American Carribean Cigars’ second new cigar for 2018 will be Bella Mundo. The three-size line uses a Cuban-seed Brazilian wrapper over a Sumatra binder and Nicaraguan criollo fillers. Bella Mundo Petit Robusto (4 1/2 x 48) — $7 (Boxes of 20, $140) Bella Mundo Exquisito Figurado (5 3/4 x 44) ...
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Like many cigars before it, one of Gurkha’s newest release is inspired by Cuba. It’s called Marquesa, a three size-line that company says has a “Cubanesque” flavor and uses packaging inspired by “pre-embargo Cuba.” As for the blend, it uses a Sumatra wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder and fillers from the ...
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The Punch Diablo is scheduled to be among General Cigar Co.’s new releases at the upcoming IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, as the company announced its impending release on Friday after teasing it recently via social media and online ads. Outside of the Cuban brand from which it gets its ...
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In what figures to be a landmark decision in the matter of plain packaging for tobacco products, the World Trade Organization has upheld Australia’s decision to require plain packaging for all tobacco products sold within the country. The 884-page ruling comes from a WTO panel in response to cases brought ...
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Earlier this year, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, the parent company of Cigars International and General Cigar Co., announced that its chief financial officer would be leaving in May. Now the company has a replacement. Marianne Rørslev Bock will become the company’s new cfo. She currently serves as the cfo of Brødrene Hartmann ...
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A group of 17 bipartisan Senators have sent a letter to Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), uring him to exempt premium cigars from FDA regulation. “The 2009 law aimed to protect the health of the American public and prevent the use of tobacco ...
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Although Regius Cigars as brand that could only be found in the U.K. for years, that changed in late 2011 when the brand officially launched in the U.S.A., where one of the first retailers to carry it was the now-defunct retailer Sacred Cigars in Dallas. The brand sells a number ...
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The Boutique Blends portfolio will be getting a major overhaul in the coming weeks, as the company looks to reorganize its lines into four key segments while also adding five new cigars. The new look, which is scheduled to be unveiled at the upcoming IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, is ...
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The minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the state of Maine is now 21-years-old, as legislation passed earlier this year has gone into effect. It makes Maine the fifth state in the country where an individual must be at least 21-years-old to purchase tobacco, joining Hawaii, California, New Jersey ...
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There will be a 2018 version of the Viaje Zombie. STOGIES World Class Cigars, a Houston retailer, has taken delivery of a new release of the Viaje Zombie, two in fact. The store received 20-count boxes of a 5 x 52 cigar in both Habano and Maduro wrappers. Beyond that, ...
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Avid followers of the cigar industry are no doubt familiar with the term store exclusive, a term used to describe a cigar made for a single store in most cases, though sometimes extended to retailers with multiple locations. In the case of Cuban cigars, specifically those made under the Habanos ...
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When Gurkha released its Cellar Reserve 15 Year 10th Anniversary last year, it did so with the cigars being sold exclusively in humidors that each came with 50 cigars. Now the cigar is back for a second release, this time in boxes of 24 and a slightly lower price. The ...
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Cigar News American Caribbean’s Bella Mundo Debuting at IPCPR 2018 American Caribbean Cigars Adding The Bouncer at IPCPR 2018 AVO 22 (2018) Arrives in Stores Black Works Studio Announces Yellow Jacket for IPCPR 2018 Boutique Blends Overhauls Portfolio, Announces Five New Lines Colibri Unveils S-Cut Serrated Cutter Crowned Heads Adding ...
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At the upcoming IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Southern Draw will unveil its fifth regular production line, Cedrus. The cigar uses an Indonesian Sumatra wrapper varietal known as Besuki TBN, while the binder is a habano 2000 leaf from Estelí, Nicaragua. The filler contains four varietals: Dominican piloto cubano viso ...
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Last year Daniel Marshall celebrated the 35th anniversary of its first humidor with a special humidor, now there’s a special cigar for the anniversary. The Daniel Marshall XXXV is a four-size line made entirely of Nicaraguan tobacco that was aged for five years before rolling and then aged an additional ...
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If there was an unexpected resurgence of a particular brand in 2017, it was Drew Estate’s Isla del Sol. At last year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Isla del Sol received a massive uptick in orders and now there’s a new size and a new wrapper offering. The regular Isla ...
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Nicaragua, then California, then Germany. It’s rare that it takes three finish to a single cigar, but that’s the route of the Daniel Marshall Art Cigar, which is a version of the company’s 24kt Golden Torpedo. The cigars start their life in Nicaragua at Plasencia Cigars S.A. They are only sold ...
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The K by Karen Berger will be getting a new line. At this month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the company will debut the K By Karen Berger Connecticut, the third version of the line. it will be offered in three sizes. K by Karen Berger Connecticut Salomon (5 x ...
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Island Lifestyle Importers will be adding two new Tommy Bahama-branded lighters. The first is called the Longboard, a triple-flame lighter with an oversized fuel tank. It’s offered in both white and blue color options, priced at $59.99. The other lighter is the Rocker, a dual flame lighter that includes a ...
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In 2014, Hammer + Sickle released its second limited edition of that year, simply called the Hammer + Sickle LE14. Measuring 6 3/4 x 48, the toro extra vitola featured six different types of tobacco from three different countries, although the exact blend was never disclosed. The cigars were rolled at the Occidental Cigar ...
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