Undercrown Sampler Heading to International Markets This Winter
There’s a new Undercrown sampler headed to international and duty free markets later this year. The new sampler, which features one of the Gran Toro (6 x 52), Belicoso (6 x 52), Corona ¡Viva! (5 5/8 x...
View ArticleKearney, Mo. Voters Will Decide Smoking Ban This Week
This week, voters in Kearney, Mo. will decide if it’s time to snuff out smoking in all of the city’s public places, though the effects will be felt primarily by a small group of bars and restaurants as...
View ArticleFlor de D’Crossier Selection No. 512 Corona Gorda
Earlier this year, Isaias Santana Diaz of D’Crossier began teasing a new line with interesting packaging. The line is Flor de D’Crossier Selection No. 512 and it’s sold in cardboard tubes. It uses an...
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Cigar News 2016 Puro Sabor Festival Announced Chogüí Dos77 Released in the Dominican Republic E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada 2016 2016 Ltd blend with 12 year old Capa Banda from Nicaragua...
View ArticleTatuaje Face
The Tatuaje Face was the third manifestation of the cigar that was Tatuaje’s third Monster Series release; in 2010 the original cigar was released, and then in 2012 a cigar set called Little Monsters...
View ArticleRoom101 Ichiban Sucio Heads to Franklin Cigar
There’s another Room101 Ichiban Series release heading to Tennessee. Franklin Cigar of Franklin, Tenn. has been named the fifth retailer in Room101’s Ichiban Series. Ichiban is a line of eight...
View ArticleTatuaje Dropping Small Batch Le Vignoble This Week
Last week, Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars teased a few new 2016 projects, including a couple from the Miami-based El Rey de los Habanos factory. Now, literally two hands worth of retailers will be...
View ArticleEpic Cigars Signs Distribution Agreements For Europe and Canada
Epic Cigars is soon going to be available in more than just the U.S., as the cigar company recently signed distribution agreements for both Europe and Canada. In Austria, Germany, Netherlands,...
View ArticleLa Aurora Training Kit Emerald Brings Tasting Seminar to Retail Humidors
La Aurora has announced a new retail product designed to give consumers the experience of being part of a tasting seminar, the La Aurora Training Kit Emerald. Included in each kit is four grado puro...
View ArticleQuesada España Petit Belicoso Box Heads to W. Curtis Draper
Another month, another retailer getting a box of Quesada Selección España Petit Belicosos. This month, it will head to W. Curtis Draper. The Washington, D.C.-based store becomes the eighth to receive a...
View ArticleDram Cask No. 4 Churchill
First released by Orleans Group at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Dram Cigars for Whiskey was conceived as a way to pair specific cigar blends with specific whiskeys in order to bring out...
View ArticleIPCPR 2015: Dear Readers
For the most part, I believe our coverage of this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show speaks for itself, on paper. There was more live coverage than ever, an added video component for the vast...
View ArticleLivin’ a Treme Life: IPCPR 2015 Recap
It’s a Kermit Ruffins theme. Our goal this year was not only to give you more coverage of the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show than ever before, but also to take you behind the scenes in the process...
View ArticleTatuaje & L’Atelier Salesforce Sees Changes
In the last few weeks, there have been two unrelated changes to how products from Tatuaje and L’Atelier Imports are sold, particularly in the eastern U.S. The companies are separate entities, but are...
View ArticleNica Rustica Belly (Prerelease)
At last year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Drew Estate showed off two new sizes for its Nica Rustica line: Belly, a large torpedo, and Short Robusto. There wasn’t a release date described back...
View ArticleLas Vegas Davidoff Cigar Bar Scheduled for November Opening
The first of Davidoff’s recent U.S. retail expansion, a new store in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood, should be opening any week now, and in the mean time, Davidoff has shown updated renderings for...
View ArticleCadillac, Mich. Approves Partial Smoking Ban
The Cadillac, Mich. City Council has approved a resolution that looks to ban smoking in certain areas of city parks, though it is geared at keeping people from lighting up around each other rather than...
View ArticleE.P. Carrillo Selección Oscuro Especial No. 6 (Prerelease)
It seems not that long ago that Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Jr. returned to the cigar business with his eponymously named company, debuting with a limited edition that was quickly followed up by the cigar...
View ArticleColleton County, S.C. Passes Smoking Ban
In the near future there will be a new smoking ban in Colleton County, S.C., as the county council unanimously approved the ordinance at its July 28 meeting. The ban will apply to the majority of...
View ArticleTwo Petitions Filed Seeking to Repeal Massachusetts’ Tobacco Tax
A cigar shop owner in Massachusetts is leading the charge to repeal the state’s 30% tobacco tax via a pair of petitions that have been filed with the state attorney general’s office in hopes of getting...
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