Laranja Reserva DeSocio
Last month, Alliance Cigar announced the release of another cigar in the company’s DeSocio series, which is named after owner Tom Sullivan’s maternal grandmother and debuted with the release of the...
View ArticleRhode Island Legislators Introduce Age Increase Proposal
A pair of Rhode Island state legislators have introduced proposals that would increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco and other nicotine delivery devices from 18 to 21, which if approved would...
View ArticleProcigar 2016: Day 3
The third day of Procigar 2016 kicked off with a hoodied Charlie Minato and myself on a bus to visit the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation (CFCF) with a small group of attendees—the bulk of whom...
View ArticleBills to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age, Ban Smoking at Beaches in New Jersey...
Fresh off New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s pocket veto of an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and other nicotine delivery devices in January, a second run at getting it passed...
View ArticleJ. Fuego Teases 777 Maduro Silver
J. Fuego Cigars has announced the upcoming release of the 777 Maduro Silver, but the company isn’t disclosing specifics at this point. Jesus Fuego first mentioned the project to halfwheel in January...
View ArticleTobacco Tax Increase Advances in West Virginia
A proposal to raise the tax on premium cigars and other non-cigarette tobacco products has been approved by the West Virginia Senate, clearing the chamber by a 26-6 vote earlier this week. SB 420 would...
View ArticleCaldwell Cigar Co. Announces Collaboration with Drew Estate
One of Robert Caldwell’s next projects will be coming by way of Drew Estate, as he has announced a new collaboration project entitled All Out Kings. Caldwell told halfwheel that while the bulk of the...
View ArticleJosé O. Padrón 89 Birthday Blend Maduro
On Jan. 29, Smoke Inn hosted a party in honor of José O. Padrón’s 90th birthday with a special cigar released for the event. Presumably, it was a cigar made for his 90th birthday, but in fact, the...
View ArticleCigar Smoking Machine Sought by FDA
As the cigar industry awaits just what kind of regulation it will be facing from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), many have wondered just how the agency will be able to process the...
View ArticleWeekly News (Feb. 29, 2016)
Cigar News Alec Bradley Promotes Jonathan Lipson as Director of Sales & Marketing Altadis U.S.A. Ships Yargüera H. Upmann Caldwell & Drew Estate Announce Collaboration J. Fuego 777 Silver...
View ArticleHabanos, S.A. Reveals Cohiba 50th Anniversary
To kick off the XVIII Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba this morning, Habanos, S.A. revealed a number of new limited edition cigars, including what the company calls the most exclusive Cohiba ever...
View ArticleLa Flor Dominicana TAA 48 Heading to a Vote
As it did last year with the TAA 47, La Flor Dominicana will let retailers vote on which size the company will produce as the exclusive release for members of the Tobacconists Association of America...
View ArticleDavidoff’s Tour Gastronomique Gets Chefs Edition Cigar
Last year, Peter Knogl received the highest honor in cooking: Hôtel Trois Rois received its third Michelin star. Earlier this month Knogl was in the Dominican Republic alongside another Basel-based...
View ArticlePatrick Vivalo Shuts Down Vivalo Cigars, Joins La Palina
It’s unknown when, or if, the cigar industry will be regulated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, but FDA has already claimed its first victim. Tomorrow, Patrick Vivalo of Vivalo Cigars will...
View ArticleUtah Legislators Defeat Age Increase Proposal
Utah won’t the second state in the country to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, as the Utah State House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted 4-8-1 against it on Monday, failing to...
View ArticleRoom101 Ichiban Mutante
In January 2015, Room101 announced the Ichiban Series, heralded by Matt Booth as “one of our finer works over the past five years and a recipe that I have been holding close for a while; waiting for...
View ArticleDavidoff Art Edition 2016 Inspired by Video
After a year hiatus, Davidoff is planning a new Art Edition. The cigar itself won’t be shown off until mid-June when Art Basel – Basel begins, but the art that inspires the cigar will be previewed this...
View ArticleOliva Raising Prices
For the third consecutive year, Oliva Family of Cigars will be increasing prices. This year’s increases will be 2.5 percent on most of the company’s lines and 5 percent on Flor de Oliva. In addition to...
View ArticleLa Escepción Don José (ER Italy 2015)
Back in 2011, Habanos S.A. brought back a marca that had been out of production for decades, La Escepción. The return was in the form of an Edición Regional for Italy, a country that is notoriously...
View ArticleAshton Raising Prices
Effective today, Ashton Distributors, Inc.—the company behind the Ashton, La Aroma de Cuba and San Cristobal brands—will raise prices on some, but not all, of its brands. In a letter sent to retailers,...
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