Cigar News: New Releases & Industry Updates

Ceniza Fina CT Broadleaf — Ceniza Fina, the Arizona-based brand founded by Sam and Rosie Lopez in 2024, began shipping its third regular-production blend on July 2, 2026. The CT Broadleaf pairs a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper with a Mexican binder and a Piloto Cubano, Criollo '98, Nicaraguan Jalapa, and HVA filler mix, aiming for a medium-to-full body with cocoa, dark chocolate, molasses, and black pepper notes. It ships in four box-pressed sizes: a 5½ x 48 Corona ($13), a 5 x 52 Robusto ($13.50), a 6 x 52 Toro ($14), and a 5½ x 56 Robusto Gordo ($15), all in 20-count boxes. It's rolled at Tabacalera La iSLA in the Dominican Republic and distributed by Pospiech Cigars.

Hiram & Solomon Mystic Tie and Fraternal Flame — Two Dominican-made, Masonic-themed limited releases started shipping to retailers on July 2, 2026, each in boxes of 10. Mystic Tie pairs an Ecuador Connecticut and San Andrés Maduro wrapper with an Indonesian binder over a Seco Piloto, Paraguay, and Dominican filler blend; Fraternal Flame uses an Ecuadorian Claro Amarillo wrapper, an Ecuador binder, and a US Broadleaf, Dominican Ligero, Dominican Seco, and Seco HVA filler mix. Both come in a 6 x 52 Toro vitola. Each blend was created to honor a specific Masonic Grand Master, and a portion of proceeds benefits the honoree's charity.

Hamptons Cigar Manufactory & Museum's "The Commander" — The Sag Harbor, New York maker's 50th cigar in its collection launches July 4, 2026. Owner Lak Vohra built the blend, a mild Connecticut-wrapped 50 x 5 Robusto over Dominican-seed tobacco, to honor his family's multi-generational military service. Pricing runs on a two-tier model: $10.50 per stick for active-duty military, first responders, and veterans, versus $20 per stick for civilians ($52.50 or $100.50 for a 5-pack).

San Cristobal Golden Hour — A box-pressed torpedo built around an Ecuador Habano Rosado wrapper and aged Nicaraguan long-fillers, rolled at the My Father factory in Nicaragua. Full specs, price, and who it suits: San Cristobal Golden Hour review.

Villiger 1888 San Andrés — Villiger added a Mexican San Andrés wrapper expression to its 1888 line, rolled at Villiger de Nicaragua. Sizing and pricing are still filling in — see what's confirmed so far: Villiger 1888 San Andrés.

Oettinger Davidoff wrapped its 150th-anniversary year with a strong 2025, according to results the company released July 2, 2026: group sales grew 2.5% to CHF 545.3 million, the Davidoff brand itself grew 2.4%, and the company produced 36.6 million handmade cigars for the year. Alongside the milestone, Davidoff put out a 150th-jubilee exclusive edition, the latest Chefs Edition, and an Escurio 10th Anniversary Limited Edition, and renovated flagship boutiques in Basel and on New York's Madison Avenue. See our Davidoff cigars guide for the full lineup and where these releases fit against the brand's core lines.

Three ownership and partnership stories are worth tracking this month. My Cigar Pack, the cigar subscription box service, changed hands when founder Alexander Berezowski sold his stake to a longtime partner — subscribers shouldn't see any change in service. Smoker Friendly and Casa 1910 announced a strategic equity investment and retail alliance aimed at growing the US market for Mexican San Andrés tobacco. And if you've seen chatter about cigar-endurance contests, our explainer on the Cigar Smoking World Championship covers how the country-based qualifiers actually work.

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