Right on time, the Fratello Esclusivo has arrived at Old Virginia Tobacco Co. The 5 x 52 piramide is an exclusive to the Virginia-based chain of retailers. The company says it’s based on the original Fratello blend, though it’s been tweaked. Pricing is set at $8.75 per cigar and it is ...
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Connecticut-wrapped cigars sell. As such, just about every cigar brand has a Connecticut-wrapped cigar in its portfolio. For La Sirena, that brand is called LT, a three-size line that debuted in 2016. It uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, a Nicaraguan habano binder and Dominican, Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers. I reviewed ...
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Nearly two years since it was scheduled to make its industry debut—and three months after it was last slated to begin shipping—the Freyja 12 from Las Cumbres Tabaco is starting to head to retailers. Nothing has changed about the cigar since earlier this year: it is still a 7 x ...
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On Monday night, the Worthington City Council made the central Ohio city the latest to join the Tobacco 21 movement, unanimously approving a law that will make 21 the new minimum age to purchase tobacco, tobacco alternative products and tobacco related paraphernalia. The increase will go into effect on July ...
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Last night, the St. Albans Selectboard rejected a proposal that would have banned smoking in the city’s parks. It was part of a long list of items that the board was unable to come to an agreement on. St. Albans Town—not to be confused with the neighboring St. Albans City—is located in ...
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Scrim by HutcH has a number of new designs in store for this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, ranging from limited editions to customized cutters, and even one you won’t be able to purchase. The two getting the biggest releases are The Duke and Patton, which as their names ...
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In 1970, the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli—the Italian state monopoly responsible for tobacco and other things—decided to stop the production of handmade Italian cigars. Some rollers at the factory in Lucca opted to keep rolling the cigars, though they were designated as diritto di cernita—sampling right—and as such were sold ...
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Altria Group Inc., the world’s second-largest tobacco company, has announced a major reorganization. In short, the company divided its business into two units—core tobacco and innovative tobacco—and added the position of chief growth officer. Nat Sherman, which the company acquired last year, falls under the core offerings alongside brands like ...
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Shore Thing Cigars of Watersound Beach, Fla. will launch its Crowned Heads exclusive this Friday. The cigar, named the Shore Thing Exclusive by Crowned Heads, is a 5 1/4 x 48 robusto using an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan filler. It is being produced by Ernesto ...
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Exclusive creations for specific stores are nothing new in the cigar world, but things change a bit when the manufacturer owns the store they are being released at. That was exactly the case with two different lines that were released at Reno-based retailer FUMARE, which is owned by Illusione founder ...
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The Texas-based lawsuit over the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) cigar regulations is staying in Texas. Judge Kimberly C. Priest Johnson, a magistrate judge, ruled against FDA’s motion to combine the Texas-based lawsuit with the original lawsuit filed in Washington D.C. As such, the case will stay in Texas. ...
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A new limited edition collection of cigar accessories from XIKAR pays tribute to law enforcement officers and first responders. Dubbed the Red Line Set and Blue Line Set, each contains the company’s Xi1 cutter with black blades, an ELX lighter and New Wave ceramic ashtray. Both the cutter an ashtray ...
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The first Room101 cigar to be released since the Matt Booth parted ways with Davidoff of Geneva USA is now on its way to retailers across the country. The Room101 Farce has been on a handful of retail shelves since Booth launched the cigar in Arizona in late February, though ...
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Techno Torch, a division of Enor International, has added a new pocket-friendly quad torch lighter to its offerings geared toward cigar smokers looking for a value-priced lighter. The Quad Flame Metallic Torch Lighter measures a compact 4 1/8″ x 2 1/2″ x 1 1/4″ and is available in three metallic ...
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The next time you attend a Cohiba event at your local tobacconist, you might see a new cigar being offered: the Cohiba Silencio. The cigar is being added as an event-only release, and will be primarily at events where Sean Williams is present. Williams, formerly of El Primer Mundo, joined ...
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Wausau, Wis. has passed a modified smoking ban. The Wausau City Council voted unanimously to pass smoking is now banned in all enclosed areas, tennis courts and within 50 feet of playgrounds, swimming pools and sports fields. Last year, the city polled its citizens about a smoking ban and 60 percent ...
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The Wheaton City Council has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21. As of July 1, customers must be 21 to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes. In addition, employees at stores will also be required to be at least 16 to sell tobacco products, and even then, someone ...
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Nassau County, N.Y. has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21. The Nassau County legislature voted to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 19 to 21. While the new law is countywide, it effectively only changes the laws in Oyster Bay, as Hempstead and North Hempstead already raised ...
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When it comes to making it as easy as possible for cigar retailers and consumers to voice their opinion to the FDA about the regulation of premium cigars, it can’t be said that J.C. Newman Cigar Company isn’t doing its part. This week, the company began distributing 100,000 postcards to ...
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On Tuesday, the Village of Lyndonville, Vt. passed a smoking ban for the village’s parks. Effective July 19, smoking will be banned in all public parks in Lyndonville. That ban will include smoking traditional tobacco products, as well as the use of e-cigarettes and vaping products. Violators will be asked ...
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