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Boutique cigar marketplace and distributor adds the celebrity-collaboration house behind signature lines with Carmelo Anthony, Kelsey Plum and Playboy to its featured wholesale portfolio
Tampa, FL — October 12, 2026 — Smoke-Dogg Cigars (Smoke-Dogg.com), the boutique cigar marketplace and wholesale distributor serving cigar lounges, retailers and enthusiasts, today announced a distribution agreement with Kingmakers Cigars. Under the agreement, Smoke-Dogg will distribute Kingmakers’ portfolio of premium cigars to lounges and retailers and offer them directly to consumers through Smoke-Dogg.com.
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Kingmakers has built its name on deep collaborations with cultural figures across sports, music and lifestyle. Its releases include VЭRSA VII, the first signature line from NBA Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony; the Kelsey Plum Signature Toro with the WNBA All-Star; JJ × Kingmakers with KALEO frontman JJ Julius Son; and the Playboy Cigar Collection, which marked the Playboy brand’s return to premium cigars. Kingmakers cigars are crafted in Estelí, Nicaragua.
Smoke-Dogg pairs a curated online marketplace with hands-on distribution. Lounges and retailers order wholesale directly through the platform with simple, card-on-file reordering, backed by sales representatives working relationships in markets including Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Consumers can shop the same boutique selection at retail on Smoke-Dogg.com. The company’s media brand, Puff, Sip, Chat, gives partner brands a stage on Instagram and YouTube to tell their stories to a growing community of cigar lovers.
“Kingmakers does something few brands can — it turns a legacy into a cigar people want to experience,” said Reggie Kimble, co-founder of Smoke-Dogg. “Our job is to put great boutique cigars in more humidors and make reordering effortless for the lounges that carry them. Kingmakers brings the names and the craftsmanship; we bring the access, the relationships and the storytelling. That’s a match.”
“Smoke-Dogg understands the boutique lounge and the people who walk into it. They’re building real relationships with retailers and telling brand stories in a way that connects, and that’s exactly the kind of partner we want carrying Kingmakers into new markets,” said Claudio Torres, co-founder and COO of Kingmakers Cigars.
“Boutique brands deserve a partner that treats them like a priority, not a line item,” added Steve Robinson, co-founder of Smoke-Dogg. “Kingmakers joins our featured brand lineup, and we can’t wait to bring these cigars to our lounge partners and our community.”
Kingmakers cigars will be available to Smoke-Dogg retail partners and on Smoke-Dogg.com beginning the week of 10/12/2026. Lounges and retailers interested in carrying Kingmakers can open a wholesale account at Smoke-Dogg.com.
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About Smoke-Dogg Cigars
Smoke-Dogg Cigars is a boutique cigar marketplace and wholesale distributor connecting premium independent cigar brands with lounges, retailers and enthusiasts nationwide. Through Smoke-Dogg.com and its media brand Puff, Sip, Chat, the company champions boutique makers — including Black-owned and women-owned brands — and makes discovering, buying and reordering great cigars simple. Learn more at www.smoke-dogg.com.
About Kingmakers Cigars
Kingmakers is a Miami-based cigar house with a Nicaraguan-made core collection: Persona No. 1, Resolver No. 2, and Inkwell No. 3. Its collaborations with Carmelo Anthony, Kelsey Plum, Playboy, and Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch translate distinct identities into blend and ritual. Learn more at kingmakerscigars.com.
Media Contact
Reginald “Reggie” Kimble
Smoke Dogg Cigars
Communications@smoke-dogg.com | (678) 481-5487
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