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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

Germany is one of the first countries to market this Churchill, which is reserved for Casa del Habano and Habanos Specialists. Unveiled in Mexico last November, the Trinidad Villa is arriving in Germany—one of the first countries to market this new release, which is exclusive to La Casa del Habano (LCDH) franchises and shops designated as Habanos Specialists. Announced during

By sanctioning the Sino-Cambodian businessman nine months after the United States, the European Union can no longer hope to influence Chen Zhi’s fate — but risks complicating that of Habanos distributors.   On July 30, 2026, the European Union added Chen Zhi and Prince Holding Group to its sanctions list for human rights violations — more than nine months after

The Trinidad Vigia Reserva Cosecha 2022 will be launched in Switzerland on September 19.   The Trinidad Vigia Reserva Cosecha 2022 will be the first new release of the 2026–2027 season. It will also mark the first time a Trinidad cigar has been featured in the Reserva series. The Reserva program was established in 2003 to showcase standard-production vitolas made

To celebrate Cohiba’s 60th anniversary, the 2017 limited edition is set to become a regular production cigar. The global launch will take place next October in London. The story of the Cohiba Talismán continues. First unveiled in November 2017 at a lavish event at London’s Corinthia Hotel, this 2017 Limited Edition is set to join Cohiba’s regular portfolio, Habanos S.A.

“The 26th Habano Festival will not be held this year,” writes Habanos S.A., announcing a program of festivities for Cohiba’s 60th anniversary. First step: the launch of the Cohiba Talismán as a regular production cigar in London next October. “The Organizing Committee of the Habano Festival announces that, after evaluating the current situation and with the purpose of preserving the