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Cohiba Talismán Becomes a Regular Cigar: What Habanos Announced
The Cohiba Talismán, a limited edition in 2017, is now the ninth size in Cohiba's Línea Clásica. Habanos launched it in London on 7 October 2026 to open Cohiba's 60th year. Size, packaging, the UK-only gift pack, and what it means for European availability.
By Cristian Ortiz Suárez · 26 October 2026
- Sweden's Cuban Cigar Importer Is Being Wound Up. What It Means for Cuban Cigars in Europe.
Elite Trading Scandinavia, the exclusive Habanos importer for Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and the Baltics, is in vol…
- Germany Has Run Out of Cuban Cigars. Here Is What the Board Shows.
On 15 September, Germany's two biggest online cigar shops list one of the 43 Cuban vitolas we track as in stock. The distributor s…
- The EU Tobacco Tax Will Quietly Kill the Independent Cigar Shop
Brussels is debating a €1,000-per-1,000-cigarettes minimum excise. The headline scares smokers. The real victims are the small hum…
- King Charles Signs The Tobacco Ban That Will Outlast Him: What The UK's Generational Law Means For Cigars
Royal assent makes it official. Anyone born in Britain after January 1, 2009 will never legally buy a cigar in their lifetime. The…
- Habanos 2026: What to Expect from the World's Most Coveted Cigars
A working preview of the 2026 Habanos slate — Cohiba's 60th anniversary leading the year, H. Upmann and Trinidad in the secondary …
- Habanos S.A.: Unpacking the 2020 Ownership Change
Imperial Brands' 2020 sale of its 50% stake in Habanos S.A. to a Hong Kong-based investor group changed the strategic direction of…
- How Sustainability is Reshaping the Cigar World
Sustainable cigars aren't a marketing claim anymore — they're a measurable shift in how the world's best tobacco is grown, rolled,…
- Montecristo Elba: A 90-Year Legacy Smoked in Style
Montecristo Elba marks 90 years of Cuba's most iconic brand with a 54 × 146mm Edición Limitada release. Inside the vitola, the agi…
- Punch Princesas: Celebrating 185 Years of British Wit and Cuban Craft
Punch Princesas marks 185 years of one of Cuba's most undervalued brands. A 52 × 135mm aged Edición Limitada — vitola, flavor, pri…
- Smoke in Place: How Climate and Setting Change the Cigar in Your Hand
The same cigar smokes differently in a London lounge than on a Havana terrace. A working guide to humidity, temperature, ventilati…
- The Tax Man Cometh: A New EU Directive Could Change Cigar Prices Forever
Big news brewing from Brussels that could change the game for cigar lovers across Europe! Rumors of a new EU Tobacco Products Dire…
- EU Tobacco Tax Proposal: A 1,000% Hike on the Horizon?
The European Commission's July 2025 revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive would raise the minimum cigar tax floor by as much as…
- Cigar Industry Trends & Legislation: Growth in the U.S.
The US cigar industry posted 6.7% import growth through April 2025 — the strongest premium cigar performance in five years. What's…
- Journey to the Leaf: Your Passport to the Heart of Cigar Creation
Cigar tourism is no longer a niche pursuit. Nicaragua, Cuba, and Honduras now run serious vega-to-rolling tours — and the custom b…
- How the Toro and Gordo Took Over: The Big-Ring-Gauge Shift in Premium Cigars
Premium cigar production has tilted heavily toward 50+ ring gauge formats over the last decade. How the toro and gordo came to dom…
