Oliva Serie V Melanio Double Toro (Prerelease)
Late last year, Oliva Cigar Co. began to offer a 6 x 60 size of its Melanio line in Europe. The release was limited to 500 boxes, but shortly after an announcement came that the size was heading to the...
View ArticleNomad Connecticut Fuerte Coming In March
Add Nomad Cigar Co. to the list of companies trying to reinvent Connecticut. While the trend has become less prevalent as it was two years ago, Rewey said he decided to go the direction of “Connecticut...
View ArticleCabal Adding Gran Cabal Size
A fourth size is being added to Cabal Cigars core line, a much larger Gran Cabal. Chris Arolfo tweeted a picture of the 6 x 56 size earlier this week. Arolfo told halfwheel the cigar will enter...
View ArticleLawrence Township, N.J. Bans Smoking In Parks
Smoking in public parks in Lawrence Township, N.J. will now earn you a fine. The township committee unanimously passed a smoking ban at its January meeting. Under the new law, a first offense carries a...
View ArticleLa Aurora 107 Maduro Bowtie Lancero
A few years back, Guillermo León did something lancero fans are always clamoring for and released a La Aurora 107 Lancero which Charlie Minato has written about extensively and reviewed. That same year...
View ArticleIllusione Sin Cinta Lands At Fox Cigar Bar
A limited edition Illusione is heading to Fox Cigar Bar. On Monday, the Gilbert, Az.-based store will begin selling the Illusione Sin Cinta. Sin cinta, which translates into tapeless or no band, is a...
View ArticleJack Schwartz to Receive February Box of Quesada España Ninfa
One of the most limited edition cigars of the year will land in Chicago next month. Jack Schwartz Importer will receive the second box of Quesada Selección España Ninfa. Each month, Quesada Cigars will...
View ArticleCRAFT 2013 La Campaña de Panamá Soberana
In December, RoMa Craft Tobac shipped its latest creation, the CRAFT 2013 La Campaña de Panamá Soberana. Creation it is, a combination of the company’s Aquitaine, CroMagnon and Intemperance lines into...
View ArticlePress Release: Drew Estate Opens New 60,000 sq ft Leaf Processing Facility
January 27, 2014 (Miami, Florida)-–On Friday, January 17th, Drew Estate Tobacco Company held a ribbon cutting ceremony at their new leaf processing facility, dubbed “DE2”. Built across the street from...
View ArticleAging Room Adding Quattro F55 ConcertoS
Boutique Blends has announced that they will soon be adding a new vitola to its Aging Room Quattro F55 line, a 6 x 50 toro called the ConcertoS. The name draws from the existing 7 x 50 Concerto vitola,...
View ArticlePartagas Benji Homage 62 Robusto Gordo
The term icon is one that at times gets used a bit too liberally in certain fields, often applied for current stars with hit products as opposed to those who have accumulated a sizable body of work...
View ArticleBill To Raise Minimum Age Expected in Colorado
The Colorado legislature is expected to join its contemporaries in Maryland, Utah and Vermont, debating whether to raise the minimum age to purchase and consume tobacco products from 18 to 21. Rep....
View ArticleWest Virginia to Consider Tobacco Tax Increase
A substantial tax increase could soon be hitting tobacco users in West Virginia as the state’s House of Delegates revisits a proposal that would impose an excise tax of 50 percent of the wholesale...
View ArticlePress Release: Quai D’Orsay Belicoso Royal Regional Edition
January 28, 2014 — Quai D’Orsay started in 1974, when the Minister of Finance at that time wanted to create a cigar with the French refinement and lifestyle. Totally Handmade in Cuba, with a selection...
View ArticleAVO LE14 Eighty-Eight Band Leaks
It should come to no surprise that there will be another AVO limited edition this year. It also will not come as a surprise to many that it will be known as the “Eighty-eight,” as Avo Uvezian...
View ArticleFarmington, MS Passes Public Smoking Ban
The small town of Farmington in northern Mississippi has passed new legislation which bans smoking on both city and public property, as well as within 15 feet of the public entrance to businesses. The...
View ArticleChanges Proposed To Virginia Cigar Taxes
A bill in the Virginia House of Delegates could change the way premium cigars are taxed in the state. Rep. Hyland “Buddy” Fowler, R-Richmond, has introduced H.B. 1277, which would abandon the 10...
View ArticleSchrader Hispañiola Sparky DOCO-EST MMIX-I
In 2010, acclaimed winemaker Fred Schrader released two different cigars for a new brand bearing his name, Para Ti and the Schrader Hispañiola Sparky DOCO-EST MMIX-I. Both of were produced at the small...
View ArticleMiami Cigar & Co. Releases More Info on 25th Anniversary Project
Continuing a steady trickle of information about their upcoming 25th anniversary cigar project, Miami Cigar & Co. took to the BOTL.org forums on Tuesday to release a bit more information. Barry...
View ArticleMinimum Age Change Proposed In Hawaii
Hawaii is one of five states with active bills in the state legislature that would change the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 years of age. Rep. John Mizuno, D-Kalihi Valley, introduced the H.B....
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