Facebook Closes, Then Restores Several Cigar Groups
It’s been an interesting week for cigar lovers and Facebook. Many cigar lovers woke up to a flurry of messages and notifications on Tuesday morning that some of the most prominent cigar groups on the...
View ArticleSamuel Mendez, GM of Tabacalera Fuente, Dead at 44
Samuel Mendez, the longtime general manager of the Arturo Fuente Cigar Company, has died at the age of 44. The news of his passing was reported on Friday morning by several Dominican news outlets,...
View ArticleLa Gran Llave Corona Extra
In March, Michael Argenti—former founder of the Berger & Argenti brand, which is now defunct—introduced a new line of cigars during the 2016 Tobacco Plus Expo in Las Vegas, Nev. Dubbed La Gran...
View ArticleEl Oso Ursus
Last month, Atlantic Cigar Co. announced it was selling a new exclusive from Warped Cigars’ El Oso line. Called Ursus, the new cigar is a 5 5/8 x 46 corona gorda with a covered foot. El Oso was the...
View ArticleWeekly News (April 25, 2016)
Cigar News A.J. Fernandez Plans Bellas Artes for IPCPR 2016 Caldwell to Distribute La Barba Casa de Montecristo Store Heading to Dallas Crowned Heads Ships The Angel’s Anvil 2016 Davidoff Delays Chef’s...
View ArticleXIKAR Launching American-Themed National Collection
XIKAR has released the National Collection, a limited edition colorway in the theme of American flag. Unlike many of XIKAR’s limited edition sets, the two items are actually sold separately with an...
View ArticleHVC Ships Pan Caliente
Today, HVC’s hot cakes head to stores. It’s not that the company is venturing into food, rather, it’s HVC’s new release, Pan Caliente. The name comes from the phrase se vende como pan caliente, or...
View ArticleLa Flor Dominicana Creates Another Cigar for Texas Cigar Festival
At this past weekend’s Texas Cigar Festival, La Flor Dominicana brought yet another exclusive cigar to Serious Cigars’ annual event. Our beautiful Texas Cigar Festival exclusive. Only available today...
View ArticleLFD Brings Back Coronado Lancero; Air Bender Villano for Sampler
La Flor Dominicana has two new samplers, one of which contains a pair of previously discontinued cigars. Those cigars are the La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Villano and Coronado Lancero. Both cigars...
View ArticleAquitaine Pestera Muierilor
At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, RoMa Craft Tobac released its fourth El Catador sampler which the company named El Catador de las Petite Coronas. Each of the 10-count samplers included...
View ArticleCalifornia Public College & University Tobacco Ban Advances
A bill that would ban tobacco on public colleges and universities in California has passed the California Assembly. A.B. 1594 would make it illegal to consume tobacco, including smoking, vaping or...
View ArticleSelected Tobacco Adding Byron Serie Siglo XXI Elegantes
At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in July, Selected Tobacco S.A. will be adding a new size to its Bryon Siglo XXI line. The new cigar is Elegantes, a 6 1/8 x 55 gran toro. It uses an...
View ArticleSurrogates Animal Cracker AC550
L’Atellier Imports officially launched at the 2012 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show after having started with the first two Surrogates lines as store exclusives for New Havana Cigars. Quickly expanding...
View ArticleChautauqua County, N.Y. Says Yes to Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
With a 13-6 vote on Wednesday night, the Chautauqua County Legislature approved an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21-years-old. The increase still...
View ArticleViva Republica Launching Ivy Today
Tonight at Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Ill., Viva Republica will launch its Ivy brand. Ivy was announced at the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show last July, but not as part of the official...
View ArticleOettinger Davidoff AG Announces Revenue Drop
Oettinger Davidoff AG, parent company of the Davidoff, Camacho, AVO, Cusano and Zino brands has announced the company generated 1.126 billion CHF ($1.16 billion) in revenue last year, a decrease...
View ArticleCamacho Unleashing Powerband in June
Two years ago, Camacho gave away a motorcycle as part of its new event program. Now, the event program is back, focusing on a new cigar inspired by a motorcycle. It’s called Powerband, part of...
View ArticleTobacco Purchase Age Increase Coming to Norfolk, Mass.
Add the Boston suburb of Norfolk, Mass. to the list of more than 100 municipalities that have increased the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, as the town’s Board of Health voted...
View ArticleEspinosa Cream City MKE Heads to Metro Cigars in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Last night, Espinosa Cigars released its latest creation, a single store exclusive for Metro Cigars in Milwaukee, Wisc. called Cream City MKE. The Cream City MKE is a 6 x 50 toro that uses an...
View ArticleMassachusetts Senate Approves Increase to Tobacco Purchase Age
The Massachusetts State Senate gave its approval to a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products today, voting 32-2 in favor of the increase on Thursday. In addition to the increase...
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