Illinois Senate Rejects Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
Illinois will not be raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21-years-old, as the state senate defeated SB3011 by a 23-25 vote on Thursday, with three state senators voting “present.” The bill,...
View ArticlePortraits: Mitchell Orchant
Mitchell Orchant’s self-described “little empire” is anything but little. American consumers likely best know Orchant through a special edition Regius product that bears his name, but British consumers...
View ArticleFratello Cigars to Launch Bianco IV in June Ahead of IPCPR
Fratello Cigars will be bringing a new size of its Bianco line to the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, but 10 lucky retailers will get it a month before the rest of the cigar industry. The...
View ArticleUpdated Guide to FDA’s Regulation of Cigars
On May 5, 2016, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would regulate premium cigars for the first time in history. This announcement came two years after the agency published...
View ArticleGran Habano Announces Private Humidor Selection MLG Corona Gorda
For the second year in the row, Gran Habano has announced that it will be shipping cigars straight from the humidor of the company’s owner, George Rico. The Gran Habano Private Humidor Selection MLG...
View ArticleQuesada Reserva Privada Fine Ash Cigars 5th Anniversary
Billed as one the most premium offerings in the company’s profile, the Quesada Reserva Privada also has the distinction of being the cigar selected by Sam & Rosie Lopez to celebrate the fifth...
View ArticleTarazona Guerrilla305 Returns, Adds Liber8 Size
Tarazona’s annual limited edition, the Guerrilla305 is back and now with a new size. While it wasn’t planned, the company has added a 6 x 54 torpedo size, known as Liber8. Company founder Eddie...
View ArticleTatuaje Skinny Jason
In early October 2013, Tatuaje Cigars released the sixth cigar in a series that, to cigar lovers, has become synonymous with Halloween. Dubbed The Monster Series, each year since 2008 has brought a...
View ArticleWeekly News (May, 16, 2016)
Cigar News 262 Ships The Résumé Alpha Cigar Co. Announces Three New Line AVO Announces Syncro Nicaragua Fogata CLE Releases Chele & Prieto Córdoba & Morales Releases Santa Fe Foundation...
View ArticleNice Ash South Celebrates Five Years with Buenaventura NACS 5
There’s another single store release of Curivari’s Buenaventura blend, this time heading to northwestern Pennsylvania. The Buenaventura NACS 5 is a 6 1/2 x 44 lonsdale created for Nice Ash Cigars South...
View ArticleCuba Ricada Limitada No.1 L5
In my seemingly unending search to not redux a Tatuaje, Viaje or Room101/Camacho cigar, I stumbled across the Cuba Rica Limitada. It’s been over a year since I reviewed and last smoked the flagship...
View ArticleIndianhead Distributors Releases Rough Rider Sweets
La Galera Cigars/Indianhead Distributors has begun shipping a new sweet-tipped offering to U.S. retailers, Rough Rider Sweets. It’s a long filler cigar that uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, with...
View ArticleHVC Vieja Cosecha No.2 Returns
Last year, HVC Cigars released the Vieja Cosecha No.2, a 6 1/2 x 56 figurado made entirely from Nicaraguan tobaccos from the 2010 harvest. Originally limited to 200 boxes, now the cigar returns with...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on halfwheel.com/fda
On Friday, we published the updated version of halfwheel.com/fda. Our updated guide is a comprehensive look at the regulations, albeit, in language that can be understood and in a manner that doesn’t...
View ArticlePetition Could Nearly Triple California’s Cigar Tax
A petition filed with the California Office of the Attorney General to raise the cigarette tax by $2 per pack could mean a substantial increase to the cigar and other tobacco products (OTP) tax should...
View ArticleOverland Park, Kan. Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco
Add Overland Park to the growing list of cities in the Kansas City area that have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21. Last night, the Overland Park city council voted in favor of raising...
View ArticleAltadis U.S.A Brings Back Por Larrañaga
After a temporary hiatus, Altadis U.S.A. has announced that it will once again be selling the Por Larrañaga brand in the United States. It will return in the form of an eponymous brand known simply as...
View ArticleChogüí Dos77 Longsdale
Last year in August, Charlie Minato reviewed a cigar that hit the market in November 2014, however not the US market. The Dominican-only release from Chogüí Cigars was the Primera Edición. Then in July...
View ArticleChautauqua County, N.Y. Says Yes to Tobacco Purchase Age Increase (Update)
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 ArticleCubariqueño Cigar Co. Adds Probable Cause, Protocol Lancero
Building on the law enforcement theme of their cigars, Cubariqueño Cigar Company will be bringing a new line called Probable Cause to the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show while also adding a...
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