L’Atelier Surrogates Animal Cracker AC550 Shipping This Week
Tomorrow, L’Atelier Imports will release the Surrogates Animal Cracker AC550 at The Smoking Tent Event 2016, an event hosted by Tinder Box Easton. The good news for the rest of the country is that it...
View ArticleDavidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2016 The Raconteur
Last year, Davidoff released its new version of the Winston Churchill line. Unlike some of its other makeover attempts with brands like AVO and Camacho, Winston Churchill was formally moved into the...
View ArticleWeekly News (March 21, 2016)
Cigar News Davidoff Regency Cigar Emporium Exclusive 2016 Released Davidoff Up In Smoke 25th Anniversary Exclusive Released E.P. Carrillo Federal Cigar 95th Announce Eighty5 Cigars from Chad Johnson...
View ArticleDavidoff Ships Nicaragua Box Press
Davidoff’s latest releases in its unofficial terroir series is on its way to stores. The company is shipping Nicaragua Box Press, a new two-vitola take on its popular Nicaragua line. Only, it’s not...
View ArticleCusano Dominican Maduro Shipping Next Month
Last month, Oettinger Davidoff AG announced the first new product for Cusano since it acquired the brand in 2009, the Dominican Connecticut. With that announcement came news that there would also be a...
View ArticleViaje Releases New Zombie, Zombie Antidote & Zombie Super Shot
The latest batch of Viaje Zombie and Zombie-related products is shipping to retailers this week. Viaje is releasing new versions of its Zombie, Zombie Antidote and Zombie Super Shot. Supplies shipping...
View ArticleCaldwell’s Eastern Standard Maduro Shown Off Before July Release
The Caldwell Eastern Standard Maduro is set to be released at this summer’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in July, but one size has already arrived at a retailer. Last Friday, Anthony’s Cigar...
View ArticleCain Daytona Lancero (2016) (Prerelease)
In 2011, Oliva was hosting some members of Cigar Journal at its factory in Nicaragua when Carlos Oliva gave the magazine what he thought were Cain F Lancero cigars to smoke during the tour. Unbeknownst...
View ArticleNew National Harbor Casino Won’t Get Cigar Language
Last week, a Maryland House Economic Matters Committee axed plans for a cigar bar at the new MGM casino and resort in National Harbor, located in Prince George County, Md. The casino was lobbying for...
View ArticleNebraska Tobacco Tax Dies in Committee
An attempt to increase taxes on tobacco in Nebraska has died in committee. LB1013, which would have increased taxes on cigars from 20 to 31 percent of the wholesale price, did not survive a Revenue...
View ArticleOhio Bill Would Ease Smoking Ban for Private Clubs
A new bill in Ohio could make it easier for private clubs to allow smoking in their clubs. Last week, Sen. Joe Schiavoni, D-Boardman, introduced S.B. 295, a bill that would modify Ohio’s indoor smoking...
View ArticlePrairie Village, Kan. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age
As expected, Prairie Village, Kan. raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The new law will require individuals to be 21 to purchase cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarette...
View ArticleLotus Group/Integral Takes Over Ciguardian Distribution
Lotus Group/Integral Logistics is now the exclusive distributor for Ciguardian, a company that specializes in humidification products. The company took over distribution this month. Ciguardian produces...
View ArticleNew 60 by Sosa Heads to Thompson
Thompson Cigar Co. has another exclusive. This one hails from Nicaragua, a collaboration between the Tampa-based retailer, Arby Sosa’s Antillean Cigar Corp. and Felix Mesa. It’s a new Nicaraguan-made...
View ArticleBaton Rouge, La. Considers Banning Smoking in Bars & Casinos
First it was New Orleans, now the second largest city in New Orleans will consider banning smoking in bars and casinos. The ordinance, which is likely to be voted in on April, is likely to already have...
View ArticleHavana Phil’s Celebrates 5 Years & New Location With Exclusive Davidoff
Havana Phil’s Cigar Co. of Greensboro, N.C. has a new home and a new exclusive cigar. The cigar is the Davidoff Havana Phil’s 5th Anniversary Exclusive, made for the store’s 5th anniversary. It’s part...
View ArticleWest Des Moines, Iowa Bans Smoking in Parks
The days of smoking in parks in West Des Moines, Iowa are coming to an end. Yesterday, the City Council voted to ban the use of essentially all types of tobaccos in its 29 parks. This includes cigars,...
View ArticlePunch Rare Corojo Regalias Perfecto Limited Edition 2016
In February, General Cigar Co. shipped the latest limited edition size for the Punch Rare Corojo release, the Regalias Perfecto. Previous years have seen other special size perfectos released alongside...
View ArticleHR Habano Returns to Market Today
For the first time in almost a year, there’s a new batch of HR Habanos in the U.S. Last spring, the González family, who has manufactured the cigar as a partnership between it and Hirochi Robaina,...
View ArticleAdams County Becomes First in Mississippi to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age
On Monday, Adams County became the first county in Mississippi to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old. However, the impact is somewhat limited, as the change does...
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