Thompson Celebrates 100th Anniversary With Drew Estate, Padrón & More
One of the nation’s largest retailers is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and as such, there are a few exclusives along with it. Thompson Cigar Co. of Tampa, Fla. is celebrating its 100th...
View ArticleHVC Edición Especial Coming Next Week
The HVC Cigars portfolio keeps getting bigger. Next Friday Reinier Lorenzo will be on hand at Lake Country Cigars in Delafield, Wis. to debut his newest line, HVC Edición Especial. The line will debut...
View ArticleViaje, Cigar Dojo & Cigar Federation Collaborate for Throw Down
Online sites Cigar Dojo and Cigar Federation are no strangers to partnering with cigar brands for collaborations and now they are at it again, this time together and with Viaje. The two sites have...
View ArticlePerdomo Creates Special Craft Series as Cigars for Beer Enthusiasts
Perdomo’s new Special Craft Series was first mentioned back in February, and today the company released details on this new line of cigars geared specifically for beer enthusiasts. The new line is...
View ArticleMiddlesboro, Ky. Passes Smoking Ban in Public Places
The Middlesboro, Ky. City Council passed a sweeping smoking ban at its meeting on Tuesday night, giving the city its first such ban and effectively banning all smoking in public places. While the...
View ArticleGran Habano Releases Private Humidor Selection 2007-2008 Lancero
Gran Habano has announced the first release in a new series called the Private Humidor Selection by George Rico, which is described as a series of “heavenly-aged” cigars that come straight from Rico’s...
View ArticleEspinosa Cigars to Relaunch Murcielago at IPCPR (Update)
Espinosa Cigars has announced plans to bring back the Murcielago brand, which traces its history back to 2009 and United Tobacco/EO Brands, the company owned by Erik Espinosa and Eddie Ortega. This new...
View ArticleLost&Found To Release Fresh Roasted at Cigar Circus
The team of Tony Bellatto, Robert Caldwell and Jaclyn Sears will unveil the latest release in their Lost&Found series at the upcoming Cigar Circus, held Sat. June 13 at The Westside Humidor in...
View ArticleTony Bellatto Announces Siempre Tamboril
Tony Bellatto’s latest project isn’t coming out under the La Barba header, but he says that shouldn’t lead to any doubts about the quality of Siempre Tambroil, a project he describes as a happy...
View ArticleDavidoff Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood 35th Anniversary Coming Next Month
Davidoff’s retailer anniversary series is back for 2015, but this time there is only a single edition. The store is Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. The...
View ArticleKingston, Mass. Ups Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Kingston, Mass. became the second town this week to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-year-old, as the town’s board of health approved the proposal by a 4-1 vote at...
View ArticleTatuaje Drinking Age
Last year, Anthony’s Cigar Emporium released two exclusive cigars for its 20th anniversary: the 6 1/4 x 60 La Flor Dominicana Anthony’s Cigar Emporium 20th Anniversary and the 4 1/2 x 50 My Father Le...
View ArticleNantucket, Mass. Passes Smoking Ban
The Nantucket Board of Health passed a ban on smoking at all town-owned recreation areas, a move that will bring an end to smoking at the beach and in parks at the end of the month. The vote was...
View ArticlePortraits: Eladio Diaz
My favorite people in the cigar business are the ones you don’t know about. For many, Eladio Diaz is just that. Prior to Davidoff’s Oro Blanco marketing campaign, the company rarely mentioned Diaz....
View ArticleWaynesville, N.C. Smoking Ban Passes
The Smoking Mountain town of Waynesville, N.C. just got a bit less smoky. Last week, the Board of Alderman voted unanimously in favor of a smoking ban that will prohibit tobacco products—including...
View ArticleAtlantic Cigar Co. Lands Room101 Series Black Scale
Earlier this week, Pennsylvania-based Atlantic Cigar Co. took delivery a new private label from Room101, Series Black Scale. Series Black Scale is currently available in a single 6 x 60 size. It uses a...
View ArticleWeekly News (May 25, 2015)
Cigar News Bat Brother Cigars Debuts With Luna de Estelí Boutique Blends Expanding Aging Room Bin No. 1, La Bohème and Swag David Lampert Joins Colibri Davidoff Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood 35th...
View ArticleCrux Passport Half Corona & No. 4 Shipping Today
More than 10 months after they were announced, Crux Cigars is finally shipping two additional vitolas in its Passport line. According to posts on Crux’s Instagram page, both the Passport Half Corona (4...
View ArticleKansas Governor Formally Introdudes Tobacco Tax Increase
Earlier this year, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (R) indicated that as part of his effort to lower state income taxes to zero, he would likely increase consumption taxes on tobacco products on liquor....
View ArticleA.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut Heads to Retailers
Yesterday, the latest from A.J. Fernandez began heading to retailers nationwide. Todd Vance, national director of sales, informed halfwheel that the New World Connecticut has begun shipping. The...
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