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Cigar News

The American cigar with an American 250 Band pictured on top of the america 250 wooden humidor

Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary with an All-American Humidor

cuesta rey cigar painting featuring sally and the kind of spain

Angel Cuesta: A Cigar Brand Fit for a King

The Home Run Humidor by Milwaukee Humidor Co. and J.C. Newman Cigar Co.: Handcrafted from Game-Used Baseball Bats open close up on the Smokers label

The Home Run Humidor by Milwaukee Humidor Co. and J.C. Newman Cigar Co.: Handcrafted from Game-Used Baseball Bats

CELEBRATING A MOMENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY WITH THE LEROY NEIMAN COLLECTOR’S EDITION CIGAR

Vintage black and white photo of two cigar rollers

The American Cigar Industry & the Legacy of J.C. Newman

August 25, 2025

Diamond Crown Tampa Cigar

J.C. Newman Launches Diamond Crown Tampa at Corona Cigar Co.

Centro Ybor

The 11 Best Things to Do in Ybor City, FL

Eric, Drew and Bobby Newman pictured on the cigar rolling floor of the el reloj factory in Tampa Florida, holding cigars with the U.S. Small Business Administration represetnative

U.S. Small Business Administration Visits J.C. Newman Cigar Co.

J.C. Newman Introduces Sarzedas, a New Nicaraguan Brand

J.C. Newman Ships The El Reloj Collection

December 4, 2024

J.C. Newman Introduces The Troublemaker

October 7, 2024

J.C. Newman Introduced Tampa Smokers Cigar

J.C. Newman Ships The American Black Bison Cigar Case

November 1, 2023

What is the Wishing Hour?

October 25, 2023

Cigar Journal Lifetime Achievement Award

September 14, 2023

World’s Oldest Cigars

September 7, 2023

Ciento por Ciento 2023

August 25, 2023

drew newman testifies to fda

Drew Newman Testifies Before FDA About Its New Strategic Plan

August 22, 2023

Drew, Eric and Bobby Newman holding cigars outside of the Food and Drug Administration

Federal Court Strikes Down FDA Regulation of Handcrafted Premium Cigars

August 10, 2023

El Reloj Set

3 American cigars in an american cigar leather cigar case

The American Black Bison Cigar Case

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. Celebrates the 38th Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Public Hearing

Honoring the 1st Cigar Hand Rolled in Ybor-Sanchez y Haya

Diamond Crown Black Diamond Named 2022 Cigar of the Year by Cigar and Spirits

January 31, 2023

Eric Newman Inducted into the Cigar Hall of Fame

November 10, 2022

Honoring Veterans Day with The American Cigar

November 9, 2022

116-year-old Ponce De Leon Cigars Discovered

September 7, 2022

Cuesta-Rey No. 95 Cameroon Launch

ghosts at el reloj

Ghosts at El Reloj

Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary

February 14, 2022

single the american torpedo cigar in front of rolled cigars in a stack

2021 Cigar Industry Awards

January 26, 2022

Not Another Average Joe

November 2, 2021

Never Enough Cooks In the Kitchen…

September 15, 2021

The MAXIMUS Cigar Story

September 10, 2021

The Thing About Storms in Tampa…

August 30, 2021

J.C. Newman’s Marion, Ohio Cigar Factory

J.C. Newman Brings “El Reloj” to The Premium Cigar Association Trade Show

J.C. Newman Brings “El Reloj” to The Premium Cigar Association Trade Show

Open Box of 10 Cuesta Rey cigars in tubes with tampa bay lightning stanley cup champion custom labels

Tampa Bay Lightning Celebrate Stanley Cup Win with J.C. Newman Cigars

Eric Drew and Bobby Newman holding cigars on the steps of El Reloj Cigar Factory home of J.C. Newman Cigar Co.

Visit Tampa Bay Names Newmans the “Ambassadors of the Year”

Vintage black and white photo of two cigar rollers

The Cartabon: Cigar Unions and Factories in Tampa

vintage box of claro cigars pictured from the front to show the cuban tobacco import stickers

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. Petitions to Import Cuban Tobacco Again

J.C. Newman Founders Day Poster

J.C. Newman Celebrates Founder’s Day

Lobby of El Reloj Cigar factory home of J.C. Newman Cigar Co.

El Reloj Turns 111

3 boxes of Brick House Beginnings cigars

Brick House Beginnings – TAA Exclusive Original Aged Blend

vintage photo of man driving a car with eli witt cigar branding

The Critical Role of Bunny Annis

February 25, 2021

single the american torpedo cigar in front of rolled cigars in a stack

2020 Cigar Industry Awards

January 28, 2021

Cigars and Spirits Magazine Cover featuring Pierce Brosnan holding a Diamond Crown Cigar and a Glass of Whiskey

Cigars in the Era(s) of James Bond

January 14, 2021

two havana q cigars

REVIEW: Havana Q

January 7, 2021

juliys caesar cigar pictured in front of the entrance of J.C. Newman Cigar Co signature inlay flooring

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. Anniversaries

December 23, 2020

red Christmas package wrapped on a shelf in front of a J.C. newman shadow box and bottle opener

Museum and Factory Store Gift Guide

December 22, 2020

Perla Del Mar Corojo Cigar in front of a vintage Perla Del Mar Cigar Box

REVIEW: Perla Del Mar Corojo Review

November 30, 2020

Vintage photo in black and white of three friends cigar co.

