Gran Habano Releases Persian King Maduro
Gran Habano’s Persian King line is getting a maduro sibling. The company has announced that the Persian King Maduro, a Nicaraguan puro with a sun grown wrapper, began shipping yesterday. It is offered...
View ArticleEpic San Andres Launching at IPCPR 2016
There’s another San Andrés-wrapped cigar, San Andrés-named cigar coming to next month’s cigar trade show. The Epic San Andres will be offered in a single 6 1/2 x 54 size with a pigtail and a shaggy...
View ArticlePerfdog
Founded in January 2015, Cigar Perforator is a relatively new company that produces the Perfdog, a tool that essentially combines small spikes in a easily transportable device that you use on the caps...
View ArticleCroMagnon Firecracker Arrives at Two Guys Smoke Shop
The latest in Two Guys Smoke Shop’s firecracker series has arrived just before July 4th. RoMa Craft Tobac is the latest to produce a cigar for the New Hampshire-based retailer. As with prior releases,...
View ArticlePadilla Adding Cava Maduro at IPCPR 2016
Two years ago, Padilla Cigar Co. added the Cava and now the original line is getting a makeover and a Maduro sibling. At the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the company will add the Padilla...
View ArticleD’Crossier Pennsylvania Avenue Coming to IPCPR 2016
Pure Aroma Cigars, Inc. is paying tribute to America’s most famous address with a new addition to the company’s Presidential Collection. At next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the company...
View ArticleHVC Debuting San Isidro at IPCPR 2016
On Nov. 21, 1910, Alberto Yarini, an infamous Cuban pimp, was shot and killed on San Isidro Street in Havana. Now, HVC Cigars will launch a cigar named San Isidro, another nod to company founder’s...
View ArticleHoyo de Monterrey Hermosos No.4 Añejados
Last year, Habanos S.A. released the first two cigars in a new series named Añejados, the Romeo y Julieta Píramides Añejados and the Montecristo Churchills Añejados. According to Habanos S.A., the...
View ArticleRoMa Craft Tobac & XIKAR Partner for Monolith
As part of RoMa Craft Tobac’s fifth anniversary, the company has partnered with XIKAR for Monolith, an accessory and cigar combination that the company will sell at the 2016 IPCPR Convention &...
View ArticleChicago’s Tobacco Purchase Age Increases to 21 Today
The minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the country’s third most populous city has increased to 21 today, as legislation passed in mid-March is now in effect. The proposal to raise the minimum...
View ArticleJefferson City, Mo. Rejects Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
The growing effort to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 in Kansas and Missouri faced a rare defeat yesterday as Jefferson City, Mo.’s public safety committee voted against...
View ArticleJonathan Drew Teases MUWAT Kentucky Fired Cured Candela
There’s a new MUWAT Kentucky Fired Cured coming. Jonathan Drew, co-founder of Drew Estate, teased a picture of a new Kentucky Fire Cured line with a candela wrapper. Drew’s tweet indicated the cigar...
View ArticleGurkha to Add Heritage Collection Maduro at IPCPR
Building on last year’s release of the Heritage Collection, Gurkha will be unveiling a maduro version at the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show that kicks off on July 25. For the Heritage...
View ArticleAsk halfwheel: Why Are Some Cigars More Expensive Than Others?
Friday has once again so graciously come around, which means it is time for another installment of Ask halfwheel. This week, reader Brad P. has a question about the cost of cigars: Why do certain big...
View ArticleJ. Cortès Completes Oliva Acquisition
Earlier today, J. Cortès finalized its agreement to purchase Oliva Cigar Co. For much more information about the background of both companies and the deal, click here. The deal creates a company with...
View ArticleCohiba 50 Aniversario Humidor to Start at $220,000
If you want to get your hands on one of the remaining Cohiba 50 Aniversario humidors and the accompanying cigars, you’d better be prepared to open up your wallet, and open it wide. Yesterday in Havana,...
View ArticleXIKAR Announces XO Cutter
As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, XIKAR is planning a follow-up to its iconic Xi cutter, the XO. The circular uses a gear system to ensure the double guillotine blades open and close in...
View ArticleCrux Guild Robusto Extra
While the news stories for IPCPR 2016 are certainly appearing on this site quite rapidly, there’s a relatively new cigar that made its first appearance at last year’s trade show, the Crux Guild. The...
View ArticleE.P. Carrillo Plans INCH Colorado
Via an email sent to consumers, E.P. Carrillo has announced its latest release, INCH Colorado. The extension will use an Ecuadorian Colorado wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan...
View ArticleWest Virginia Tobacco Tax Hike Goes into Effect
If you purchased a cigar in West Virginia yesterday, you may have noticed that it cost a bit more than it did the day before. The reason? The state’s tax on other tobacco products such as cigars was...
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