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Nine years after its London launch as a Limited Edition, the Cohiba Talismán returns to the British capital as a regular-production cigar. Its presentation in London on October 7, before some 400 guests, also marked the start of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of Habanos’ most prestigious brand. There was a certain logic to seeing the Cohiba Talismán return

After thirty years in Cuba, British American Tobacco has sold its 50% stake in Brascuba to Tabacuba, leaving the state-owned group with the keys to the cigarette company. British American Tobacco (BAT), the British giant, no longer has any presence in Cuba. Last February, it sold its 50% stake in Brascuba, a cigarette-manufacturing joint venture created in 1995 with the

A Spanish national of Cuban origin traveling by bus between southern Spain and Paris was intercepted with a thousand illegal Cuban cigars.   During a routine check at the La Jonquera border crossing on September 23, the National Police border unit seized 997 cigars from well-known brands, according to the Spanish daily La Vanguardia and the local newspaper Diari de

The Havana-based group has announced a new Marketing Director, with further executive moves expected.   Dariel Regal Veitia, a former torcedor at the H. Upmann factory, has been appointed Operational Marketing Director, Habanos S.A. announced across its social media channels on Wednesday, September 30. He succeeds Beatriz Garrido Garcia, who was appointed to the role in 2023. No details were

The limited edition exclusive to the duty-free stores was unveiled yesterday during a gala evening hosted by Habanos S.A. at the Tax Free show in Cannes. Following the Cohiba Vistosos and the Partagás Royales, the Montecristo Fragata will be the next Cuban special edition reserved for duty-free stores. It was unveiled this Tuesday, September 29, in Cannes, France. It is

The commemorative humidor will be available at LCDH franchise stores in Switzerland starting October 6. Unveiled to a select few at the 2025 Festival del Habano, the La Gloria Cubana 35 Aniversario will go on sale starting October 6 at La Casa del Habano (LCDH) franchise stores in Switzerland—one of the very first countries to bring this special humidor to

The El Rey del Mundo Tico RE Costa Rica, which celebrates the local distributor’s 15th anniversary, is presented in a humidor specially designed for the occasion.   The El Rey del Mundo Tico RE Costa Rica 2025 will go on sale starting September 28, according to Cruz Canela, the exclusive Habanos distributor for Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The cigar was

The launch was originally scheduled to take place in Havana last February, but it was ultimately on the shores of Lake Geneva, in Switzerland, that the Trinidad Vigía Reserva Cosecha 2022 was unveiled to the public. Montreux, a small Swiss town on the eastern end of Lake Geneva, best known for its jazz festival, has little in common with Havana.

At Intertabac, New World manufacturers and importers are no longer taking quite such pleasure in Cuba’s troubles. The tongue-in-cheek “thank you, Cuba!” heard from many industry professionals after Covid has given way to deeper concern over the troubles facing Cuban cigars and the continued absence — or under-representation — of Habanos in cigar shops around the world. The Germans who

The importer continues to supply cigar shops. But every one of its financial transactions must now be cleared by Spanish authorities. Because of the European sanctions against Chen Zhi, Tabacalera SLU’s bank accounts are frozen and the company is now operating under close supervision from the Spanish state, L’Amateur de Cigare has learned. Unlike German importer Fifth Avenue, Tabacalera still

Any disposal by Fifth Avenue of its assets now requires the approval of the preliminary administrator. The Waldshut-Tiengen district court ordered, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 5 p.m., the preliminary insolvency administration of Fifth Avenue Products Trading-GmbH, the exclusive importer of Cuban cigars for Germany, Austria and Poland. The proceedings are registered under case number 4 IN 194/26. According

Fifth Avenue Trading has told its customers it is temporarily suspending its business activities. Fifth Avenue, one of Europe’s leading distributors of Cuban cigars, has announced that it has been forced to temporarily suspend its operations. In an email sent to German cigar retailers on Friday, September 4, the company said it was no longer able to accept new orders

The Ramón Allones Carlemany Regional Edition Andorra 2025 is available at the Principality’s cigar shops. The Ramón Allones Carlemany is the new Regional Edition for Andorra. It is a grand robusto measuring 140 mm in length with a 52 ring gauge—a vitola known as Genios in Cuban factories. These dimensions are identical to those of the Cohiba Maduro 5 Genios

The Por Larrañaga 35 Aniversario, a Churchill-sized cigar, is available starting this week in shops across the country. To celebrate its 35th anniversary, Fifth Avenue—the exclusive importer of Habanos for Germany, Austria, and Poland—has selected the Por Larrañaga brand for a Regional Edition named “35 Aniversario.” It is a Double Corona measuring 194 mm in length with a 49 ring

Despite an expected decline in the global handmade cigar market this year, Scandinavian Tobacco Group continues to gain market share, particularly in the United States. Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s (STG) second-quarter 2026 results confirm the strong performance of its handmade cigar business. As the Danish group seeks to stabilize its traditional machine-made cigar and smoking tobacco activities, handmade cigars are becoming

While the UK government has launched a consultation on “plain packaging” after passing the generational ban in the spring, an exchange of letters between London and the ambassadors of three producing countries reveals the intensity of a behind-the-scenes showdown waged by Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Honduras to protect their heritage. In a rare joint effort, the ambassadors of Cuba,

The most expensive cigar in the Cuban portfolio appears at this price in the latest issue of the Journal Officiel.   The Cohiba BHK 58, the most expensive cigar in the Cuban portfolio, will retail for €370 per stick in France. Unveiled at the 2025 Festival del Habano, the BHK 58 has been available only in a special 15th-anniversary box

The French-origin brand is set to launch its second limited edition following the Senadores.   The Quai d’Orsay Concordia will be the first Habanos Limited Edition of 2026. The cigar—a “Grand Robusto” measuring 145 mm in length with a 50 ring gauge—will be unveiled on October 24, according to Club Pasión Habanos, the organizer of the event taking place at