Elogio Excéntrico No. 4 Shipping in August
Since 2012, Elogio has released a limited edition cigar known as Excéntrico at the annual IPCPR Trade Show & Convention. This year’s release is known as Elogio Excéntrico No. 4, a 6 x 60 belicoso,...
View ArticleHolyoke, Mass. Increase Tobacco Age, Passes Smoking Ban
It was not a good day for smokers in Holyoke, Mass. today, as the city’s board of health raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products from 18 to 21 and also passed a ban on...
View ArticleNorth Andover, Mass. Considering Raising Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
Another day, another municipality in Massachusetts considering making it illegal to purchase tobacco if you are under 21. This time, it’s North Andover, which is located in the northeastern part of the...
View ArticleDavidoff Las Vegas 15 Years
Last year, Davidoff of Geneva USA announced a new program that would commemorate major anniversaries for appointed merchants of its flagship Davidoff brand. Along with that came an announcement that...
View ArticleDuran Cigars to Release 7 x 70 Neya F8 Ligero Typhoon Big Jack at IPCPR
Roberto Duran Premium Cigars is bringing its biggest cigar yet to IPCPR this year, both in terms of size and flavor, as today the company announced the upcoming release of the Neya F8 Ligero Typhoon...
View ArticleCasa Magna D. Magnus II Marcus Aurelius Coming in August
Late last year, Quesada Cigars announced that three new vitolas would come to the company’s Casa Magna D. Magnus II line: Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius. Two have already been released and now the...
View ArticleHunters & Frankau Celebrates 225 Years, Montecristo Media Corona Ships in the...
Last Friday, Hunters & Frankau, the U.K.’s importer of Cuban cigars, celebrated its 225th anniversary with a trio of new cigars. The star of the show was announced quite some time ago, which seemed...
View ArticleGran Habano Releases Gran Reserva #5 2011
Gran Habano has released the fourth installment in its Gran Reserva line, the Gran Reserva #5 2011. The company announced the cigar in mid-February and today informed customers and media that the cigar...
View ArticleDavidoff Formally Unveils Escurio, Accessory Collection
Tonight, at a parking garage in South Beach, Davidoff officially unveiled its newest cigar. It’s not just any parking garage, it’s one with its own Wikipedia page, noted for its striking architecture,...
View ArticleBlack Label Trading Co. Reducing Prices on Core Lines
Fans of Black Label Trading Co.’s cigars got some good news today, as the company announced a $1 per stick price reduction on all of its core line offerings, which includes Royalty, Benediction,...
View ArticleLa Palina H-Town Lancero
Lancero fans are an interesting bunch, fans of what has sadly become a vitola that is less common on store shelves as the masses gravitate toward bigger ring gauges. When a company announces that it...
View ArticleNew Rocky Patel Celebrates 20 Years in Cigars
In 1995, Rocky Patel, an attorney in the entertainment industry, introduced the Indian Tabac brand to the world. Two decades later, he’ll celebrate with a cigar aptly known as the Rocky Patel Twentieth...
View ArticleRocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Shipping in August
Out of the three new lines from Rocky Patel Premium Cigars that will be shown at this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, expect Sun Grown Maduro to be the strongest of the bunch. The five-size...
View ArticleTabaquero by Hamlet Paredes Scheduled for September
Last year, a prominent British retailer and friend of Rocky Patel reached out to the cigar maker. He needed a favor. There was a cigar roller based out of Cuba who did events all over the world, and he...
View ArticleT.L. Johnson & Tarazona Announce Distribution, Production Agreement
Yesterday, T.L. Johnson and Tarazona Cigars finalized an agreement that covers both distribution and production. Under the new distribution agreement, Tarazona Cigars, which is based in Florida, will...
View ArticleLas Calaveras Edición Limitada 2015 LC46
In May 2014, Crowned Heads released the first line in its history not produced by Ernesto Perez-Carillo’s factory in the Dominican Republic. Named Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2014, the cigars were...
View ArticleSteve Saka Returning With Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust at IPCPR 2015
Steve Saka is back. While it’s no secret that the former Drew Estate ceo and president has been planning a return, there’s now confirmation that he will be at next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade...
View ArticleNorth Andover, Mass. Raises the Age for Tobacco to 21
Effective Sept. 1, you will need to be at least 21-years-old if you want to purchase tobacco products in North Andover, Mass., as the town’s board of health unanimously approve the change at its...
View ArticleCAO Amazon Basin
At the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, General Cigar Co. released a unique cigar named CAO Amazon Basin which relied heavily on Bragança, a tobacco grown in the Amazon rainforest and harvested...
View ArticleDavidoff Announces Cave de Paille Saison II Humidor
Ahead of this year’s Swiss edition of Art Basel, Davidoff announced that it would be releasing a new version of its Cave de Paille humidor collection in collaboration with the French artist, Lison de...
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