Viva Republica Ivy Ships Nationwide
In late April Viva Republica’s Ivy debuted at an event at Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Ill.; now it’s shipping nationwide. Ivy is a new brand within the Viva Republica portfolio that is debuting...
View ArticleCrowned Heads Introducing Le Carême at IPCPR 2016
Turns out it will be two new lines from Crowned Heads at this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Historically, the company has introduced a single new regular production line per year with the...
View ArticleMombacho Miami Corona Gorda
In 2004, Tabacalera Tropical, the company now known as Casa Fernández, released a cigar called Mombacho Thermonuclear named for the iconic stratovolcano in Nicaragua that last erupted in 1570 but is...
View ArticlePartagás Trunk Tops C.Gars Ltd June Auction
A cabinet containing 300 Partagás Coronas Selección Sublimes sold for £37,000 ($54,350) earlier this evening as C.Gars Ltd hosted its June auction. In total, 290 lots—almost exclusively of collectible...
View ArticleMBombay Adds Gaaja
Next month, Bombay Tobak/MBombay will release its newest line, Gaaja. Inspired by the Sanskrit word for elephant, gaja, the new line is offered in a single box-pressed 6 x 54 size. Gaaja uses a hybrid...
View ArticleLa Palina Adds Goldie Dalia
The fifth La Palina Goldie is headed to stores this week. Once again, the cigar will be a skinny vitola with the Goldie Dalia measuring 6 3/4 x 43 according to a report from Cigar Aficionado. The new...
View ArticlePortland, Maine Increases Tobacco Purchase Age
The state of Maine has its first city that will be raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21, as the Portland City Council voted unanimously on Monday night in favor of the increase....
View ArticleMy Father Pepinmania Heading to Holt’s
At this week’s Pepinmania, an annual My Father event held at Holt’s, there will be an exclusive cigar. My Father makes plenty of cigars for Holt’s and Ashton Distributors, Inc., which are both owned by...
View ArticleLeawood, Kan. Joins Tobacco Age Increase Movement
The Kansas City metro area has become a hot bed of cities increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old, and on Monday night another city jumped on board. The Leawood,...
View ArticleCigar Dojo, Famous Smoke Shop & RoMa Craft Team Up for Intemperance Whiskey...
There’s a new version of RoMa Craft Tobac’s Intemperance line heading to Famous Smoke Shop. Named Whiskey Rebellion 1794, it pays tribute to a protest in the 1790s at a new tax on spirits introduced by...
View ArticleCigar Trade Groups Plan Lawsuit Against FDA
The Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR) will file a lawsuit by early next month challenging the...
View ArticleFlor del Valle Sky Flower Corona Exclusive Scheduled for July
In less than a month, Warped Cigars will release the newest version of its Flor del Valle Sky Flower, this time an exclusive for Orlando-Based Corona Cigar Co. The new size is a 5 1/2 x 52 robusto...
View ArticleIvy Lamont
A year ago at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show and Convention, Viva Republica’s Jason Holly talked about a new cigar he was going to be bringing to market called the Ivy. It was going to be limited to around...
View ArticleJoya Black Slated for IPCPR 2016
Joya Red is getting a sibling. Joya de Nicaragua will release Joya Black, the company’s first cigar to use a Mexican San Andrés wrapper, at next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Underneath...
View ArticleGeneral Cigar Launching Macanudo Mao
General Cigar Co.’s fascination with vintage tobaccos has its latest entry, Macanudo Mao. The company will debut the new Macanudo line at next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, which begins...
View ArticleDavidoff Golden Band Awards 2016 Nominees Announced
Davidoff has announced the nominees for its fifth annual Golden Band Awards, a dinner and award show hosted during the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. The company has added one new award category...
View ArticleBlack Works Studio Adding Green Hornet
Following up on its Killer Bee, Black Works Studio’s newest addition will be the Green Hornet. The unique 5 x 48 robusto keeps the green part of the theme by placing strips of candela tobacco at the...
View ArticleViaje Furiosa, 2016 C4 & TNT Ship Next Week
Next week, Viaje will ship three cigars, one of which is entirely new. The company is adding Furiosa, a new Nicaraguan puro. It says the cigar is based on the character Imperator Furiosa from the Mad...
View ArticleFable Fourth Prime Adding Three Limited Editions at IPCPR 2016
Seven is the fourth prime number, but for whatever reason Fable Cigars’ Fourth Prime line only has four vitolas, until now. The company will add more cigars to Fourth Prime, making for a total of seven...
View ArticleBest Cigar Prices Lands PDR Nicaraguan Reserve
There’s new exclusive release from PDR Cigars at Best Cigar Prices. Yesterday, the Pennsylvania-based online retailer began selling the PDR Nicaraguan Reserve, a 6 x 52 Nicaraguan puro. It uses a...
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