Crux Ships Guild
While the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show is only a coupe months away, but Crux Cigars still has one more new item from last year’s show. Today, the company will begin shipping Crux Guild, a...
View ArticleParker, Ariz. Passes Parks Smoking Ban
The town of Parker, Ariz. recently passed a no-smoking ordinance for all of its city parks that will bring an end to lighting up in open spaces next month. Initially proposed to prohibit smoking at...
View ArticleMatilde Cigar Co. Adding Quadrata at IPCPR
Matilde Cigar Co. will be adding its third regular production line, Quadrata, at the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show this July. It’s a box pressed line that features an Ecuadorian habano...
View ArticleDavidoff Opens Houston Store
On April 29, Houston got a new cigar store. The Davidoff of Geneva – since 1911 location in Houston’s Galleria neighborhood opened for business. The 2,000-square-foot store is the last in a string of...
View ArticleFDA Clarifies Free Sample Provision, “Buy 2, Get 1 Free” Allowed
During a webinar hosted by four officials from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), representatives from the agency clarified one of the largest questions...
View ArticleBlack Patch Releases Kenbano Oro & Platino
Black Patch Cigar Co. has announced the release of two new cigars Kenbano Oro and Kenbano Platino. The two cigars are produced using Kenbano, a proprietary hybrid grown in Kentucky. Kenbano Oro is said...
View ArticleNew J. Grotto Anniversary Boutique Edition Will be Box-Pressed Double Robusto
The newest addition to Ocean State Cigars’s J. Grotto Anniversary line will be a box-pressed double robusto, according to an announcement from the company. Measuring 5 1/2 x 54, it shares the same...
View ArticleFratello Boxer Series Heads to Limited Production
Fratello’s Boxer Series—the box-pressed version of the company’s regular line—is getting a second chapter. When the company originally announced the line, it said it would limit it to 3,000 samplers...
View ArticleDavidoff Launches Houston Exclusive Edition
To celebrate its new retail location in Houston, Davidoff of Geneva USA has created an exclusive cigar for the store. The Davidoff Houston Exclusive Edition 2016 is a 6 x 52 belicoso with an Ecuadorian...
View ArticleLa Palina Ships Bill’s Blend to TAA Retailers
The La Palina TAA release is heading to stores. Yesterday, the company began shipping Bill’s Blend, a 6 x 50 toro, to retailers who are members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) and...
View ArticleTatuaje Skinny Jekyll
As one of the more recently added cigars in Tatuaje Monster Series, The Jekyll doesn’t have quite as much history as some of the other cigars in the line, but it does have the distinction of being part...
View ArticleEspinosa Crema Slated for IPCPR 2016
Espinosa Premium Cigars will be adding another Connecticut-wrapped cigar to its portfolio this summer. The new cigar is Espinosa Cream. According to Cigar Aficionado, the company will launch Crema in...
View ArticleKafie Trading Co. to Distribute Tabacos San Jerónimo
Kafie Trading Company has reached an agreement to become the exclusive distributor of Tabacos San Jerónimo, an artisanal cigar manufacturer located in Danlí, Honduras. Dr. Gaby Kafie, who was born in...
View ArticlePunch Supremos Humidor Arrives in Switzerland Today
When the most recent Edición Regional for Switzerland, the Punch Supremos, made its debut at the country’s Habanos Day last October, it was announced that a limited edition humidor would also be...
View ArticleNew Jersey Legislature Approves Parks and Beaches Smoking Ban
For the second time in two years, the New Jersey legislature has approved a smoking ban for state parks and the majority of state beaches, and once again it heads to Gov. Chris Christie’s desk with a...
View ArticleRafael González Petit Pirámides (ER Alemania 2013)
While Habanos S.A.’s Edición Regional program has seen a large number of releases from many multiple marcas since it debuted in 2005, there was at least one brand that was missing from the lineup:...
View ArticleCAA, CRA & IPCPR Issue Joint Statement on FDA Regulations
It’s been three weeks since the U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced its plans to regulate cigars. Now, the three largest cigar organizations—the Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar...
View ArticleXIKAR HumiFan
The year was 2010 and if you were converting a wine fridge into a refrigerated cigar humidor there were a few things you knew about: Chasidor custom trays, Heartfelt beads, Johnson Controls temperature...
View ArticlePrendelo Cigar Co. Releases New Nicaraguan Blend
Prendelo Cigar Company has released its newest blend, with two sizes included in the new line that is centered around Nicaraguan tobacco. While the blend uses an Ecuadorian habano wrapper, the binder...
View ArticleAVO 90th Classic Covers Volume 3
For many years, each March would bring a new AVO limited edition. The series began in 2001 with the AVO Limited Edition 75, celebrating brand’s founder Avo Uvezian’s 75th birthday. Since then, the...
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