Davidoff of Geneva USA Increasing Prices on Feb. 1
Earlier this month, Davidoff of Geneva USA informed retailers that it would be updating its price list which would result in an increase in prices on some of its brands. Now, that price list has been...
View ArticleWeekly News (Jan. 25, 2016)
Cigar News Diana Silvius Passes Away — The legendary former owner of Up Down Cigar and former RTDA president passed away on Friday AKA Cigars Announces Price Increase Altadis U.S.A. Announces H. Upmann...
View ArticleViaje Zombie Red (2014)
In 2014, Viaje added a different color to its annual Zombie release: red. The company selected two stores—R. Field Wine Co. and Atlantic Cigar Co.—to split the 100 boxes of 20 it made of each blend. In...
View ArticleBalmoral Releases Year of the Monkey Sampler to Asian Duty Free Markets
Agio Cigars is once again celebrating the coming Lunar New Year with a cigar sampler for the duty free market, as the company has released the Year of the Monkey sampler, which contains 12 of its...
View ArticleTed’s Cigars Plans Presidential Election Cigar Series
Ted’s Cigars has caught presidential election fever and is launching a specially branded collection of the Ted’s Connecticut Shade Blend. The company is releasing several versions of the cigar in a 6 x...
View ArticleArturo Fuente Raising Prices
Yesterday, Fuente & Newman Premium Cigars Ltd. Inc., the company responsible for the sale and distribution of Arturo Fuente and J.C. Newman cigars, informed retailers that it would be raising...
View ArticleViaje Teases New Skull and Bones Red for February
Next month, for the first time since 2014, Viaje will release a Skull and Bones Red release. 2/16 A photo posted by Andre Farkas (@viajecigarcompany) on Jan 25, 2016 at 2:47pm PST Company founder Andre...
View ArticlePrototype Cigar Co. Debuting With Super Unknown
At one point, the website for Prototype Cigar Co. had a handful of different releases with brand concepts. Turns out, that was just a prototype. Rather than a bunch of different brands, the company...
View ArticleDavidoff Ships Winston Churchill The Raconteur
A bit earlier than originally announced, Davidoff of Geneva USA has shipped the Winston Churchill Limited Edition The Raconteur. The company originally indicated the cigar would not ship until February...
View ArticleCrowned Heads Paniolo Especiale Returns for 2016
When we reviewed the Paniolo Especiale 2015, we noted that theboxegs for the release said “MMXV” somewhat implying that if there was a 2015 release, there might be a 2016 release. Turns out, those...
View ArticleQuesada Selección España A-
For the past three years, Quesada Cigars has released a limited size of its popular Selección España line in limited fashion, selecting one retailer per month to receive a single box of the special...
View ArticleViaje Friends and Family Merci Arrives at Retail Again
Like other Friends and Family releases before it, the Viaje Friends and Family Merci is back again. A representative from Atlantic Cigar Co. told halfwheel another shipment of the cigar has arrived....
View ArticleL’Atelier Adding Surrogates Crystal Baller Corona Gorda at IPCPR 2016
In July, L’Atelier Imports will expand its Surrogates line with a new version of the Crystal Baller blend in a 6 1/2 x 46 size. No filter Tatuaje Tuesday with something new. Baller 646 coming soon...
View ArticleCornelius & Anthony Adds Todd Vance as Director of Sales
Cornelius & Anthony has announced it has hired Todd Vance as its new director of sales. He replaces Spence Drake, whose tenure with the company ended earlier this year. Vance previously held a...
View ArticleCamacho Shellback
At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Camacho showed off a brand new cigar: the Shellback. Named for the designation that sailors receive after they cross the equator for the first time, the...
View ArticleIPCPR Moves Into New Office Building
The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) officially has a new home, as the organization announced that it has moved into its new Washington, D.C. office today. Located at...
View ArticleOklahoma Age Increase Proposed
On Feb. 1, Rep. Ben Loring, D-Oklahoma City, will introduce HB 2317, a bill that would change the minimum age to possess or purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 in the state of Oklahoma. The bill would amend...
View ArticleFlor de Las Antillas Getting Toro in Tubo this March
My Father Cigars has announced plans to release the first tubed addition to its Flor de Las Antillas line, a 6 x 50 round toro that should be on stores by mid-March. Janny Garcia, vice president of My...
View ArticleFable Cigars Debuts
The latest client brand from Fabrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A. has hit the market. Earlier this month, Fable Cigars debuted its Fourth Prime line at a few different retailers in New York State. Fourth...
View ArticleMarion, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Marion, Mass. has joined the growing list of cities to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21, as the town’s board of health unanimously approved the change at its Jan. 26...
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