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Powstanie has started shipping its newest regular production cigar, the Powstanie Sumatra, marking the fifth core line in the company's growing portfolio. For fans of the brand, this one has been a long time coming — and the blend itself tells the story of just how seriously the company takes its c

For years, American cigar smokers have watched from the sidelines as two particular Supreme Leaf cigars made their way into shops everywhere except the United States. That changes now. AGANORSA Leaf has made it official — the Supreme Leaf Inter Robusto and the Supreme Leaf Euro Toro are shippin

A shake-up in the rankings has cigar lovers paying attention For the first time ever, Honduras has shipped more premium cigars to the United States than the Dominican Republic. That's the headline buried inside the latest import data from the Cigar Association of America, which tracks handmade, pr

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

The watch world does not get rocked very often. Decades can pass with the same brands selling the same silhouettes to the same crowd. But every so often, something lands that forces everyone to take a side. The Audemars Piguet and Swatch collaboration — officially called the Royal Pop — is that kin

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

The watch community has been buzzing with speculation for the better part of a week, and now the secret is out. Audemars Piguet — one of the most prestigious names in Swiss watchmaking — is teaming up with Swatch for a collaboration that nobody saw coming. The project goes by the name "Royal Pop,"

The Seiko 5 Sports Line Keeps Getting Better Without Breaking the Bank Seiko has been on a quiet tear for the past several years. The 5 Sports line started as a simple, no-frills entry point into the brand, and it has steadily grown into something much bigger. Divers, field watches, GMTs — the col

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

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