Weekly News (February 10, 2014)
Crowned Heads Announces Las Calaveras Janny Garcia Teases La Antiguedad — Trademark is owned by J.G.G. Tobacco Holding Company, Inc., which lists Jaime García as president. Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan...
View ArticlePress Release: Cigar Federation Announces First Cigar “The Collective”
February 10, 2014 (Miami, Fla.)—Cigar Federation announces the release of it’s first cigar The Collective. The cigar was blended by Ezra Zion Cigar Company and manufactured in the Casa Fernandez...
View ArticleViaje Oro La Pequeña (2012)
In November of 2012 I reviewed an store exclusive from Good Karma Cigar – the Viaje Oro La Pequeña. While it is an extension of the Oro line and was originally created in 2009, the version made for...
View ArticleNew Jersey Legislature to Consider Two Smoking Related Bills
The New Jersey legislature has a pair of smoking ban related bills on the docket for the 2014-15 session, one to ban smoking at state owned beaches and the other to allow municipalities to establish...
View ArticleRehoboth Beach, Del. to Consider Revised Smoking Ban
The small seaside city of Rehoboth Beach, Del. has begun the process of crafting a new smoking ban proposal and plans to have it in front of the city commissioners in March. Home to just over 1,300...
View ArticleEmilio Cigars Says Mia Dora Will Come Out This Year
After originally being targeted for release at the 2013 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, Gary Griffith says the Emilio Cigars Mia Dora will be released in 2014. Griffith posted a picture of the band on...
View ArticleParis, Texas Says No to Smoking Ban
The Paris, Tex. City Council has voted against a comprehensive and sweeping smoking ban, according to a report on TheParisNews.com. The proposal called for a ban at smoking in bars, restaurants and...
View ArticlePress Release: Cubancan & Tarazona Split
February 9, 2014 (Miami, Fla.) — Cubanacan Cigars to narrow the scope of their portfolio by dissolving their affiliation with the Tarazona brand to better focus on the continued quality, craftsmanship,...
View ArticlePress Release: Drew Estate & Corona Cigar Company Announce “Drew Estate Lounge”
February 11, 2014 (Miami, Fla.) — Drew Estate announced today their plans to open the first official “Drew Estate Lounge” at the Corona Cigar Company Sand Lake, FL location. This momentous news was met...
View ArticleOrtega Goes Bigger With HeavyDuty
Add Ortega Premium Cigars to the list of brands trying to capture the lower-priced larger ring gauge market. Ortega will begin shipping the HeavyDuty in April, a line debuting in three 60 ring gauge...
View ArticleAlabama Smoking Ban Passes Senate With Modification
The Alabama House of Representatives will once again take up a statewide smoking ban passed by the Alabama Senate. On Tuesday, the state’s upper body passed a smoking ban 21 to 8. Modifications were...
View ArticleMatasa 30th Anniversary by Fonseca Toro
By this time next week, Quesada’s 40th anniversary cigar will likely be out in the open, as the company is expected to preview the product at the annual ProCigar festival in the Dominican Republic. Ten...
View ArticleJosé Blanco Targets Señorial In Spring
José Blanco finally has his own company. After months of publicly talking about a blend he was working on, the former La Aurora and Joya de Nicaragua executive has his own company, Las Cumbras Tabaco,...
View ArticleIndiana Supreme Court Strikes Down Evansville Smoking Ban
The Indiana Supreme Court has struck down a smoking ban passed by the city of Evansville, citing that the ordinance amendment violated the Equal Privileges and Immunity Clause of the state Constitution...
View ArticleCanadian Tobacco Excise Duty Increase Goes Into Effect Today
The federal excise duty on tobacco products sold in Canada is going up today, a move that will raise the tax rate by approximately 24%. For cigars, that means an increase from $18.50 to $22.89 per...
View ArticleXIKAR Introduces Enigma II
The Enigma is the latest XIKAR lighter to see an engineering update as XIKAR has announced the second edition of the dual-flame lighter. The Enigma II boasts a larger trigger, fuel window and most...
View ArticlePress Release: La Flor Dominicana Launches New Signature Event Program, “A...
February 12, 2014 (Coral Gables, Fla.) — La Flor Dominicana is proud to announce our new Signature Event Program featuring the very special cigar experience “A Night in Santiago.” “A Night in Santiago”...
View ArticleTwo Maryland Counties Bring Park Smoking Ban to General Assembly
The Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince George’s, neighboring counties just to the north of Washington, DC, are have joined forces on a bill that would prohibit smoking on county parkland. The...
View ArticleNomad Connecticut Fuerte Robusto (Prerelease)
In early 2012, Fred Rewey launched Nomad Cigar Company with a single line featuring five sizes, one of which was a limited edition. With a couple of other limited editions and a new Nicaraguan line...
View ArticleJosé Blanco Crafts Private Label Cigar for Russia
José Blanco has been a busy man of late, first announcing the debut line from his new company, the Las Cumbres Tabaco Señorial, and then seeing a private label blend he created for a Russian company...
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