Weekly News (January 20, 2014)
Editor’s Note: It would appear we are heading back to New Orleans for IPCPR 2015, and I am okay with it, sort of. It’s nothing against New Orleans—it would be my second choice to Las Vegas amongst any...
View ArticleA.J. Fernandez Cigars Promotes Spence Drake To National Sales Manager
Spence Drake has been promoted to the position of national sales manager for A.J. Fernandez Cigars, the company responsible for San Lotano, Pinolero, El Mayimbe and A.J. Fernandez’s brick and mortar...
View ArticleE.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 Robusto
Every spring since 2010, E.P. Carrillo has released a limited edition project through which they are able to show different blends of tobacco and create unique tastes from their core lines, a project...
View ArticleCroMagnon Fomorian Returns For 2014
RoMa Craft Tobac will decuple the release size of the CroMagnon Formorian for this year. Decuple, increasing by a factor of 10, is not a common activity in the cigar business, but given that the last...
View ArticleGran Habano Raises Prices
Add Gran Habano to the list of companies raising its prices. The 2014 changes will add 25 cents to the MSRP of the vast majority of the company’s portfolio. Exempt from the increases are three newer...
View ArticleCasa Magna Domus Magnus II Adds Caligula & Tiberius
Next month, Quesada Cigars will ship two new sizes of Domus Magnus, Caligula and Tiberius. News of the sizes was first reported on the Kiss My Ash radio show this past weekend. Earlier today, Cigar...
View ArticleRoom101 Master Collection Two Targeted for February
The second part of the Room101 Master Collection is on track for a release next month. Matt Booth told halfwheel that packaging delays forced him to make a decision at the end of 2013 regarding Master...
View ArticleMiami Cigar & Co. 25th Anniversary Coming From La Aurora & My Father Factories
For the second year in a row, Miami Cigar & Co. will release a limited amount of cigars from two different factories. According to a report from Cigar Insider, the company will celebrate its 25th...
View ArticleSt. Joseph, Mo. Voters To Decide Smoking Ban
The fight over smoking in St. Joseph, Mo. will go on. Less than a month after the City Council refused to enact a smoking ban, Smoke-Free St Joseph’s continued fight resulted in a 6-3 vote in favor of...
View ArticlePrice Increases Not Expected For Ten Companies
While it might seem like cigar prices are increasing across the board, for every company that is raising prices, about one seems to be avoiding the increase. After its national sales meeting, Miguel...
View ArticleStreetsboro, Ohio Divided On Proposed Smoking Ban
The city of Streetsboro, Ohio is split on a possible ban on smoking on all city property. Councilman John Ruediger has asked the City Council to look into the matter, but the city’s mayor, Glenn...
View ArticleMontecristo Sublimes (EL 2008)
In 2008, Habanos S.A. released the sixth of what is now eight Edición Limitadas for the Montecristo brand., the Sublimes. The 6 1/2 x 54 cigar has become known for a few things, large, dark and...
View ArticleGrand Prairie, Texas Passes Smoking Ban
Smoking in restaurants, arenas and city facilities in Grand Prairie will be banned after the Dallas suburb’s City Council voted unanimously in favor of the new restrictions. There is however a long...
View ArticleMiami Cigar & Co. Super Selection Football Events Coming To NY/NJ
Aiming to capitalize on Super Bowl XLVIII, Miami Cigar & Co. has planned 10 events and a special sampler for stores in the New York and New Jersey area. The company has created a football-shaped...
View ArticleCabañas Perfectos
Founded by Francisco Cabaòas and first registered in 1810, Cabañas is thought to be the oldest brand in the long history of Cuban cigars. Originally handmade and comprised of long filler tobacco, the...
View ArticleL’Atelier Selection Spéciale Robusto Headed to Events
Fans of the L’Atelier LAT46 Selection Spéciale will have one more reason to attend L’Atelier events, the company is making a robusto version of its higher priming offering only for events. Late last...
View ArticleMeier & Dutch Partner With STUDIO TOBAC For Reckoning
Next month, Meier & Dutch will begin distribution of the first STUDIO TOBAC standalone brand, Reckoning. Previously, STUDIO TOBAC has been known as the Oliva Cigar Co.’s branch for Cain and NUb, as...
View ArticlePennsylvania Bill Aims to Ban Smoking at Cigar Stores & Others
Bills in both house of the Pennsylvania Legislature have been filed that would remove exemptions in the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act of 2008, a move that would ban smoking at tobacconists, bars,...
View ArticleHawaii Beach Smoking Ban Proposed
Earlier this month, the island of Oahu banned smoking on public beaches and parks. On Friday, a bill to ban smoking on all public beaches and parks in Hawaii heads to the House Water and Land and...
View ArticlePerdomo Raises Some Prices
In 2009, Nick Perdomo Jr. announced that Perdomo Cigars would not only absorb the oncoming SCHIP tax, but also lower prices on some of its brands. Now, perhaps a sign of just how high some of the...
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