Covid-19
Habanos looking at massive shortages. Consumers, retailers, and official Habanos distributors are facing shortages that are only growing. The reason is a perfect storm of circumstances to which the Cuban...
Published July 2021
Cuban cigar factory closed over covid. Even though the pandemic is keeping the world hostage for over a year, up until last week, no Cuban cigar factories had to close....
Published February 2021
Covid-19 disrupts the cigar supply chain. Several international distributors, retailers, and consumers in the international markets reached out to us. With questions about supply and shipping. Consumers are complaining about...
Published September 2020
Honduran cigar factories not closing. A few days ago, the Honduran government ordered a second phase zero to combat covid-19. Numbers in the Latin American country are rising. And as...
Published July 2020
Honduras orders factories to close again. The second wave of infections with the covid-19 virus is forcing the Honduran government to take steps. One of those steps is that the...
Published July 2020
Will InterTabac take place this year? And if so, who will be there? Last week, the largest tobacco trade show in the world said that they were positive about the...
Published May 2020
More companies join the BOTL vs corona initiative. Last week, we published about this initiative from the Dutch cigar distributor and importer Longfiller Company. Together with some of the brands...
Published April 2020
Vigilant Inc temporarily produces face shields for healthcare workers. The New Hampshire based humidor and wine cellar manufacturer is helping healthcare facilities in the Northeast. Those healthcare facilities face shortages...
Published April 2020
Dominican Republic cigar factories slowly reopen. Two of the largest factories have restarted cigar production as of yesterday. Those factories, Casa de Garcia and General Cigar Dominicana are among the...
Published April 2020
La Palina and Room 101 team up against corona. With so many shops having to close lounges, or even close completely due to the pandemic, La Palina and Room 101...
Published April 2020
More Nicaraguan cigar factories close down temporarily due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, seven factories opted to close the doors voluntarily and temporarily. Three other factories followed their lead...
Published April 2020
More events canceled over covid-19. After the cancellation of the Asian leg of the Cigar Smoking World Championship, and soon after the cancelation of all the qualifiers till the end...
Published March 2020
Nicaraguan Tobacco association taking steps in covid-19 preparation. In a press release, Claudio Sgroi, the president of the association, explained that all the members of the association are taking precautions....
Published March 2020
What can cigar factory owners do to help the workers during a closedown? As we all know, the cigar producing countries aren’t rich countries. They are all developing countries with...
Published March 2020
CSWC cancels all qualifiers for the 2020 season until the end of May. On a post on Facebook, the organization behind the Cigar Smoking World Championship announced that they canceled...
Published March 2020
Covid-19 has reached Nicaragua. Officially Nicaragua has one case of covid-19. A 40-year-old Nicaraguan male who visited Panama tested positive for the virus. Yet there are rumors that there are...
Published March 2020
Dominican cigar factories shut down as well. A few days after the mandatory shut down of cigar factories in Honduras, some Dominican factories follow suit. With the difference that the...
Published March 2020
How to support your favorite B&M during the covid-19 crisis. Many countries or states within countries have taken drastic measures in the fight against the covid-19 virus. From total lockdown...
Published March 2020
Honduras closes all cigar factories. But not just cigar factories. All public and private businesses are on lockdown with a few exceptions, such as banks, gas stations, hospitals, and pharmacies....
Published March 2020
How will Covid-19 effect the cigar industry? With the pandemic currently raging havoc around the world, it’s a good time to ask how it will affect the cigar industry. Events...
Published March 2020
