Festival del Habano XVIII: Day 2
Day two of the Habanos Festival started much the same as the first: with me waking up at 4:30 a.m., getting ready and taking a cab to a government building in order to board a bus that would take us to...
View ArticleWest Virginia Tobacco Tax Increase Defated
An attempt to raise the taxes on tobacco products in West Virginia was defeated today. The House Finance Committee failed to advance SB 420, a bill that would have raised taxes on cigars from 7 to 12...
View ArticleDunhill Signed Range Selección Suprema
There is perhaps no more impressive collection of cigars under one name than Dunhill’s Selección Suprema. The line came about in 1935 when Dunhill, the legendary British retailer, asked Cándido Vega...
View ArticleLeavenworth, Kan. Won’t Pursue Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
While many cities in the Kansas City area are increasing the age to purchase tobacco products, Leavenworth, Kan. won’t be one of them. After debate at a city council work session on Tuesday, city...
View ArticleNat Sherman Expanding Panamericana Line
Turns out Nat Sherman will have new cigars for next week’s Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) meeting. The company will show off three new sizes of the Nat Sherman Panamericana, a line...
View ArticleMoyaRuiz to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Pickle Juice (Update)
It might not be the traditional celebratory choice of St. Patrick’s Day, but that isn’t stopping MoyaRuiz from releasing Pickle Juice as its cigar for the Irish holiday. It’s a 6 x 50 Nicaraguan puro,...
View ArticleLa Palina Releasing Private Blend for TAA Retailers
At next week’s Tobacconists’ Association of America meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, La Palina will show off an exclusive release for the group for the first time. It’s called Bill’s Blend, a...
View ArticleAsk halfwheel: Is the Review List Searchable?
Each Friday, except for last week apparently, we try to tackle a question asked by one of our readers. Reader Stewart(?) wanted to know whether the review list was sortable: I’m relatively new to the...
View ArticleDavidoff Las Vegas Exclusive
In case you’ve been under a rock for the past few years, Davidoff has been taking a multi-faceted approach to seemingly becoming the world’s most influential and recognizable cigar company. There have...
View ArticleFestival del Habano XVIII: Day 3
After an uneventful night on Tuesday, I was up again bright and early at 7:30 a.m. to get a jump on the day. Most the scheduled events were held at the convention center, and I was looking forward to...
View ArticleC.Gars Ltd Auction Shows Cooling in Davidoff & Gran Reserva Prices
Last week’s C.Gars Ltd auction ended with some interesting results. After a few years of Cuban Davidoff prices doing nothing but increasing, prices appear to have cooled off. Out of the 35 Davidoff...
View ArticleSmoking Returns to Parks in Port Orange, Fla.
City leaders in Port Orange, Fla. tried their best to ban smoking in city parks, but a state law prohibiting cities from enacting such bans trumped those efforts and smokers will once again be able to...
View ArticleJosé O. Padrón 89 Birthday Blend Natural
In June, José Orlando Padrón will turn 90. This January, South Florida-based Smoke Inn held a party to celebrate this occasion. Or to celebrate last year’s birthday; it’s actually not entirely clear....
View ArticleWeekly News (March 7, 2016)
Cigar News Arturo Fuente Building New U.S. Distribution Center Ashton Announces Price Increase C.Gars Ltd February Auction Closes Camacho Expanding American Barrel-Aged Line Crowned Heads Les CHATTeaux...
View ArticleLa Sirena Expanding with LT
La Sirena will be lightening its profile up a bit in the coming weeks, as the company has announced a new addition to its portfolio that uses an an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and features a bright...
View ArticleLa Palina Announces Price Decrease
While many companies announced prices increases in 2016, La Palina is bucking the trend, announcing today a decrease in prices on three lines. The company has announced that will decrease the suggested...
View ArticleDallas Smoking Ban Heading to Vote This Week
On Thursday, the Dallas Park and Recreation board is scheduled to vote on a potential smoking ban. If passed, the ban would apply to all city-owned parks, golf courses and Fair Park, home of the Texas...
View ArticleMari Navarro Leaves Kuuts
Kuuts, LLC has announced that Mari Navarro has left the company. In a letter sent to retailers dated March 1, the company indicated that Mari Navarro has left the company and that the company is trying...
View ArticleFestival del Habano XVIII: Day 4
Like ants on the carcass of a dead animal. That was the thought that went through my mind more than once as I watched the large number of members of various groups walk around, into and through the El...
View ArticleMassachusetts Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Effort Advances
Over 60 municipalities have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 in the state of Massachusetts, now there’s another attempt to pass a bill on the state level. Last year, Sen. Cynthia S....
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