Cortland County, N.Y. Will Increase Tobacco Age After Review of Vote
Just a few weeks ago, it looked like Cortland County, N.Y. wouldn’t be raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21-years-old. The county legislature heard a proposal for the increase and...
View ArticleJubilee, Trinity Join Gurkha’s New Releases
Fans of a limited, regional release from Gurkha known as the Dynasty will soon get another crack at the cigar, as it is set to return this summer, though it will now be known as the Gurkha Jubilee. The...
View ArticleTatuaje Fausto; La Mission de L’Atelier Receive A Size for S&S Event
At the inaugural Saints & Sinners Mega Herf in Philadelphia, Tatuaje and L’Atelier brought a pair of special cigars for the fan club of the brands. A coffin containing one each of the La Mission de...
View ArticleWicked Anvil The Cannonball
Today I’m going to be taking a look at The Cannonball ashtray, made by Wicked Anvil, based out of Houston. Not having previously been aware of their products, when the package arrived I was curious why...
View ArticleCasa Fernández Reserva Maduro Arrives at Thompson
First there was a Reserva Connecticut, now there’s a Reserva Maduro. Thompson Cigar’s exclusive from Casa Fernández now has a maduro sibling. Like the Reserva Connecticut that went to the Florida...
View ArticleE.P. Carrillo Teases Capa de Sol
In a newsletter sent to consumers, E.P. Carrillo has announced a new line, Capa de Sol. While little is known about the cigar, the company did show off a new band that follows in the same packaging...
View ArticleGurkha Rounds Out IPCPR Releases with Founder’s Select, Blend Master’s Cask &...
Gurkha is rounding out its new releases for this month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show with three new lines, Founder’s Select, Blendmaster’s Cask and the Cigar Malt Collection. Founder’s Select...
View ArticleSancho Panza Eslavo (ER Serbia 2014)
While most of the reviews you read here start off with a detailed history of the cigar being reviewed, it seems a bit more appropriate to focus on the vitola of this particular cigar. The Nro.109, or...
View ArticleNat Sherman Expanding Metropolitan With Habano Line, New Vitolas
Nat Sherman has announced the first of its planned new cigars for the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the Metropolitan Habano. The new line joins the Metropolitan Connecticut and Maduro...
View ArticlePadilla Miami 8 & 11 Returns With New Sizes
The Padilla Miami 8 & 11 is back again. Once again, El Titan de Bronze in Miami’s Calle Ocho neighborhood will be handling production. The line, which will be released in small batches according to...
View ArticleNat Sherman Adding Robusto & Gordo to Timeless Dominican
Nat Sherman has announced that two new vitolas will be added to the Dominican version of the company’s Timeless Collection line, a Robusto (4 3/4 x 50, $7.50) and a Gordo (6 x 60, $8.75). Both new...
View ArticleBattleground Cigars to Offer Whiskey Infused Darby at IPCPR
Battleground Cigars, best known for its line of Civil War inspired releases, is venturing into the world of infused cigars for its newest release, the Darby. The Darby takes Battleground’s Honduran...
View ArticleDictador Revamping Packaging, Adding New Sizes
Dictador Cigars has announced its plans for the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, which includes new sizes and a new look. The company will add two sizes to its Pavo Real line: a Gordo (6 x 60,...
View ArticleDunbarton Tobacco & Trust Shows off Todos Las Días, Sin Compromiso & Muestra...
Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust showed off packaging for three new releases. Two of those new products are not entirely unfamiliar as they were releases that Saka announced as future brands...
View ArticlePapa Chogüí Coming Later This Month
On July 31, father’s day is celebrated in the Dominican Republic and now Chogüí Cigars has a cigar planned for the occasion. It is known as Papa Chogüí, a Dominican puro made from tobacco sourced from...
View ArticleBattleground Cigars Announces Price Increase
Midyear price increases are relatively uncommon in the cigar industry, but that’s not what makes the increase announced by Battleground Cigars interesting. Rather, it’s because the company is...
View ArticleOscar Valladares Slates The Oscar for IPCPR
Oscar Valladares has become known to the cigar world for a line of cigars known as the Leaf by Oscar, but will soon become known for having an eponymously named release that will debut at this month’s...
View ArticleAsk halfwheel: Does Climate Affect How You Should Store Cigars?
Friday. Time for another Ask halfwheel. As the name implies, each Friday we tackle a question from a reader about a wide range of topics. Today’s question comes from Ron: After reading the latest Ask...
View ArticleWarped Adding Villa Sombra
Later this month, Warped Cigars will add a new line featuring an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. Underneath that are Nicaraguan tobaccos from AGANORSA: a corojo 99 binder, and corojo 99 from Jalapa and...
View ArticleRick Ardito Joins Foundation Cigar Co.
Rick Ardito will be joining Foundation Cigar Co. as the brand manager for the company’s upcoming line, The Upsetters. Ardito is best known for his time at Drew Estate, though he most recently served...
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