E.P. Carrillo is giving its INCH line a new version that will be the first to use an all Nicaraguan blend. Dubbed the INCH Ringmaster, the new cigar comes in two yet-to-be-named sizes that live up the line’s name: a 5 3/8 x 64 robusto gordo and a 6 1/2 ...
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In Tatuaje’s long history, only three cigars have not been made by the García family. That will change later this month. Tatuaje is bringing back its Nuevitas and Nuevitas Jibaro, only now the cigars will be made at My Father Cigars S.A. The Nuevitas measures 5 x 52 and is ...
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The final Monster Series release is upon us. Later this month, Tatuaje will show off the Monster Series #13, The Bride, ahead of its October release. It’s the final cigar in the legendary limited edition series that began in 2008. The Bride is a 7 1/8 x 49 Churchill extra that ...
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Live from the halfwheel office it’s the second part of our IPCPR 2018 Preshow Live coverage. Today, Brooks Whittington and Charlie Minato will be talking about the five companies they think will be worth paying extra attention to during the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show for one reason or another. ...
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Villiger Cigars has a new national sales manager, and it’s Hector J. Pires, who was promoted from his current position of southeastern territory manager. “Hector has been a great asset to Villiger Cigars over the past year and a half, and has proven that he can be an effective leader ...
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General Cigar Co. and Abdel Fernández are teaming up again to give the Hoyo de Monterrey brand a new line, the Hoyo La Amistad Black. It’s the third extension to the Hoyo La Amistad line that debuted in 2016, first with the Hoyo La Amistad Gold and then the Hoyo ...
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A new spin on Drew Estate’s Kentucky Fire Cured line has begun appearing at a handful of retailers around the country ahead of a larger release at the upcoming IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. The Kentucky Fire Cured Sweets line uses a blend of a lightly sweetened Mexican San Andrés ...
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Global Premium Cigars may be best known for 1502 Cigars, but the company is expanding with a new line that will stand on its own and not under the 1502 banner. Enrique Sánchez has announced his latest project, Cachitos, a new single vitola release that will be unveiled at the ...
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The Foundation Cigar Co. headquarters are in a tobacco field in Connecticut and as such, the company’s latest release pays tribute to a particular seed from the Connecticut River Valley. According to Cigar Aficionado, the company’s latest release is The Tabernacle Havana Seed CT #142, a four-size line that uses the ...
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Island Lifestyle Importers has announced the addition of the Island Club cigar line to its portfolio, which the company says will deliver a mild to medium profile with complexity, all at a wallet-friendly price. The new line uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and filler. While the ...
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Familia Rodriguez Tobacos LLC, the parent of the Ohana Cigars brand, has a new brand: Left Hand Cigar Co. The company will begin with two new releases—Blurred Lines and Lefthander—both offered in a single size. Blurred Lines is a barberpole with habano and habano maduro wrappers over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan ...
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In 2016, La Barba released One & Only, a limited edition release based on a limited amount of aged tobaccos. Now, the name comes back for a similar concept, albeit a different blend. At this month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, La Barba will sell One & Only (2018), a ...
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This is the year of anniversaries. Dominican Big Leaguer (DBL) Cigars is paying tribute to its founder’s—Francisco Almonte—35 years in the tobacco industry. DBL has only been around for five years, but Almonte spent time working alongside his father and at other companies learning the cigar-making process. Now the company ...
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There’s another limited edition VegaFina heading to stores in non-U.S. markets. The VegaFina Fortaleza 2 Barrel Aged Galeones is a 6 x 56 extension to the brand’s Fortaleza 2 Barrel Aged line, which is best known for using tobaccos aged in rum barrels for at least six months. The VegaFina Fortaleza 2 ...
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Drew Estate has announced that it will expand its offering of 4 x 32 Water Tower tins, including adding Joya de Nicaragua-branded offerings. Those 14 tins will begin shipping at four separate times: September, November and February. One of the cigars, the Kentucky Fire Cured Sweets Ponies, is already shipping to select retailers. ...
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The Daughters of the Wind Small Batch Exclusive Pyramides has landed at SmallBatchCigars.com. Bespoke sent the California-based retailer the remaining stock of 500 cigars, which have been aged for five years. Small Batch is selling them in boxes of 20, with pricing set at $18 per cigar. The cigar uses an ...
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For the first time ever, Crowned Heads will use its own name on a cigar. Later this month, the company will show off the Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII, a new limited edition three-size line. “The genesis and inspiration of the company name ‘Crowned Heads’ was a far cry from anything ...
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For one of its new offerings that will be unveiled at the upcoming IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Southern Draw Cigars is paying tribute to the men and women who bring your cigar from seed to shelf. The new project, called 300 Hands, features a pair of cigars, 300 Hands ...
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A week before hundreds of cigar industry personnel descend on the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, the hotel is experiencing a suspected outbreak of a severe version of the stomach flu. The hotel’s coo, Mark Waltrip, confirmed to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that at least 15 employees and four guests have ...
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Gurkha Cigars continues to dig into its archives as it prepares for the 86th IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, as today the company announced that it will be reintroducing a trio of flavored cigars that have been off the market for more than a decade. The three lines that consumers ...
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