Charlie Minato

In December, Arturo Fuente oftentimes sends its retailers a special, surprise release as part of the holiday season. This year, that tradition will continue with what is being described as a one-time U.S. release of the OpusX 2020.

Last year, La Flor Dominicana announced that it was bringing back its Litto Gomez Diez line with new packaging. While it was never formally announced, La Flor Dominicana was also working on a 2023 TAA exclusive release would be a cigar called Emeraude.

There’s a new hotel in Santiago and inside is the second location of the Arturo Fuente Cigar Club.

Hong Kong to Mark Tobacco Products with Laser Labels to Root Out Contraband — via SCMP.com

In 2024, there have been many surprises from Arturo Fuente. Just before the end of the year, multiple cigars that were once exclusive to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) showed up at stores as part of holiday shipments from the company.

For what I believe is the 15th year in a row, I am closing out the current year by asking 10 questions that I am thinking about heading into the new year. These questions are timely, in that, if I did this article in July, half of them would probably change. That said, a lot of what’s on here are things I’ve wondered about prior to December.

Landmark Hospitality, which operates bars, restaurants and hotels in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, has brought back the Stork Club name as part of the company’s cigar program.

While not an annual tradition, if Davidoff has a new Winston Churchill limited edition, it typically is released in January. That’s what will happen this week.