David Savona

There’s a new bull coming to the humidor. The La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull 10th Anniversary Maduro is going to start shipping to retail outlets today. The cigar is identical in shape to the original Andalusian Bull, but with a far darker, maduro wrapper. It was created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of the most popular La Flors ever made. The filler and binder leaves on the new maduro version were grown on La Canela, the farm in the Dominican Republic owned by La Flor Dominicana.

La Flor Dominicana is poised to announce a new, darker version of the Andalusian Bull, the award-winning figurado that was crowned Cigar of the Year by Cigar Aficionado magazine ten years ago. The original Andalusian Bull made its market debut in June 2016. Just like the original, the maduro version will measure 6 1/2 inches long with a 64 ring gauge at its fattest point. The original La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull.

The July numbers for premium cigar imports just came in, and they show a slight uptick over the same period last year. There were 242.8 million premium, handmade cigars imported into the United States through the end of July, an increase of 0.5 percent over the first seven months of 2025. The lead producer, Nicaragua, shipped 148.3 million cigars to the United States, accounting for 61 percent of all cigar imports. Its numbers were flat compared to the first seven months of 2025.