Hancock County, WV Considering Public Smoking Ban
The Hancock County, WV Health Department submitted a proposal that would create a widespread ban on smoking in any public place, from restaurants and bars to hotels and stores. The first draft of the...
View ArticleWinner: The Newsletter (February 2013)
This month’s prize for The Newsletter was a custom-painted humidor from Edgar Hoill of EH Cigars and a box of EH Cigars. The winner of that prize was cgouert@*******.net. If that looks like your e-mail...
View ArticleFoundry Argon
When Michael Giannini of Foundry Tobacco Company pulled back the curtain on his 2013 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show releases, many were caught off guard by the sheer volume of them, let alone the...
View ArticleKuuts Nicaragua Slated for IPCPR 2014
Honduras-based Kuuts, LLC will be adding another brand at the 2014 IPCPR trade show and convention in the form of Kuuts Nicaragua. Gabriel Alvarez of Kuuts confirmed to halfwheel that the Kuuts...
View ArticlePress Release: Camacho Announces Torch It Up Tour
March 13, 2014 (Pinellas Park, Fla.) — Camacho, the worlds leading brand of bold cigars, is proud to announce the 2014 “Torch It Up” Road Tour. This year’s inaugural tour will consist of 100 retail...
View ArticleClaremont, N.H. Appears Headed for Smoking Ban in Parks
The city of Claremont, N.H. appears headed for a smoking ban in city parks after the city council spent part of their meeting on Wednesday discussing ways to enforce a possible ban as well as fines and...
View ArticleSmoking Bans Could Be Coming to Sonoma, California
The city of Sonoma, Calif. could soon be getting a series of smoking bans, starting with its historic Plaza area and eventually moving to all multi-unit residential housing. Mayor Tom Rouse has...
View ArticlePortraits: Michael Herklots
Always impeccably dressed, Michael Herklots has been in the industry more than 15 years, first as a store manager at the Humidor, then as a sales associate at the now-defunct Gloucester Street Cigar...
View Article601 Goes Small With La Bomba Sake Bomb
While the trend of gigantic ring gauges gets all the attention these days, there has been some counter-balancing in the form of petit coronas, a trend Erik Espinosa has picked up on. The company will...
View ArticleTatuaje Belle Encre Reserva Ships
Tatuaje’s Belle Encre, one of the two 10th anniversary sizes added to the company’s Brown Label line last year, has gotten the Reserva treatment. The Belle Encre Reserva, a 5 3/8 x 48 perfecto wrapped...
View ArticleViaje Exclusivo Leaded
Late last year, in a somewhat unusual manner, various pieces of information regarding the Viaje Exclusivo Leaded leaked. First came the announcement, then came brand owner Andre Farkas smoking the...
View ArticleOliva Federal Cigar 93rd Anniversary Reserve No. 2
Since 2011, Federal Cigar has commemorated its anniversary by releasing custom blends and line extensions from various cigar manufactures. Earlier this month, we learned that the first—and perhaps...
View ArticleNew Rocky Patel II-XXVI Limited Edition Shipping Later This Month
The Rocky Patel II-XXVI is taking on a new form. On March 30, the company will be releasing three sizes of the 2014 batch of the cigar in honor of company founder’s Rocky Patel’s birthday. This year...
View ArticleE.P. Carrillo INCH Short Run 2014 No. 62
Two years ago E.P. Carrillo released a well-received cigar called the INCH. Saying it was inspired by customer’s request for larger ring gauge cigars, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo didn’t want to do a line...
View ArticleSpencer, N.C. Bans Smoking in Public Parks
On Tuesday, the town board of Spencer, N.C. voted to ban smoking in all town parks and ball fields, though a plan on how to enforce the ban remains in development. The current plan calls for signage in...
View ArticleWeekly News (March 17, 2014)
Cigar News Tatuaje Black Label Corona Gorda Jars arrive in stores Quesada announces 40th Anniversary Tatuaje Belle Encre Reserva ships Rocky Patel II-XXVI 2014 coming Kuuts Nicaragua announced for...
View ArticleOhio Cigar Tax Hike Proposed
Cigar taxes could nearly triple in Ohio. Gov. John Kasich has introduced a new budget which would increase taxes on all tobacco products in the buckeye state in order to fund tax cuts elsewhere....
View ArticleCrux Cigars Plans Three New Lines For May
Minnesota-based Crux Cigars has not shipped a single cigar to retailers yet, but the company is already preparing its second batch of releases. In May, the company plans to begin shipping its Classic,...
View ArticleFour Kicks Mule Kick
Three years ago at the end of 2011, Crowned Heads launched its inaugural line, Four Kicks. Inspired by a song of the same name by Kings of Leon, Four Kicks initially launched with four sizes. Over the...
View ArticlePress Release: La Flor Dominicana Announces the TAA Exclusive 707
March 18, 2014 (Coral Gables, Fla.)–La Flor Dominicana is proud to announce the release of the 2014 Exclusive TAA Cigar, available only to those TAA (Tobacco Association of America) members attending...
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