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Aug 41 min read

Ash Quarterly Magazine Share The Love Giveaway

We are fortunate to receive samples and swag from some amazing companies like Cohiba, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, Drew Estate, United...

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Feb 191 min read

Drew Estate Giveaway

Want to win* this awesome prize pack with a Drew Estate Freestyle Live Pack (cigars, cutter, lighter, and keychain only) and a TPE Trade...

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Jan 71 min read

2023 Ash Quarterly Magazine Awards

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Ash Quarterly Magazine Awards! Cigar of the Year - DTT Mi Querida Black PapaSaka...

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Ash Quarterly Magazine Awards Nominees Announced - Voting Begins

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Dec 17, 20231 min read

Ash Quarterly Magazine Awards Nominees Announced - Voting Begins

Nominations have been calculated and finalized. Check out the nominees for each category below and head over to ashquarterly.com/awards...

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Micallef Cigars Presents: Ladies of the Leaf - Ashley Ashes

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Sep 19, 20231 min read

Micallef Cigars Presents: Ladies of the Leaf - Ashley Ashes

Rebecca Faulkenburg: Ashley, thank you so much for taking the time to do this with me. I always love getting a chance to chat with you...

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Excessive Unrestrained Adjectives: The Marketing Genius That Is Matt Booth

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Aug 24, 20234 min read

Excessive Unrestrained Adjectives: The Marketing Genius That Is Matt Booth

*This article first appeared in Ash Quarterly Magazine. To read the full issue, and every issue of Ash Quarterly Magazine for free, go...

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Deeming Rule Fully Vacated for Premium Cigars

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Aug 9, 20232 min read

Deeming Rule Fully Vacated for Premium Cigars

[Washington, DC — Wednesday, August 9, 2023] In the case of Cigar Association of America et al, v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et...

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Jul 13, 20232 min read

PCA 2023 Final Recap (Days 3 & 4)

Days 3 and 4 were a blur and we are just now getting recuperated and able to gather our thoughts. We tried to see as many people as we...

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Jul 9, 20233 min read

PCA 2023 Day 2 Recap

Day 2 (or Day 1 of the actual trade show) was just as crazy, busy, and fun as we expected. We spent the day checking out some exciting...

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Jul 8, 20233 min read

PCA 2023 Day 1 Recap

We have wrapped up Day 1 of the PCA Trade Show. Technically not the Trade Show as that all begins tomorrow, but today was full of...

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Jun 29, 20231 min read

A Cigar With Pedro Gomez

Yesterday, June 28th, we had the pleasure of having Pedro Gomez on an intimate Virtual Zoom Event with a handful of consumers. This is...

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Ash Quarterly Awards - Founders Award: Cigars For Warriors

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Jan 28, 20231 min read

Ash Quarterly Awards - Founders Award: Cigars For Warriors

This award is given to a person and/or organization that has been a tremendous partner to myself and Ash Quarterly. This year it is...

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Ash Quarterly Awards - Cigar of the Year: DTT Sin Compromiso & Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Belicoso

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Jan 21, 20231 min read

Ash Quarterly Awards - Cigar of the Year: DTT Sin Compromiso & Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Belicoso

We have a tie! The Sin Compromiso Seleccion No. 5 and the Prensado Gran Belicoso Ash Quarterly Edition have tied for this year's Cigar...

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Ash Quarterly Awards - Company of the Year: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

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Jan 19, 20231 min read

Ash Quarterly Awards - Company of the Year: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust picks up their fourth Ash Quarterly Award this year with Company of the Year. Steve Saka and team absolutely...

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Ash Quarterly Awards - Man of the Year: Steve Saka

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Jan 9, 20231 min read

Ash Quarterly Awards - Man of the Year: Steve Saka

Steve Saka and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust do it again with winning their THIRD Ash Quarterly Award this year and FIFTH award overall. ...

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Ash Quarterly Awards - Woman of the Year: Cindy Saka

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Jan 7, 20231 min read

Ash Quarterly Awards - Woman of the Year: Cindy Saka

Dunbarton does it again! On 1/5/23, we announced the first winner of an Ash Quarterly Award this year with Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust...

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Humble, Inspiring, and Authentic : Drew Estate's Pedro Gomez is The Man!

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Nov 4, 20223 min read

Humble, Inspiring, and Authentic : Drew Estate's Pedro Gomez is The Man!

Jason Faulkenburg: Pedro, thank you so much for taking the time to do this. We are huge fans and honored to have you in Ash Quarterly...

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Jul 5, 20222 min read

FDA Regulations Struck Down

Today United States District Court Judge Amit Mehta rendered a ruling, as part of the Premium Cigar Association’s litigation against the...

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Premium Cigar Industry Argues Case Against Deeming Rule

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May 24, 20222 min read

Premium Cigar Industry Argues Case Against Deeming Rule

(Washington, DC) Today, representatives from PCA, including President Greg Zimmerman, attended oral arguments in the United States...

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FDA Announces Proposed Flavored Cigar Product Standards Rule

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Apr 29, 20222 min read

FDA Announces Proposed Flavored Cigar Product Standards Rule

Washington, DC, Thur, April 28, 2022—Today, the Food & Drug Administration and the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) announced their...

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