Atlantic Cigar & My Father Team Up for Talavera Jars
On Friday, Atlantic Cigar Co. will begin selling its latest exclusive, the Talavera Edición Exclusiva 2015 by My Father. Talavera is known globally as a type of pottery produced in Puebla, Mexico, but...
View ArticleCigar Exemption Not Included in Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Cigar smokers, your attention now turns to OMB. Moments ago, the House of Representatives unveiled the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (PDF), better known as the appropriations or omnibus bill....
View ArticleSwampscott, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21, Bans Smoking in Parks...
Swampscott, Mass. became the 85th city or town in Massachusetts to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products to 21-years-old, as the town’s board of health approved...
View ArticleE.P. Carrillo Ernesto’s Humidor Colorado
Since most releases that are shown off at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show are known weeks or months in advance, there are very few times that there are any major surprises. That was not the case...
View ArticleGlen Ellyn, Ill. Passes Parks Smoking Ban
Being able to enjoy a cigar in a city park came to a quick end last night, as the Glen Ellyn Park District Board of Commissioners voted to make it illegal as its meeting on Tuesday night. The village’s...
View ArticleTatuaje Ending Single Store Releases
Most news on this website regarding Tatuaje is welcome news to the brand’s loyal fans, this will not be. Pete Johnson of Tatuaje has told halfwheel that his company will no longer produce single store...
View ArticleNoel Rojas Opens New Factory
There’s a new factory for Noel Rojas. On Jan. 1, Rojas and Brandon Hayes, who owns Renegade Cigars in Richardson, Texas, will open New Order of the Ages (NOA) in Estelí, Nicaragua. The...
View ArticleLimited La Imperiosa Minutos Planned for Next Year
La Imperiosa, petit corona, 50-count cabinets; January, maybe February. Early next year, Crowned Heads will release the La Imperiosa Minutos, a 4 3/8 x 42 version of the company’s popular blend. It...
View ArticleBoston Votes to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
In a unanimous vote on Thursday night, the Boston Public Health Commission decided to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old, a change that will go into effect on...
View ArticleFoyle Meritage Shipping Next Week
Next week, Alliance Cigar Co. will begin shipping its long-planned Foyle Heritage Collection. It’s three different versions of the blend’s Meteor Hammer double perfecto (6 1/2 x 52). It will now be...
View ArticleAging Room Quattro F55 DeSocio Shipping Next week
Alongside the Foyle Meritage Collection, Alliance Cigar will begin shipping the Aging Room Quattro F55 DeSocio next week. This is the fourth cigar in Alliance’s DeSocio Series which is named after...
View ArticleAVO Classic Covers 2015 Volume 2
If you’re going to put out something with volume 1 in the name, you’d better be sure to put out at least a volume 2, which is exactly what the AVO brand did in September with the release of the limited...
View ArticleTatuaje & L’Atelier Price Increase Coming
For the first time in quite some time, Pete Johnson will be raising prices on his cigars. Earlier this month, Johnson informed Tatuaje & L’Atelier retailers that a price increase would go into...
View ArticleWeekly News (Dec. 21, 2015)
Cigar News Aging Room Quattro F55 DeSocio Shipping Atlantic & My Father Team Up for Talavera Jars Crowned Heads Announces La Imperiosa Minutos Foyle Meritage Shipping Noel Rojas Opening New Factory...
View ArticleQuesada Oktoberfest The Marshall Arrives at Tobacco Plaza
For the last few years, Quesada Cigars has offered a promotion for those retailers that place orders with the company at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. One retail store was chosen at random to...
View ArticleIndependence, Mo. To Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
A proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, nicotine delivery devices and vapor products to 21-years-old was approved Monday night in Independence, Mo., and adds on to a similar...
View ArticleTaft, Okla. Passes Tobacco Ban on Town Grounds
It certainly won’t go down as the biggest score for the anti-tobacco movement, but the town of Taft, Okla., with an estimated population of 246 people, has enacted a ban on tobacco products within town...
View ArticleRoom101 Johnny Tobacconaut Ranflactic
Get lifted. Room101 is in many ways, the part of Davidoff of Geneva USA’s portfolio made to push the boundaries of price points, sizes and branding. Enter Johnny Tobacconaut. The day before the 2015...
View ArticleClay Roberts & Sam Phillips Join La Palina
La Palina has announced that Sam Phillips and Clay Roberts have both joined the company, being named president and chief operating officer, respectively, as well as being made partners. Both changes...
View ArticleEgg Harbor Township, N.J. Approves Parks Smoking Ban
Smokers looking to ring in the new year with a cigar at an Egg Harbor Township park will have to make new plans, as city leaders recently passed a ban on the use of tobacco and vaping devices at both...
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