Chogüí Primera Edición
I first heard about Chogüí Cigars when Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac was visiting the Dominican Republic. While down there, he tweeted about a cigar I had never heard of—the Chogüí Primera Edición....
View ArticleHVC Ships Vieja Cosecha No.2
HVC Cigars has announced that it is shipping its latest limited edition, Vieja Cosecha No.2. The cigar is a follow-up to last year’s Vieja Cosecha No.1 and keeps the same concept, making a cigar...
View ArticleCalifornia Tobacco Tax Hike Formally Introduced
As we reported last week, a special session in California has opened the floodgates for a variety of anti-tobacco related bills and now, as expected, a massive tobacco tax hike has been formally...
View ArticlePeabody, Mass. Ups Tobacco Purchase Age
The Boston suburb of Peabody, Mass. will be increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic cigarettes before the end of the year, as the city’s board of health unanimously...
View ArticleCigar Lovers Dodge Price Hike in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
While electronic cigarettes were the impetus behind a proposal considered by the Hermosa Beach City Council this week, cigar smokers also dodged a bullet as the city was proposing that all cigars have...
View ArticleHVC Edición Especial 2015 Toro
Fresh off the shipping of the HVC La Rosa 520 in mid-May, Reinier Lorenzo announced his next project, a regular production addition to the company’s portfolio called the HVC Edición Especial. The new...
View ArticleAge Increase & Smoking Ban Bills Move Forward in California
Yesterday, the California State Senate passed a half dozen anti-tobacco measures as part of the state’s Special Session, most notably an expansion to the current smoking ban and a proposal to raise the...
View ArticleJuan López Don Juan (ER Benelux 2014)
Early last year, Habanos S.A. released the list of cigars that were expected to be a part of last year’s Edición Regional releases, and on that list was the first cigar produced exclusively for the...
View ArticleWeekly News (Aug. 31, 2015)
Cigar News AVO Syncro Nicaragua Ships Davidoff Opens Atlanta Store Flor de Selva El Figurado Released at Underground Cigar Shop Flor de Selva Lancero Ships HVC Ships Vieja Cosecha No.2 Jericho Hill...
View ArticleLarceny Lancero Planned for October
There’s more Larceny coming. A few weeks ago, Sean Williams of El Primer Mundo—and one of the three people behind the Larceny project—tweeted a picture of the blend in a lancero size. Williams told...
View ArticleLa Colmena Amado No. 407 Heads to R. Field Wine Co. This Week
The 30th anniversary cigar for R. Field Wine Co. of Hawaii will be released on Friday. The La Colmena Amado No. 407 is a 7 x 40 version of Warped’s La Colmena blend. It was introduced last year as part...
View ArticleBoutique Blends Names Charlie Lopez Director of Sales
Boutique Blends has announced the promotion of Charlie Lopez to director of sales. Lopez has been with the company for two and a half years as an account manager for the Florida market. “I am extremely...
View ArticleMy Father Le Bijou Toro Fino Heading to Hawaii
Hawaii is getting another exclusive. My Father Cigars, Inc. will be releasing a 6 x 48 version of its My Father Le Bijou 1922 line for the island next month. It’s known as the My Father Le Bijou 1922...
View ArticleGuayacan Leaving House of Emilio
Effective today, Guayacan is no longer being distributed by House of Emilio. Over the last few weeks, Noel Rojas of Guayacan has been assembling a network of brokers that will now distribute his...
View ArticleKearney, Mo. Passes Smoking Ban
Yesterday, the Kearney Board of Alderman narrowly voted to approve a new law that will virtually outlaw smoking indoors. The new law bans smoking in almost every indoor space that is not a private...
View ArticleSmoking on Patios & Beer Gardens in Illinois to Continue
Last year, work began on changes to the Smoke Free Illinois Act and Code that would have prohibited smoking in patios, decks, rooftops and other outdoor areas of restaurants and bars. Now, the Illinois...
View ArticleSwinger 1895 #6 (Prerelease)
In 1895, the first U.S. Open was held at Newport Golf Club in Newport, R.I. At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Swinger Cigar Co. paid tribute to that event. Swinger is a company with a golf...
View ArticleSeptember Box of España Petit Belicoso Heads to 105 Cigar Co.
There’s another box of España Petit Belicosos on its way to North Carolina. 105 Cigar Co. of Matthews, N.C. will be receiving the ninth 100-count cabinet of Quesada Selección España Petit Belicosos....
View ArticleContest: Quesada Oktoberfest The Bavarian
Quesada Cigars has begun shipping this year’s Oktoberfest to shops nationwide, ahead of the annual German holiday which begins later this month. Now, you can win a box, just for sitting in front of...
View ArticleDrew Estate Creates Kentucky Fire Cured Fightn’ 69th for Alliance Cigar
Drew Estate has announced a new exclusive release for Alliance Cigar, the New York based distributor who has amassed a growing collection of cigars made for them. The Kentucky Fire Cured Fightn’ 69th...
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