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Start a Smokebrand · Sep 29
He was the boutique owner who bet everything on his own factory in Esteli, the rare Havana-born founder who rolled the dice on going vertical. In September 2026, Fermin Perez Jr. moved all seven of his lines to Tabacalera Familia Disla, and the consolidation wave swallowed another independent.
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Read storybrand · Sep 28
Twenty Years of Red: Tatuaje Havana VI Grows Up Without Growing Expensive
For its 20th anniversary, the line that defined boutique value adds two soft box-pressed vitolas at eleven dollars, while the rest of the industry keeps chasing twenty.
education · Sep 28
The House That Sold Havana Falls: 5th Avenue and the Breaking of a Distribution Empire
Germany's Habanos distributor collapsed into court-appointed administration in September 2026, and the fault lines run through the entire Cuban cigar trade.
brand · Sep 25
The Herd Arrives: The Year of the Goat Playbook Takes Over Premium Cigars
Four factories are shipping or staging goat cigars ahead of the 2027 Lunar New Year, and the quietest release may be the smartest one yet.
education · Sep 25
Mexico Seizes 2.4 Million Counterfeit Cigars Hidden in a 'Perfumed Chopsticks' Manifest
A Beijing air-cargo shipment declared as scented chopsticks turned out to be one of the largest counterfeit-cigar interdictions in recent memory. Here is what it tells the everyday buyer.
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