Ybor City’s Underbelly

November 11, 2020

cuesta rey cigar in front of a cuesta ray cigar box on the roof of the el reloj cigar factory cuestra rey cigars sign

REVIEW: Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino No. 60

September 25, 2020

base of tobacco plants near soil with tobacco leaves freshly removed

Florida Tobacco

September 22, 2020

cigar snob magazine cover featuring bobby drew and eric newman

Cigar Snob Feature

September 22, 2020

diamond crown maduro cigar in front of a brick wall

REVIEW: Diamond Crown Maduro #4

September 15, 2020

vintage photo in black and white of a cigar rolling floor with a lecturer

El Lector: The Voice of Ybor City

September 8, 2020

julius caeser corona cigar in brick

REVIEW: Julius Caeser Corona

August 24, 2020

el baton belicoso cigar on a pile of aged tobacco leaves

REVIEW: El Baton Belicoso

August 18, 2020

REVIEW: Yagua

diamond crown maximus cigar on a brick ledge

REVIEW: Diamond Crown MAXIMUS

lobby of the Dom Cigar Shop in Slovakia

J.C. Newman Goes Home: Dom Cigar Shop

Vintage tampa-havana-keywest el principe cigar box lid

Vincente Ybor: A Cigar Legacy

brick house cigar smoked to the first third in front of a brick wall

REVIEW: Brick House Robusto

vintage black and white photo of the sanchez y haya building

Sanchez y Haya Cigar Factories

cuesta rey no. 95 in front of the cuesta rey cigars rooftop sign

REVIEW: Cuesta-Rey No. 95

vintage photo in black and white of the perfecto garcia brothers cigar factory

Perfecto Garcia Bros. Factory

brick house double connecticut short torpedo cigar on a brick ledge

REVIEW: Brick House Short Torpedo

J.C. Newman on PCA: A Message to Retailers

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. building rooftop

Nik and Holden

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. building rooftop

COVID-19 Update

vintage photo in sepia of the first generation newman famuly

The Women Behind the Cigars

February 18, 2020

single the american torpedo cigar in front of rolled cigars in a stack

2019 Cigar Industry Awards

January 27, 2020

1908 magazine cover of the Tobacco leaf featuring regensburgs

1908 Tobacco Leaf Full Issue

January 27, 2020

J.C. Newman at PCA 2020

January 14, 2020

J.C. Newman 125th Anniversary

January 2, 2020

Smoking with Pride

December 12, 2019

Cigar Life Lakeland Diamond Crown Lounge

November 26, 2019

hands cutting a brick house cigar over an ashtray with two other uncut brick house cigars

How to Properly Cut a Cigar

November 5, 2019

the diamond crown family of cigars in a jacket pocket

A Cigar Glossary

November 5, 2019

j.c. newman cigar co. marketing team

Marketing Cigars is More Than Selling to Men

November 5, 2019

What I Learned from Owning a Cigar Shop

November 5, 2019

Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge

A Girl Walks Into a Cigar Shop…

November 5, 2019

renderings of the J.C. Newman Cigar Co. museum retail shop and third floor rolling room

Investing in the Future

October 28, 2019

bundle of yagua cigars wrapped in a palm leaf

J.C. Newman’s New Cigars: The Yagua and The American

September 24, 2019

exterior of the tinder box rapid city diamond crown cigar lounge

Tinder Box Rapid City Diamond Crown Lounge

August 13, 2019

An Interview with The Cigar Club

Bobby eric and stanford newman with carlos fuente sr. and carlos carlito fuente jr.

J.C. Newman and Arturo Fuente – The Beginning

IPCPR 2019 Recap

The American cigar boxes stacked

The American Cigar

The American Robusto two single cigars atop the american robusto closed cigar box

J.C. Newman Announces the Launch of The American on May 31

Machine-made cigar hopper

Our ‘Machine-Made’ Cigars Aren’t What They Appear To Be

Exterior of J.C. Newman Cigar Co. PENSA in nicaragua

What is J.C. Newman PENSA and What Do We Make There?

drew newman shaking hands with Carlos Carlito Fuente Jr. as a child side-by-side with the same photo as an adult

Drew Newman and Early Trips to the Dominican Republic

Drew Newman testifies

Drew Newman Testimony at Small Business Hearing in Tampa

Senator Marco Rubio tries making a cigar on a machine inside El Reloj Cigar Factory

Rubio to Hold Small Business Field Hearing in Tampa

Cigars of Tally exterior of the sign

Cigars of Tally: Diamond Crown Lounge

Two limited edition Brick House Ciento por Ciento Cigars atop the blue Brick House closed cigar box

J.C. Newman Introduces Limited-Edition Brick House Cigar

Diamond Crown Received No. 6 from Tobacco Business

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