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Drunk Chicken Cigars Just Dropped Two New Limited Editions
There's a reason cigar smokers pay attention when Drunk Chicken Cigars puts something new out. The brand has built a reputation for no-nonsense blends with real character, and the two newest releases are no exception. The Mother Clucker Maduro and the Living the Dream Connecticut are now making t
California Cigar Tax Is Dropping This Summer — Here's What It Means for Your Wallet
Good news is coming for cigar smokers in California. Starting July 1, the state is lowering its cigar tax rate, giving consumers a break they probably weren't expecting. The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration confirmed the change as part of its yearly review process. The rate i
Expert Rated Cigars Above $20
Expert Rated Cigars Above $20 Image credit: OpenAI At a certain price point, a cigar stops being a simple smoke and becomes an experience worth savo
The Cigar Industry's Quiet Investment in the Next Generation
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
The Ashtray That Could Change How Men Smoke Forever
A Geneva-Based Cigar Company Says It Has Cracked a 600-Year-Old Problem — and the Science Behind It Is Hard to Ignore For six centuries, the cigar has remained essentially unchanged. Men have lit them the same way, smoked them the same way, and accepted the same trade-offs that come with burning t
PIO Resurrection Gets Its First Facelift in Over 15 Years
PIO Cigars is giving one of its most established products a fresh look. The brand has unveiled a redesigned band for its core line, PIO Resurrection, in what marks the first significant visual update to the cigar in more than a decade and a half. The new band moves away from whatever had been s
The Eight Rules That Keep Premium Cigars Free From FDA Control
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
6 Cigar Pairings Everyone Should Try
6 Cigar Pairings Everyone Should Try Image credit: OpenAI Few pleasures in a gentleman's repertoire rival the art of a well-chosen cigar pairing. Mu
Drunk Chicken Cigars Brings Two New Blends to PCA 2026
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
The Most Expensive Cigar Brands In The World Image credit: OpenAI Few indulgences carry the weight of history, craftsmanship, and ritual quite like
