Fratello Launches Boxer Series
At an event tonight at W. Curtis Draper in Washington D.C., Fratello will debut its latest releases, Boxer Series. The line expands on the idea of the Boxer, a once limited 6 1/4 x 52 box-pressed...
View ArticleFour Kicks Black Belt Buckle Heading to Famous Smoke Shop
So you wanted a Four Kicks with broadleaf. Crowned Heads made no qualms about where the inspiration for its debut cigar came from, a song by Kings of Leon. There won’t be any confusion about where the...
View ArticleNomad Releases H-Town Lancero
Fred Rewey wants in on the Houston lancero party. Today, Rewey announced that his Nomad Cigar Co. will be the eighth release in STOGIES World Class Cigars’ H-Town Lancero Series. For the release, Nomad...
View ArticleEl Güegüense Corona Gorda
In January 2014, Nicholas Melillo left his job as the evp of international operations for Drew Estate Tobacco Co., after being with the company for 11 years. He immediately established Melillo...
View ArticlePDR Joins Procigar
The association of Dominican cigar makers has a new member. PDR Cigars will be the 12th member of Procigar. The company, founded by Abe Flores, has been producing cigars since 2008, but moved to its...
View ArticleJustin Andrews Joins General Cigar Co.
Justin Andrews, the former vice president of Lou Rodriguez Cigars, has found a new home at General Cigar Co., joining the company in what he described as a “creative marketing position” in a Facebook...
View ArticleWarped Releases Banano Case
Warped Cigars has added a new model to its collection of cigar cases. The company has announced that the Series II Banano case is now available for purchase. It’s the fourth case in the series. Each is...
View ArticleCoffee Break by Tatiana Shipping
Fans of flavored cigars will have a new option to pick up in their humidors soon. Miami Cigar & Co. has announced that it is shipping the Coffee Break by Tatiana, a trio of vitolas offered in three...
View ArticleKansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kan. Both Increase Tobacco Purchase Age
Officials in both Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kan. approved an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21, along with a handful of other changes this week. In Kansas...
View ArticleNUb Ignition Lighter
At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, there were only two new products on display in Oliva Cigar Co.’s booth: a commemorative humidor created in celebration of the Oliva Serie V Melanio...
View ArticleRocky Patel Twentieth Anniversary Rothschild
In 1995, a Los Angeles-based attorney Rocky Patel started a cigar brand. It was one of many started in 1995 and it’s challenging to believe that anyone could have expected Patel to end up where he was...
View ArticleElgin, Ill. Approves Ban on Tobacco Use in Parks
The Chicago suburb of Elgin, Ill. has given its initial approval to a complete ban on the use of tobacco products in city parks after a youth group led the charge for the change. The Youth Leadership...
View ArticleSmoking Ban Grows in San Antonio, Texas
The smoking ban in San Antonio, Texas grew a bit this week, as the city council voted on Thursday to extend it into three high-traffic areas: Travis Park, the Main Plaza and the area surrounding San...
View ArticleBoston Mayor Wants Tobacco Age Increased
The movement to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Massachusetts seems to have finally reached its biggest city, as Boston mayor Martin J. Walsh announced this week that he is...
View ArticleHillsdale, N.J. Won’t Increase Tobacco Purchase Age
Leaders in the borough of Hillsdale, N.J. have said no to a proposal seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 19 to 21, with the negative economic impact to business cited as...
View ArticleNew Albany, Ohio Ups Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The New Albany City Council has approved an ordinance that increases the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, with a unanimous vote of 6-0 with one member absent. The vote came at...
View ArticleFort Lee, N.J. Eschews Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
Borough leaders in Fort Lee, N.J. have decided against trying to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, saying that it could create a conflict with state law. The borough’s attorney said...
View ArticleFairview, Okla. Bans Smoking on City Property
The city of Fairview, Okla. has approved a complete ban on the use of tobacco in any form on city property, a change that is scheduled to go into effect on Dec. 17. The city council approved the ban at...
View ArticleLa Flor Dominicana Coronado Toro (2015)
In a market crowded with thousands of offerings, there will always be great products that for whatever reason, don’t sell or attract enough of an audience and have to be discontinued. The cigar world...
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