Recent Luxury Articles
FDA Moves to Regulate Foreign Tobacco Factories for First Time
The FDA Just Moved to Regulate Tobacco Factories Abroad — And the Entire Industry Is Paying Attention For decades, anyone who wanted to understand the regulatory imbalance baked into American tobacco law needed only to look at a single, stubborn fact: a cigar factory in North Carolina had to regis
Why the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival Left Colorado for Wyoming
Wyoming Wins: How Cheyenne Stole the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival From Colorado — And Why It Matters After 17 years in Colorado, one of the West's most celebrated premium tobacco gatherings is pulling up stakes and heading north. The Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival is leaving Colorado after 16 year
The Festival del Habano Is Canceled — Here's Why It Matters
The Festival del Habano Is Dead — At Least for Now It was supposed to be a milestone year. The 26th Festival del Habano — the undisputed crown jewel of the global premium cigar calendar — was scheduled to run from February 23 through 27 in Havana, and on paper, there was no shortage of reasons to
Titans of Tobacco Dinner Raises $228K for Cigar Rights
Inside "Titans of Tobacco": How One Night in Greenwich Raised $228,000 for the Fight to Save Premium Cigars There are charity dinners, and then there are moments that permanently alter the timeline of an industry. On the evening of June 10, 2026, something unmistakably rare unfolded at the Tamarac
Why Forsyth County Is Separating Cigar Shops From Smoke Shops
Drawing a Line Between Stogies and Smoke Shops: Why Forsyth County Is Rewriting the Rules Drive down Buford Highway through Forsyth County, Georgia, and the retail landscape tells a complicated story. Tucked between nail salons and strip mall restaurants, you'll find Cigar Studio 57 sitting a few
Cuban Cigar Shipping Surcharge Signals Sanctions Fallout
The Cuban Cigar Gets More Expensive to Ship — And the World Is Starting to Feel It For cigar enthusiasts outside the United States, getting their hands on a genuine Habanos product from Cuba has long been one of life's quieter pleasures — a luxury insulated, at least in part, from the political tu
Imogene + Willie x Weiss Watch Co. American-Made Collab
When Two American Originals Collide: The Imogene + Willie x Weiss Watch Co. 38mm Automatic 002 There is a peculiar loneliness to genuine American-made watchmaking. Walk into any watch retailer in the country and you'll find wall-to-wall Swiss precision, Japanese reliability, and German engineering
World's Oldest Tobacconist Launches Most Ambitious Cigar in Decades
One of the World's Oldest Tobacconists Just Launched Its Most Ambitious Cigar in Decades There are very few retail addresses anywhere on earth that carry the kind of accumulated weight 19 St James's Street does. The building has watched empires rise and fall, survived two world wars, and outlasted
How Padrón and Fuente Dominate AI Cigar Searches
How Padrón and Arturo Fuente Took Over AI Search — and What It Means for the Premium Cigar World The humidor at your local tobacconist has always been its own kind of authority. A knowledgeable retailer who steers you toward a Nicaraguan puro or a Dominican blend, who knows which limited releases
J.C. Newman: America's Last Cigar Factory Turns 250
The Last Factory Standing: How Tampa's J.C. Newman Cigar Co. Became the Official Smoke of America's 250th Birthday There are moments in American commerce when legacy and timing intersect so cleanly that the result feels less like a business deal and more like destiny. That is precisely what happen
