Weekly News (Dec. 7, 2015)
Cigar News C.Gars Ltd Winter Auction Tops $780,000 Casa Fernández Releases JFR Lunatic Shaggy Foot Chogüí Dos77 Longsdale Crowned Heads Ships Las Mareas Olas & Rebeldes New Crowned Heads?...
View ArticleDavidoff to Distribute S.T. Dupont
Effective Jan. 1, 2016, Davidoff of Geneva USA will become the American distributor for French luxury house S.T. Dupont. The move brings together the most well-known company when it comes to high-end...
View ArticleSmoking Age Increase Proposed in Russia
A Russian senator has proposed raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 years of age. Senator Anton Belyakov introduced the bill. It comes after tobacco tax increases and smoking bans...
View ArticleCleveland Increases Tobacco Purchase Age
Monday was a bad day for tobacco users in Cleveland, Ohio as the city council approved not only an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old, but also said that...
View ArticleCharleston, W.V. Bans Smoking in Parks
Despite vehement opposition from Mayor Danny Jones who called it unenforceable, the Charleston City Council passed a parks smoking ban at its meeting on Monday night. Parks and Recreation Committee...
View ArticleAsylum 33 5 1/2 x 46
The mystique and appeal of aged tobacco run deep in the cigar world; numerous manufacturers put age statements on leaves used or occasionally on the cigars themselves, and the more passionate cigar...
View ArticleBlack Works Studio Ships First Three Lines, Releases Additional Details
Black Works Studio, the recently announced project from James Brown of Black Label Trading Co. and Fabrica Oveja Negra, has shipped its first three lines and released additional details about each of...
View ArticleBurlington, Vt. Rejects Parks Smoking Ban
The Burlington City Council rejected the idea of a parks and beaches smoking ban at its meeting on Monday night, voting 8-4 to reject the proposal, though they did leave the possibility to revisit it...
View ArticleCasa Fernández Aniversario Serie 2015 Voleur
Since celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2013, Casa Fernández has released a limited edition release using the same name and packaging. This year was no different, except that there were two different...
View ArticleIndependence, Mo. Introduces Bill to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Fresh off Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kan. raising the age to purchase tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 18 to 21 last month, nearby Independence, Mo. has introduced a proposal...
View ArticleLa Galera Delayed Until January 2016
While the first project under Jochy Blanco’s recently acquired Indianhead brand was expected to be on its way to retailers by now, it looks like La Galera won’t begin arriving until after the first of...
View ArticleMLB Cigar Ventures Adds Imperia Fundador
There’s a new vitola being released in MLB Cigar Ventures’ Imperia line, as a size that brand owner Mike Bellody created for his own personal use is being added to the company’s regular production...
View ArticleSolloshi Releases Limited Edition Line of Titanium Cigar Accessories
London-based Solloshi, Ltd., which manufactures several lines of accessories made from titanium, has unveiled its new line of cigar accessories, which include a humidor, travel case and cigar tube....
View ArticleDavidoff Limited Edition 2016 Year of the Monkey
Every year since 2012, Davidoff has released a cigar based on the Chinese zodiac calendar, with each cigar named after the corresponding animal. Next year is the ninth year in the calendar, and as...
View ArticlePerdomo Ships Factory Tour Blend
At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Perdomo showed off the Factory Tour Blend. Now, it’s finally heading to U.S. retailers. The Factory Tour Blend was inspired, as the name suggests, by...
View ArticleTatuaje Skinny Monsters Slated for 2016
Tatuaje fans, get ready. Over the last few weeks Pete Johnson has dropped a few hints about the Skinny Monsters, a collection of thinner versions of Tatuaje’s popular Monster Series. It follows the...
View ArticleMission, Kan. Spurns Tobacco Age Increase Proposal
The Mission City Council quickly dismissed the idea of raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 at its meeting this week, with Councilor Pat Quinn the most vocal in opposition...
View ArticleVilliger Dismisses Majority of U.S. Staff (Update)
Villiger Cigars has dismissed the majority of its U.S. sales and support staff, save for three individuals who handle inside sales for the company in their domestic headquarters. Shawna Williams, the...
View ArticleAppropriations Bill Could Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA Regulation
With a deadline to pass an appropriations bill quickly approaching in the U.S. Congress, a new ray of hope to exempt premium cigars from Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulation has emerged....
View ArticleFamous 75th Padrón 1926 Serie Maduro
To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Famous Smoke Shop in Easton, Pa. turned to one of the biggest names in the cigar industry for a store-exclusive release: Padrón. Last month, the store released the...
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