. It joins the Hoyo de San Juan and the Hoyo Río Seco, launched by Habanos S.A. in 2014 and 2018,

Embassy officials “buy boxes for $50 and resell them for $1,000 abroad,” says the defecting diplomat.   The North Korean embassy in Havana is home to a cigar smuggling operation, former North Korean diplomat Lee Il-Kyu revealed in an interview with the Spanish news agency EFE. Il-Kyu served in Havana on several occasions between 2011 and 2023, notably as the

The renegotiation of distribution agreements in Europe began after the divorce announced last August between the Dominican brand and Meerapfel Söhne.   The game has begun to reshuffle, just over two months after the break in relations between Arturo Fuente and Meerapfel Söhne. Alexis Aazam Zanganeh has announced that his company, Great O Legacy Distribution & Co (G.O.L.D. & Co),

This panetela will be available from tomorrow in Dutch Casas del Habano stores and then two weeks later in other stores.   The Juan López Finos (152 mm × 38, Laguito No. 2) is the new regional edition for the Netherlands, announces Laguito 1492, the exclusive distributor of Cuban cigars in the Benelux countries. The cigar is presented in numbered

Montecristo Elba, first limited edition 2025, was presented this Saturday, October 25, in Las Ventas bullring in Madrid.   Announced at the 25th Festival del Habano last February, the Montecristo Elba Limited Edition 2025 was presented to the public on Saturday, October 25 in Madrid, during the annual Club Pasión Habanos party, in Las Ventas bullring, a major bullfighting venue.

The Cambodian businessman of Chinese origin is accused by the US authorities of massive fraud. A routine investigation by the Swedish administration confirmed his key role in Habanos SA, via a complex network of offshore companies.   On October 15, Washington and London announced their decision to impose sanctions and freeze certain activities of Chen Zhi, founder of one of

“The production [in prison] is symbolic,” Habanos and Tabacuba assure in an official reaction to the report of the NGO Prisoners Defenders.   Questioned by halfwheel following the report by the NGO Prisoners Defenders, Habanos S.A. confirmed that inmates roll cigars in Cuban prisons. “According to reports from Tabacuba, the organization responsible for the cigar rolling industry, the main objective of

The cigar reserved for duty-free shops was presented this Tuesday evening at the Tax Free World Exhibition (TFWA) in Cannes, France.   Partagás Royales will be the next Cuban special edition reserved for duty-free and travel retail shops. It was presented this Tuesday, September 30th in Cannes, France. It is a grand robusto with a length of 150 mm and

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The Dominican manufacturer’s booth at the world’s largest tobacco products trade show will remain empty for the three days of the event. “Due to unexpected circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to join you this year at Intertabac,” reads a sign placed on an easel in the middle of an empty Arturo Fuente Cigars booth. The message is signed

According to the Spanish-based organization Prisoners Defenders, more than 11 million Habanos are made each year by inmates in the island’s prisons.   Inmates in Cuban prisons are subjected to forced labor to roll cigars for export, according to a document released yesterday by the Spanish NGO Prisoners Defenders. The report details the situation in Quivican Prison, south of Havana,