Hoyo de Monterrey Hermosos No.4 Añejados Shipping This Week
The latest in Habanos S.A.’s Añejados program is heading to stores in Germany. Christoph A. Puszkar, marketing director for 5th Avenue, the German distributor of Cuban cigars, told halfwheel that his...
View ArticleRoom101 Big Payback Connecticut Slated for February
The largest and most popular Room101 is getting a new wrapper option next month. Davidoff of Geneva USA, which distributes Room101 cigars, has announced that the Room101 Big Payback Connecticut will...
View ArticleUtah Will Consider Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Again
It’s been tried before and failed, but that isn’t stopping two Utah state legislators from once again attempting to raise the minimum age to purchase and possess tobacco products and electronic...
View ArticleGov. Christie Pocket Vetos New Jersey’s Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has used a pocket veto to defeat a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 19 to 21-years-old. After sitting on the proposal for more...
View ArticleBlack Label Trading Co. Creates J.W. Marshall for Cigar Federation
Black Label Trading Co. has announced J.W. Marshall, a new limited edition being created exclusively for Cigar Federation. The new cigar is a 5 1/2 x 52 robusto that uses an Ecuadorian habano wrapper,...
View ArticleAltadis U.S.A. Deletes RyJ by Romeo and Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Maduro,...
As part of its annual revision of its portfolio and prices, Altadis U.S.A. has announced the deletion of several lines, many of which will be familiar to the majority of cigar smokers. Included in the...
View ArticlePuro Sabor 2016: Day 3
I was on my way downstairs when I saw Gustavo Cura of Oliva Tobacco Co. trying to find his room. Like many, he had been moved around in the hotel, something that occurred because of the lack of hotel...
View ArticlePartagás Corona Gorda Añejados Launching Next Month
Just on the heels of Hoyo de Monterrey, Partagás will be the next brand to receive Habanos S.A.’s Añejados treatment. Next month, the Partagás Corona Gorda is expected to launch in Germany according to...
View ArticleSam Leccia Departs General Cigar Co.
Sam Leccia has left General Cigar Co., confirming the news to halfwheel on Tuesday night shortly after posting a message to his personal Facebook page. Leccia said he had no hard feelings regarding the...
View ArticleWest Virginia Legislature to Consider Tobacco Age Increase and Five Tax...
West Virginia legislators will have a number of tobacco-related pieces of legislation this session, as bills have been introduced to both raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and raise the tax on...
View ArticleIowa Legislature to Consider Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
A bill introduced into the Iowa House of Legislature is seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old. At the opening of the current legislative session on Jan....
View ArticleNebraska Legislator Seeks Tobacco Store Tax
While one Nebraska legislator wants to raise the tax on tobacco products, another wants to place a flat tax on every transaction at a cigar store in the Cornhusker State. To kick off this year’s...
View ArticlePuro Sabor 2016: Day 4
Wake up, shower and off to La Estrella. There are worse ways to start your morning. As Janny García explained as we walked around her family’s farm in Estelí—it’s a pretty nice morning walk. Estelí is...
View ArticleSwisher International/Drew Estate Add Nick van Olden as Tobacco Head
Drew Estate, and its parent Swisher International, have a new head of tobaccos. Last week, the companies announced Nick van Olden as its vp of corporate tobacco procurement. van Olden has previously...
View ArticleAKA Cigars Increasing Prices Feb. 1
AKA Cigars will increase prices 5 percent across its entire portfolio, effective Feb. 1, 2016. According to co-owner Jay Lundy, this will be the first price increase in the company’s five-year history....
View ArticleEvansville, Ind. Passes Parks Smoking Ban
At its monthly meeting today, the Evansville Board of Parks Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of a new smoking ban that will prohibit the use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes at the city’s 65 public...
View ArticleDon Carlos Personal Reserve Robusto
In 1912 when Arturo Fuente Sr. founded the Arturo Fuente brand, it was his son Arturo Jr. that he eventually planned on passing the company to. However it was his son Carlos that was more involved with...
View ArticleQuesada Ships Keg Edition 2016
Last week, Quesada began shipping the latest version of its limited edition Keg. The Quesada Keg Edition 2016 uses the same blend as inaugural 2015 edition: a Pennsylvania wrapper over a Nicaraguan...
View ArticleWareham, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
It’s been a busy winter for the Wareham Board of Health. In November they banned smoking in city parks and beaches and yesterday they increased the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to...
View ArticleTobacco Tax Hike Proposed in Kentucky
Add Kentucky to the list of states with legislatures that will have to deal with a proposed tobacco tax increase, as three state representatives have introduced a bill that would raise the tax on other...
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