Kristoff will be bringing back a cigar from its history back at next month’s Tobacconists’ Association of America meeting, giving the group of retailers first crack at the relaunched Vengeance. The line uses a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, Indonesian binder and a filler that has tobaccos from the Dominican Republic and ...
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It’s a bit later than originally anticipated, but the second batch of Espinosa Premium Cigars’ Wasabi is on its way to retailers. Erik Espinosa made the announcement via Facebook on Monday morning. The Wasabi was originally released in the second half of 2016 as part of eight new cigars added ...
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Tobacco Haven of Brookline, N.H. is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and of course, that means with a cigar. The particular cigar for the occasion is a 7 x 52 Nicaraguan puro from Casa Fernández. It uses a corojo 99 wrapper from Jalapa and the cigar is rolled Casa Fernández Miami. ...
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Three different cigars, one box. It’s actually not a new concept for Viaje, though this time around it’s the Exclusivo Petite Lancero that gets the treatment. The company has begun shipping 75-count boxes to its retailers that contain 25 cigars of three different blends: Exclusivo, Exclusivo Leaded and Exclusivo Nicaragua. ...
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Viaje has a new line of cigars, this time inspired by the craft beer world. The first release is called Bales on Bales, a Nicaraguan puro using AGANORSA tobacco, produced at Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA), which has produced dozens of Viajes over the years. Boxes show it as ...
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Add Joya de Nicaragua to the list of companies bringing an exclusive cigar to the 50th meeting of the Tobacconists’ Association of America at the end of the month, as the company has announced a new size for its Gran Antaño line, a 6 3/4 x 50 box-pressed parejo. Like ...
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Akron, Ohio is the latest city to join the push to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and tobacco alternative products from 18 to 21-years-old, as on Monday, a divided city council passed the ordinance by an 8-3 vote with two members abstaining. The increase goes into effect immediately, ...
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The third installment of Black Label Trading Co.’s Bishops Blend is set to arrive at retail by the end of April, according to an announcement by the company today. “I’m very excited about the third release of Bishops Blend,” said James Brown, creator of Black Label Trading Co. and partner ...
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A 23rd anniversary isn’t generally cause for a huge celebration, but for Tabacalera Falto, it is cause for a new cigar. Luis J. Falto has announced the release of a new cigar, the Falto LJF Reserva del Fundador, a name that translates as founder’s reserve. It’s a 5 1/2 x 52 ...
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There’s a new Tatuaje event-pack, though someone else is going to have to tell you exactly what is in it. It’s called “Gov’t Cheese Steak” and it will be available at events. Pete Johnson, who posted a picture of the bundles on Instagram, confirmed it was an event item, though ...
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While Cohiba is undoubtedly the flagship of the Habanos S.A. portfolio, and Montecristo may very well have the best selling cigar in its iconic No.2 vitola, there is still something quite magical about the word Partagás. It’s a heritage brand, certainly, with its roots going back to the mid-1800s, but ...
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Michael Giannini has been promoted to general manager of Ventura Cigar Co., the premium cigar division of Kretek International, Inc. Giannini joined the company in November of last year. “I am so proud and honored to accept my new responsibilities as Ventura Cigar Company’s General Manager,” says Giannini. “As we ...
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Aging Room will be releasing a new cigar next month, as the company has announced Puro Cepa, a name that means pure bred in Spanish. The new line is a Nicaraguan puro using tobacco from each of the country’s main growing regions, Ometepe, Jalapa, Condega and Estelí. It will be released ...
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Dalay Zigarren, a German distributor with an associated retailer, has a new cigar under its Zauberberg label: Affentanz. Described as a German translation for “armed with monkeyness,” Affentanz is a new limited edition being produced in the Dominican Republic. It’s offered in a single 5 1/2 x 52 belicoso shape using a Pennsylvania broadleaf wrapper ...
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There’s a new size being added to the La Galera brand, the Gavillero Perfecto, a 6 3/4 x 38/48/38 perfecto. According to a story by Cigar Insider, the cigar will use a Mexican San Andrés wrapper, Dominican corojo binder, and a Dominican filler of piloto cubano and criollo 98. While ...
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The cigar that put the Emilio brand on the map is coming back. Scott Zucca of Emilio Cigars and Boutiques Unified has announced that the Grimalkin will be returning to store shelves in May with a new look and coming from a new factory, Black Label Trading Co’s Fabrica Oveja ...
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Fly Eagles Fly. As I noted two years ago, I am an Eagles fan and as such, the above is rather relevant. Since 2015, La Flor Dominicana has released a special cigar to celebrate the Super Bowl. Due to marketing rights, or a lack thereof, it’s called the Special Football Edition, ...
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Cuba will soon have a new president, and for the first time in just over 41 years, it will not be someone with the last name Castro. As part of the meeting of the National Assembly on Wednesday, President Raúl Castro followed through with his long-standing plan to step down, ...
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Camacho’s Coyolar will return. The brand was phased out in 2013 as part of Camacho’s big rebrand, but now it is set to return with the same five vitolas as the original release: Camacho Coyolar Perfecto #1 (4 1/2 x 50) Camacho Coyolar Rothschild (4 1/2 x 50) Camacho Coyolar Figurado ...
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RoMa Craft Tobac has a trio of new cigars, though they don’t have a place to sell them, yet. On Wednesday night Skip Martin posted the company’s latest concept to social media, Weaselitos, a 3 1/2 x 38 half lancero using the three of the company’s core blends, CroMagnon, Aquitaine ...
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