Viaje Exclusivo Tabbed for Regular Production, 2015 Zombie Coming (Update)
When you hear the term “regular production,” Viaje is probably the last company that comes to mind. For the better part of the last eight years, the company has almost exclusively released cigars in...
View ArticleWarped Don Reynaldo Returning to IPCPR 2015
Last year, Kyle Gellis made a bit of a splash with a contemporary booth at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, part of the new look of Warped Cigars. Now, the company is beginning to unveil...
View ArticleCLE Signature Packaging Updated
In addition to the Asylum Nyctophilia, CLE Cigar Co. will be showing off one more new thing at this week’s Tobacconists’ Association (TAA) of America Meeting & Convention, a new look for the...
View ArticleYellow Rose
Following the release of both the Tennessee-exclusive Tennessee Waltz and the Hawaii-exclusive Paniolo Especiale 2015, Crowned Heads released a third state exclusive, this time a 6 1/4 x 54 box-pressed...
View ArticleSomerton, Ariz. Bans Smoking in Some Parks
Smoking is now banned in parks in Somerton, Ariz. Well, some parks. And it’s banned, but there’s no punishment for violating the ban. The Somer City Council unanimously passed a new smoking ban at...
View ArticleViaje Zombie 2015 Heads to Serious Cigar & Winston’s Humidor
Earlier this week, Brian Burt pondered whether we would see the Viaje Zombie 2015 soon—and we will. The Viaje Zombie will once again be offered in red and green flavors. While a representative of Viaje...
View ArticleS.T. Dupont Announces Slim 7
S.T. Dupont claims its newest product is the “world’s slimmest luxury lighter.” Whether or not the French luxury accessory company will get a Guinness Book of World Records approval remains to bb seen,...
View ArticlePitt County, N.C. Says No to Parks Smoking Ban
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposed smoking ban for parks and recreation areas on Monday, with a vote of 5-4 allowing smokers to continue to light up. The ban has been in the...
View ArticleHebron, Neb. Passes Tobacco-Free Parks Ordinance
The small southern Nebraska town of Hebron is making its parks tobacco free, a move that includes the entirety of the areas including parking lots and lumps electronic smoking and vaping devices in to...
View ArticleAlbert Lea, Minn. Tables Smoking Ban Vote Until May
A proposed smoking ban scheduled to be voted on during Monday’s city council meeting in Albert Lea, Minn. was tabled as one councilman was absent and the vote appeared to be almost an even split....
View ArticleSulphur, La. Snuffs Out Smoking in Bars, Casinos and Parks
Following in the footsteps of a ban recently passed in New Orleans, the city of Sulphur. has passed a smoking ban that will take the ashtrays out of bars and casinos in the southwestern Louisiana city....
View ArticleNorth Ridge, Ohio Approves Parks Smoking Ban
A park smoking ban is coming to North Ridgewood, Ohio after the city’s parks and recreation board approved the proposal at its most recent meeting in late March. The ban goes into effect on July 1. It...
View ArticleStamford, Conn. Will Debate Parks Smoking Ban
A proposal to ban smoking and the use of nicotine delivery products is likely headed to the Stamford Board of Representatives after the city’s parks and recreation commission passed the policy last...
View ArticleShar Broumand Appointed Mombacho Cigars S.A. President
Mombacho Cigars S.A. has announced Shahriar “Shar” Broumand as the company’s new president. The move was effective April 1. Broumand’s cigar experience has been as a partner in En Fuego Cigars &...
View ArticleDrew Estate Changes Pappy Van Winkle Cigar, Begins Shipping
Drew Estate has announced that it has finally shipped the Pappy Van Winkle-branded cigars, but not before changing quite a few things. It starts with the name, now Pappy Van Winkle Barrel Fermented...
View ArticleAltadis U.S.A. Announces Por Larrañaga En Cedro for TAA
At this year’s Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) meeting and convention, Altadis U.S.A. has presented retailers with the Por Larrañaga En Cedro. The company describes it as a medium-full cigar...
View ArticleOliva Serie V Toro Special Limited Edition
In March, we saw the release of the 38th unique cigar in the Oliva Serie V line-up. This time however, the packaging is something you haven’t seen a Serie V in before. Instead of your normal cigar-box...
View ArticleGran Habano Begins Shipping S.T.K. ZULU ZULU Mas Paz Edition
Shortly before last year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, George Rico announced his latest project—ZULU ZULU Mas Paz Edition. It was an extension to Gran Habano’s S.T.K. line of cigars made in...
View ArticleFour Edición Regionals Hit Stores
Habanos S.A. appears to be getting close to finally having all 15 Edición Regionals for the 2014 program released. Over the last month or so four of those cigars have hit their respective markets,...
View ArticleBoveda Launches Acrylic Humidor
Boveda wants you to show off your cigars, or at least show them off with its newest creation. The company has begun shipping the Boveda Acrylic Humidor, a new 20-count acrylic humidor that takes a...
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