Gurkha Sniper
In 2011, Gurkha Cigars released the Spec Ops No. 1, a 7 1/2 x 52 toro extra made with a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper and Nicaraguan and Dominican tobacco in both the binder and filler. Packaging-wise,...
View ArticleViaje Juntos Takes Shape Before IPCPR 2016 Release
Viaje’s collaboration with Quesada, known as Juntos, is slated to be released at next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Now more details have emerged about the release. Juntos will come in a...
View ArticleHammer + Sickle Plans Museum Series, Tradicion Salomones for IPCPR 2016
Hammer + Sickle has a new line and a new size in the works for this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. When is a cigar jar more than a cigar jar? When is is a global icon of course. #botl #sotl...
View ArticleJ. Cortès Close to Purchasing Oliva
Oliva Cigar Co., one of the largest premium cigar operations in the world, is close to being sold. The expected buyer will be a new name to most: J. Cortès. Up until now, the European firm best known...
View ArticleSindicato Bringing Back Particulares Brand at IPCPR 2016
In 1935, Segundo Lopez filed a registration in Cuba for a new brand, Montecristo. A short time later, Lopez sold his Particulares factory and the brand to Alonso Menendez. While the new owner would...
View ArticleH. Upmann No.2 Reserva Cosecha 2010
While Cuba is likely not the birthplace of the cigar, it certainly is the place we most associate cigars and cigar tradition with. Cuba brought us the modern vitolas, most of the world’s most popular...
View ArticleAsk halfwheel: What Happens to New Cigars post-FDA?
I’m not sure I could have picked a better question. In May, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced its finalized version of the deeming regulations, a new set of rules that would...
View ArticleLa Flor Dominicana Sends Special Baseball Edition to SG Roi
The College World Series has arrived in Omaha, Neb. and so has a new cigar that keeps with the baseball theme. La Flor Dominicana has shipped the Special Baseball Edition, a version of the company’s...
View ArticleLa Grande, Ore. Bans Smoking in City Parks
Smoking and vaping is now prohibited in La Grande, Ore. city parks, as well as a pair of parks outside city limits but operated by the city. Fines for violators could range up to $500 and include...
View ArticleCortland County, N.Y. Won’t Raise Tobacco Purchase Age
The Cortland County (N.Y.) Legislature voted against a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 on Wednesday night. According to a report from WXHC-FM, legislators feared...
View ArticleBuenaventura NACS 5
Earlier this year, Curivari shipped the third exclusive release in its Buenaventura blend, which was released at an event on May 21. Named the Buenaventura NACS 5, the new cigar was produced to...
View ArticlePadrón 1926 Serie No. 48 Natural
It’s been barely a week since I reviewed a TAA exclusive, so rather than attempting to rewrite something I’ve described dozens of times before, here’s my latest description of the TAA and its exclusive...
View ArticleWeekly News (June 27, 2016)
Cigar News Black Works Studio Adding Green Hornet C.Gars Ltd Auction Tops $770,000 in Sales Cigar Dojo, Famous Smoke Shop & RoMa Craft Tobac Announce Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794 Crowned...
View ArticleDavidoff Unveils Yamasá
After a month of teasing, the Davidoff Yamasá, the formal name for the company’s newest cigar, has been unveiled. The new line, which will debut at the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, takes...
View ArticleTatuaje Black Label Begins Shipping as Regular Production Line
After a few events at select stores, the extended version of the Tatuaje Private Reserve, better known as the Black Label, is shipping nationwide. New boxes are approved and in production. Excited to...
View ArticleHirochi Robaina’s H.R. Adding Blue & Claro Lines at IPCPR 2016
The H.R. Habano line that bears the initials of Hirochi Robaina will be getting to new siblings. At next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the company will add H.R. Blue, a maduro line that...
View ArticleCAO Pilón Robusto
If you’ve dug into the process of making a cigar, you’ve undoubtedly heard the world pilón, the term for a pile of tobacco that is assembled for the purpose of fermenting the leaves and helping them on...
View ArticleCusano Nicaragua Estelí Ships Today
Davidoff of Geneva USA will begin shipping its third line in the rebranded Cusano portfolio. The Cusano Nicaragua Estelí follows a trend seen in the company’s AVO and Davidoff brands, the growing role...
View ArticleIndianhead Cigars Revamps American Stogies for July Relaunch of War Hunter
Indianhead Cigars, which was acquired by José “Jochy” Blanco in October 2015, is continuing its refresh of some of the brand’s older lines, and next week it will ship its latest update: American...
View ArticleAVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata Ships
The newest AVO is on its way to stores. Davidoff of Geneva USA has begun shipping the AVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata, an extension to the AVO Syncro Nicaragua, which the company launched last year. While...
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