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There are cigar companies that blend into the background at trade shows, and then there is Drunk Chicken Cigars. The brand has built a reputation for being hard to ignore — partly because of its name, partly because of its giant yellow chicken mascot that flips an arrow sign, and partly because the

The Most Expensive Cigar Brands In The World Image credit: OpenAI Few indulgences carry the weight of history, craftsmanship, and ritual quite like

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 FDA Battle Over Premium Cigars Is Finally Over — And the Industry Won For nearly two decades, the premium cigar industry has been locked in a grinding legal and regulatory war with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. That fight is now over. A federal judge has handed down a final ruling t

What Every Part of a Cigar Actually Does Image credit: OpenAI For the uninitiated, a cigar might appear to be nothing more than a tightly rolled bun

A new cigar brand called Pariah Cigars has arrived on the scene, and it's making its entrance with a three-blend debut line called No.39. The brand is the creation of Daniel Lance, Esteban Disla, and Kevin Baxter — three names that cigar enthusiasts will want to get familiar with fast. The No.3

Kyle Gellis is doing it again. For the third consecutive year, the man behind Warped Cigars is releasing another edition of the Piece Unique through his Gellis Family Cigars brand — and if the pattern holds, this one is going to be worth paying attention to. The Piece Unique 2026 is a 6 x 52 to

The World Cup is coming, and Plasencia Cigars is marking the occasion the only way a multigenerational cigar dynasty knows how — with tobacco. The Honduran powerhouse is releasing the Plasencia Triunfal Gran Toro, a limited-edition smoke tied directly to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off

After sitting on the shelf of memory for a few years, PDR Cigars is bringing back one of its most respected lines. The AFR-75, originally released in 2013, is making its return this summer — and for those who remember it, the news is worth paying attention to. A Line Built on Proving a Point T

There's a certain kind of cigar smoker who doesn't let a busy schedule get in the way of a good smoke. He travels for work, he travels for pleasure, and wherever he ends up, he wants his cigars treated with the same respect they'd get sitting in a climate-controlled humidor back home. Davidoff seem