In addition to XIKAR’s Red Line and Blue Line sets, retailers in Texas are receiving another three-piece sampler. Like those two samplers, the Texas Gift Set includes custom colorways of the company’s Xi1 cutter, ELX lighter and New Wave ceramic ashtray. Pricing is set at $164.99, $15 less than the ...
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if you’ve ever wanted to get a glimpse of just where cigars are smoked and enjoyed around the world, one decent place to start is the list of Edición Regionals that Habanos S.A. has produced. The program, which launched in 2005, brings brands in unique sizes to specific countries or ...
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The inaugural China International Cigar Culture Festival will take place June 8-10 in Wuzhen, a town on the south of the Yangtze River known for its scenic canals. It’s being sponsored by Cigar Specialist magazine, a state-licensed publication. There are three different ticket levels ranging from 588-9,688 RMB ($92-$1,518). The lowest-priced ticket ...
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At the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Bespoke Cigars will offer retailers two factory-aged cigars from its existing lines. Each of the cigars is an aged version of an existing cigar. The cigars will be differentiated by their boxes, which are different from the normal offerings, and a tag that ...
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The third release in Southern Draw Cigars’ “Ignite Some Good” series is heading to Cigars International next month. For this release, the company is releasing a new sizes for its Kudzu and Firethorn lines, a 5 x 58 perfecto. The cigars will come packaged in 10-count jars with both white ...
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The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and nicotine delivery devices to 21-years-old, with the change going into effect on Oct. 1, 2018. The ordinance quickly received the signature of Mayor Jacob Frey, officially making it law. Minnesota has added ...
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La Sirena has announced plans to add a new vitola to its LT line, and to bring back a limited edition vitola to its core line. The La Sirena LT is getting a 7 1/2 x 52 double corona that will come priced at $10 per cigar and be offered ...
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In January, MBombay added a 6 x 52 torpedo to its Classic line as part of a sampler. Now that cigar will be offered outside of the sampler. In August, the company will begin shipping 25-count boxes of the Classic Torpedo, priced at $11.95 per cigar. Like the rest of the ...
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During the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, JetLine showed off a brand new table-top cutter that featured a two-point base, a guillotine blade made of surgical steel and all-metal construction. Named Baron, the cutter comes in two different finishes, both of which carry the same $279.99 MSRP: red with ...
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Officials of the scenic and tranquil city of Sedona, Ariz. have rejected a proposal to increase the minimum age to purchase, possess and use tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old. While the Sedona City Council commended the Yavapai Anti-Tobacco Coalition of Youth for their efforts to raise the minimum age, ...
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In 2010, My Father Cigars, Inc. released its most ambitious project to date: the My Father Limited Edition 2010. The company—which had launched the My Father brand just two years before—created a limited edition 6 x 52 cigar that incorporated what at the time were becoming two of the company’s ...
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While there have been a number of different cigars released under Habanos S.A.’s Edición Regional program that have been the same size, it is not very often that the same marca has two different releases with the same name. That was the case earlier this year when the Cuban cigar company ...
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Editor’s Note: As many of you are aware there is violence taking place in Nicaragua. The Nation Zoo, which is operated by a foundation, has indicated that due to declining visitors, it is at the risk of shutting down. Luigi “Shorty” Rossi has organized a GoFundMe to help raise money ...
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Upon first glance at the Caldwell Savages, it’s not immediately apparent that the cigar is an offshoot of the company’s Long Live the King line, but that’s exactly from where the cigar traces its roots. Long Live the King debuted as one of the company’s original lines in February 2014, ...
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If you’ve seen a cigar with a small gold diamond on the wrapper, you’ve seen a cigar from Sébastien Decoppet’s Cavalier Genève. The Swiss-born Decoppet originally worked as a contractor for Japan Tobacco International before heading to Honduras in 2014. He originally wanted to go to the Carribean, but a travel agent recommended ...
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Last week, 33 members of the U.S. House of Representatives urged Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to delay two key cigar regulation deadlines until Sept. 23, 2018. That day would constitute a 90-day extension to the current deadline for the comment period of ...
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The Tobacco 21 movement has found its first supporter in Alaska, as the Sitka City Assembly recently passed the second reading of an ordinance that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and tobacco alternative products from 18 to 21-years-old. Prior to the ordinance’s passage, the council voted to ...
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Screwpop has redesigned its Cigar Cutter. The cutter keeps the same basic design: a keychain attachable cutter with a fan-style blade. The new version has a larger keyring opening that is closer to the blades, designed to help the cutting motion. In addition, washers have been added to help the ...
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There was a Powsanie SBC 16, no Powstanie SBC 17, but there will be a Powstanie SBC 18. The new limited edition Powstanie will once again be a 5 1/2 x 46 corona. It uses the same blend as the original release—a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers—though the main wrapper ...
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A proposal to ban smoking in all workplaces in the state of Louisiana has been withdrawn by its sponsor, Rep. Dustin Miller (D-Opelousas) after failing to get enough support from his legislative colleagues. In its place, the body unanimously passed House Concurrent Resolution 76, which calls for the formation of ...
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