Two years ago, shortly before the new FDA regulations went into effect, Iconic Leaf showed off nine new lines each with 14 vitolas. What the company did was no different than many cigar companies, who imported a plethora of new lines and sizes into the market to avoid a pre-approval ...
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There’s a new dual flame Techno Torch lighter coming to retailers, as the company has announced another new release this month. As with its other releases, the company is eschewing a fancy name for this new lighter, calling it simply the Double Jet Flame Metallic Torch Lighter, which sums up ...
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In 2013, L’Atelier Imports launched a new series with a specific purpose: as an incentive for retailers who attend the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Named Extension de la Racine—which translates to extension of the root—the exclusive cigars combine a Nicaraguan sun grown criollo wrapper over Nicaraguan tobacco used in both the binder and filler ...
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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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Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced a trio of new cigars that will be unveiled at the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in July. Headlining the new releases is Las 6 Provincias LHB, a name that means The 6 Provinces, which the company calls “Espinosa Premium Cigars’ reminiscent tribute to Cuba, before ...
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It’s not often a new cigar rolling operation opens in the U.S., but next month, Noel Rojas plans to open a small rolling operation called Rojas Cigars in the Dallas suburb of Richardson. Rojas, the owner of the Guayacan brand, told halfwheel he plans to focus on making cigars for retailers, ...
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On Tuesday, the Westchester County Board of Legislators voted 16-1 to raise the age limit for the sale of tobacco and tobacco alternative products from 18 to 21, a move that lawmakers believe will dramatically reduce the number of new smokers and the likelihood of new addictions to vaping products. ...
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There was a La Aurora Puro Vintage 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and now there will be a 2007. La Aurora has shown off a Puro Vintage 2007—though the company has not provided anymore details—the latest in the company’s flagship series. Each of the first five releases has been a perfecto ...
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While still a relatively new idea for the general smoking consumer, cigars incorporating barrel-aged tobacco have been around for quite a while. In fact, one of the most well known is probably the Arturo Fuente Añejo–which uses a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper aged in cognac barrels—but there have also been other products ...
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And now we know the details of the AGANORSA Leaf Signature Series. It will be a four-size limited edition designed to show off the company’s best tobacco. The blend is a Nicaraguan puro using a corojo 99 rosado claro wrapper from Jalapa, over a mixture of corojo 99 and criollo ...
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At its meeting on Tuesday morning, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products within the unincorporated areas of the county, as well to prohibit the sale of any tobacco products at pharmacies. There is one exception to the ban: the duty-free ...
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Astute cigar smokers may know that there is no person named Alec Bradley, but rather the name comes from Alan Rubin’s sons, Alec and Bradley. While they have long been the namesakes of the company, the pair are now releasing their own cigar. The new line is being made at ...
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For the second time this year, Altadis U.S.A. is bringing Nicaragua to the Romeo y Julieta brand, as the company has announced the Romeo y Julieta 1875 Nicaragua, a new Nicaraguan puro made by Plasencia Cigars S.A. at their Nicaraguan factory. The line will be offered in four sizes, each ...
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After several weeks of delay, on Tuesday the Augusta Commission approved an expansion to the city’s smoking ban that will snuff out smoking in bars and several other public places. The ordinance passed by a 6-4 vote, and also applies to the use of e-cigarettes. The ban also applies to all ...
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On Tuesday, voters in San Francisco, Calif. overwhelmingly supported a proposition that will ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in the city, with 68.4% of voters in favor as the day came to a close. The ban has been in the works since last summer, when the the San ...
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At next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Co. will be expanding its Archetype Series with the Fantasy Miniseries. According to Cigar Insider, the company will add three different 5 x 50 robustos, each slightly different, all with Nicaraguan fillers. Cloaks is a box-pressed robusto with a broadleaf wrapper; ...
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At next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Topper will once again show off two new sizes of its 120th Anniversary line, the same as it did last year. However, this time the cigars will be shipping to retailers nationwide shortly after the trade show. The two sizes are the same ...
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A proposed expansion to the existing smoking ban in Abbeville brought before the city council on Tuesday night was aimed squarely at bars and bingo halls, and the council gave it a 4-0 unanimous approval. News of the vote was first reported by KATC.com. The city has not posted the ordinance ...
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Gurkha Cigar Group, Inc. has raised prices on a variety of its brands. The new prices went into effect on June 1 and affected a large portion of the company’s portfolio. The affected lines include: East India Cargo Chest East India Classic Havana Blend Gurkha Beast Gurkha Beauty Gurkha Black ...
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A proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old failed in the Essex County Legislature on Tuesday, somewhat in part due to three supervisors being absent. As part of the county using a weighted roll-call tally voting system, the three absent members had their ...
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