Portraits: Abe Flores
Abraham “Abe” Flores’ PDR Cigars is the newest member of Procigar, the Dominican Republic’s cigar manufacturer’s association. It is in many ways an old boys club—with one female member—a who’s who of...
View ArticleMaplewood Township, N.J. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Said to have gotten their inspiration from Gov. Chris Christie’s January veto of an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21, leaders in Maplewood Township, N.J. decided to do it...
View ArticleTobacco Tax Increase Returns to West Virginia Budget Proposal
It’s back: a proposal to raise the tax on tobacco products including premium cigars in West Virginia, as the state legislature returns for an extended session to come to an agreement on the 2016-17...
View ArticleCrux Limitada PB5
Shortly before the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show kicked off, Crux Cigars announced the details of a new limited edition that used a proprietary wrapper that would get an a new vitola every...
View ArticleDunbarton Tobacco & Trust Teases Second Release, Mi Querida
Steve Saka’s sophomore cigar has a name: Mi Querida. It translates to my mistress. While Saka declined to comment to halfwheel, he indicated on Facebook that his next cigar would be a broadleaf-wrapped...
View ArticleFirebird Wildcat Triple-Jet Table Lighter by Colibri
The Colibri name is one of the more familiar ones in the world of cigar accessories, as the company makes lighters, cutters and humidors, while also producing a line of watches, pens and other...
View ArticleLa Sirena LT Robusto
The La Sirena LT is the fifth line for the company, but I certainly feel like it’s had more since debuting at the 2010 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, albeit, in unbanded prerelease form. Yet, the...
View ArticleCamacho Ships Powerband
On Friday, Camacho launched its newest line—Powerband—at a kick-off party at the Davidoff of Geneva flagship in Tampa. While the tour events will go on nationwide through the end of the year, the...
View ArticleTobacco Tax Increase Passes West Virginia Legislature (Update)
Threatened with a looming government shut down due to lack of a budget being in place, the West Virginia House of Delegates has approved an increase in the state tax on cigarettes and other tobacco...
View ArticleDunbarton Tobacco & Trust Adding Sobremesa Short Churchill
In addition to the Sobremesa Elegante en Cedros, there will be a smaller new version for the line. The Sobremesa Short Churchill measures 4 3/4 x 48. It will be offered. in 14-count boxes with a...
View ArticleDuran Cigars Launching Azan Blue Connecticut at IPCPR
While last year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show had many talking about the resurgence of Connecticut-wrapped cigars, it could very well be this year’s show that solidifies that sentiment, as Duran...
View ArticleCasa Magna Jalapa Claro Announced as IPCPR Trade Show Exclusive
In an effort to get more retailers to attend the annual IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, manufacturers have been offering cigars that can only be purchased at the show. Quesada Cigars is lending...
View ArticleLa Flor Dominicana Texas Cigar Festival 2016
In 2013, La Flor Dominicana announced the first in what would become an annual release made exclusively for the Texas Cigar Festival at Serious Cigars in Houston, Texas. Appropriately named the La Flor...
View ArticleDavidoff Turns to Yamasá for New Cigar
Davidoff’s newest cigar will be centered around the Yamasá region of the Dominican Republic. While the company is still declining to talk most details about the new project—including the cigar’s...
View ArticleHVC La Rosa 520 Returns for 2016
HVC La Rosa’s 520 is back. The 5 1/2 x 54 release from HVC Cigars was released last year in the form of 150 boxes of 20 cigars, now the cigar is back, limited to 250 boxes of 20. It’s once again a...
View ArticleH. Upmann Ingot The Banker Private Holding
Two years ago, Altadis U.S.A. released a new H. Upmann line called The Banker. The idea behind it was that they wanted to recreate a blend that H. Upmann founder and banker Herman Upmann created, put...
View ArticleCasa de Montecristo by Prime Cigar Bar Opens in Miami
The doors are officially open at Casa de Montecristo by Prime Cigar Bar in Miami, Fla., bringing a new cigar and whiskey bar to the city’s Brickell neighborhood. It’s the second location for Prime...
View ArticleMy Father Releasing Le Bijou Limited Edition 2016
This week, My Father Cigars, Inc. will begin shipping the newest size in its Le Bijou 1922 line. It’s not just the latest Le Bijou, but it’s also the newest limited edition release from the company....
View ArticleStoughton, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
The Stoughton, Mass. Board of Health has unanimously approved an increase in the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, joining the growing roster of cities and towns in the state...
View ArticleLeavenworth, Kan. Revisits, Passes Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
A little over three months ago, the Leavenworth, Kan. City Commission couldn’t come to an agreement as to whether or not it made sense to pursue an increase to the city’s minimum age to purchase...
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