Nomad SA-17 Ships Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Fred Rewey will begin shipping his newest release. Last month, he teased a new regular production release known as SA-17. At the time, he said he hoped to have the new line on the market by...
View ArticlePadilla 1932 Oscuro Returning at IPCPR 2016
The highest-rated release in Ernesto Padilla’s decade in the cigar business was also one of his most limited. In 2007, shortly before Padilla and José “Pepín” García of My Father stopped working...
View ArticleTatuaje Skinny Frank
There aren’t a lot of cigars where it would be fair to call them “the cigar that started it all,” but one instance where it most certainly would is the Tatuaje’s The Frank, the first release in the...
View ArticleFratello Adds Bianco Boxer
Fratello has combined two of its lines for the next addition to the company’s portfolio: Bianco Boxer. Bianco is the company’s Maduro line, while Boxer is the company’s box-pressed line. Logically,...
View ArticlePadilla Plans Anniversary for IPCPR 2016
While Padilla Cigar Co. was started in 2003, Ernesto Padilla has marked 2016 as the time to release an anniversary cigar for the company. The Padilla Anniversary is a Nicaraguan puro made at Raíces...
View ArticleMaya Selva Debuting New Flor de Selva Packaging Next Month
Beginning next month, Maya Selva will unveil a new look for its Flor de Selva line. The cigars feature an updated main band with the Flor de Selva text much larger and the name of the vitola on the...
View ArticleQuesada Ships Reserva Privada Oscuro
The new Quesada Reserva Privada Oscuro is off to stores. The three size line uses the same internal blend as the Reserva Privada, highlighted by a Dominican criollo binder from 1997 over Dominican and...
View ArticleBoveda Large Acrlyic Humidor
Over a year ago, Boveda, the company best known for its humidification product introduced a new item, acrylic humidors. The company said the idea was to show off some of your most prized cigars while...
View ArticleQuesada España A- Heads to STOGIES World Class Cigar
If you are looking for the Quesada Selección España A-, head to Houston. STOGIES World Class Cigars is the latest recipient of the Quesada Selección España A-. The 8 1/2 x 48 version of the España is...
View ArticleLa Flor Dominicana Ships TAA 48
La Flor Dominicana’s most recent creation for the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) is on its way to retail, as are the first boxes of its even more limited edition maduro version. The La Flor...
View ArticleTrinidad Topes (EL 2016) (Preproduction)
If I walk into a store selling Cuban cigars and I needed something to smoke in that moment, chances are I’ll grab an Edición Limitada. While certainly priced at a premium, it’s not remotely close to...
View ArticleSouthern Draw Kicking Off July With Kudzu & Firethorn Petit Lanceros
Southern Draw Cigars is planning to have a pair of new petit lanceros at retail in the first week of July, as the company is adding a 6 1/2 x 40 vitola to its Kudzu and Firethorn lines. Both cigars...
View ArticleMoyaRuiz Launches Civil Disobedience Event Cigar
MoyaRuiz Cigars has announced its new event only cigar, one paying tribute to those who stood up to unjust laws. Inspired by the FDA’s recent decision to regulate premium cigars, the company is...
View ArticleIllinois Senate Passes Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
Less than a week after failing at a second reading, a bill to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco in Illinois passed a third reading 32-22 with six abstaining. The bill, SB3011, now moves to the...
View ArticleE.P. Carrillo Federal 95th
Every year since its 90th anniversary in 2011, New Hampshire-based retailer Federal Cigar has released exclusive cigars from various different manufacturers to celebrate its birthday. E.P. Carrillo is...
View ArticleSteve Ysidron Appointed Kuuts U.S. CEO
Kuuts, LLC has announced Steve Ysidron has joined the company as its new ceo for U.S. operations. Ysidron is best known for nearly two decades at Savinelli, overseeing the company’s cigar division. In...
View ArticleW. Va. Tobacco Tax Increase Clears Senate
Voting almost entirely on party lines, the West Virginia Senate passed a new bill that would raise the tax on cigars and other tobacco products from 7 to 12 percent. S.B. 1005 passed 17-16 with one...
View ArticleFoundry Tobacco Co.’s Chillin’ Moose Too Arriving at Retailers
The follow-up to Foundry Tobacco Co.’s value-oriented Chillin’ Moose line is on its way to retailers, as the company has begun shipping the Chillin’ Moose Too. The sequel is a significantly different...
View ArticleAsk halfwheel: What are these three cigars?
Welcome back to another round of Ask halfwheel, our weekly segment where readers ask questions for the halfwheel staff. To date, most the questions have been about our opinion on various issues....
View ArticleLGL Limited Corona
When Michael Argenti, the former Perdomo executive and co-owner of Berger & Argenti, announced his return to the cigar industry, the news centered largely about La Gran Llave, a new cigar he was...
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