Powstanie SBC 16 Heading to IPCPR 2016
Two years ago, when the brothers behind Cigar Hustler of Deltona, Fla. were working on the blend that would become Apollodani, they also created another blend. Now it’s time for the release. The...
View ArticleDallas Moves Forward on Parks Smoking Ban With Exemptions
Three months after tabling the matter, the Dallas Parks and Recreation Board voted to ban smoking in all city parks but with a few crucial exemptions. Smoking will be allowed on public golf courses,...
View ArticleWest Virginia Tobacco Tax Increase Fails, Again
Another day, another update from Charleston. Over the past few months the West Virginia legislature has been considering a variety of measures to help deal with a $270 million budget deficit, including...
View ArticleDrew Estate Releases Drew Diplomat App
Drew Estate has released its new smartphone app that promises to connect fans to the brand in several new ways and via an interface completely built from scratch with the goal of ensuring the best user...
View ArticleMaya Selva Adding Flor de Selva Grand Pressé Maduro
Maya Selva has announced that it will add a new size to its Flor de Selva Maduro line in the form of Grand Pressé, a 6 x 56 box-pressed toro gordo. “After assessing our portfolio, and analyzing the...
View ArticleJack Toraño Joins General Cigar Co. in Support of Relaunched Toraño Brand
Once again, there is a Toraño family member working with the brand, as Jack Toraño has joined General Cigar Co. in a new role that will be a mix of brand ambassador and sales support. “This is where my...
View ArticlePadrón Raising Prices 30 Cents Per Cigar
Effective next Friday, prices on almost every single Padrón cigar will increase 30 cents per cigar. The increase will affect the company’s 1926 Aniversario Serie, 1964 Anniversary Series and Padrón...
View ArticleRamón Allones Estupendos (ER Asia Pacifico 2007)
As part of its very first batch of Edición Regional releases, The Pacific Cigar Co. Ltd., distributors of Habanos S.A. products throughout much of southeast Asia, selected a pair of cigars for its...
View ArticleCrowned Heads Launching La Cosa Nica Sampler
Crowned Heads is beginning to phase out its existing Jericho Hill and La Imperiosa samplers and is replacing them with a new sampler that will show off all three of the company’s Nicaraguan-made lines....
View ArticleBill Seeking to Pull Tobacco from Most Stores in California Passes Senate
A bill seeking to pull tobacco products from convenience and grocery stores in California has gotten the approval of the state senate, which voted 21-16 in favor of it on Thursday. SB 1400, sponsored...
View ArticleViaje’s TNT Updating Look for 2016
Viaje founder Andre Farkas has shown off a new version of the company’s TNT release and for the first time in the line’s history, it appears to be getting bands. Farkas shared the message with the...
View ArticleMy Father Garcia y Garcia Shipping This Week
After a few months of extra waiting, My Father Cigars, Inc. will begin shipping its most expensive cigar in its history. The Garcia y Garcia is a 6 3/4 x 54 that uses an Ecuadorian habano rosado...
View ArticleBlack Label Trading Co. Ships Morphine 2016
Black Label Trading Co. has announced that it has shipped the 2016 version of Morphine. It’s offered in three sizes, all new for 2016: Corona Gorda (5 1/2 x 48, $10.50); Lancero (7 1/4 x 42, $11) and...
View ArticleUnion Cigar Gets June Box of Quesada España A-
Union Cigar Co. of Monroe, N.C. is the latest recipient of the Quesada Selección España A-. The 8 1/2 x 48 version of the España line is a limited release cigar that is sent to one retailer per month,...
View ArticleBoutique Blends to Release Aging Room Solera at IPCPR 2016 (Update)
Rafael Nodal makes no secret of his appreciation of the finer things in life, and he’s turned to the world of Spanish winemaking for the inspiration of Boutique Blends’ newest creation, Aging Room...
View ArticleFratello Launches Bianco Boxer; Bianco IV (Update)
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 ArticleTatuaje Shipping TAA 2016 Next Week
This years’ Tatuaje TAA will arrive a bit earlier than expected. Pete Johnson of Tatuaje informed halfwheel that the Tatuaje TAA 2016 will begin shipping next Monday. This is the sixth Tatuaje TAA...
View ArticleBrunswick County, N.C. Unanimously Passes Parks Smoking Ban
The Brunswick County (N.C.) Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a ban on the use of all tobacco products in county-owned parks on Monday, according to a report from Star News Online. The ban also...
View ArticleCamacho American Barrel-Aged Perfecto Gordo
There’s little doubt Oettinger Davidoff AG’s Camacho brand has been on quite a run for the last three years. Ever since the company began the process of reinventing it three years ago, the sales...
View ArticleBelchertown, Mass. Ups Tobacco Purchase Age, Approves Smoking Ban
Monday was a good day for the anti-tobacco crowd in Massachusetts, as the movement to raise the minimum purchase age to 21 scored another victory while fans of smoking bans got a win as well. The...
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