Saluda, N.C. Working on Smoking Ban for Parks
The small city of Saluda, N.C. is joining the wave of municipalities looking at smoking bans for its parks and recreation areas, as the Saluda City Council discussed a proposal at their meeting this...
View ArticleKennett, Mo. City Council Passes Smoking Ban
Following the direction that voters laid out via an advisory vote last week, the Kennett City Council passed a sweeping smoking ban on Wednesday by an 8-1 vote. On April 9, voters were asked to provide...
View Article262 Allegiance Toro (Prerelease)
This month, 262 Cigars is expected to ship its newest blend, Allegiance. As has been the case with most of the offerings from 262, the cigar’s name is attached to the overall branding of the company,...
View ArticleWeekly News (April 21, 2014)
News Room101 Daruma Gold Announced Viaje Zombie Returning in 2014 Ortega Serie D Black Coming In June Herrera Esteli Lancero Coming This Week — Review here. CAO Natural Disasters Coming Viaje Trifecta...
View ArticleWTO To Hear Arguments from Cuba and Dominican Republic on Plain Packaging...
After formal objections of several countries over Australia’s requirement that tobacco products come in plain packaging, the World Trade Organization’s disputes settlement body will hear arguments from...
View ArticleWashington State Voters Could Decide New Tobacco Tax
An initiative has been filed with the Washington State Secretary of State’s office that would raise tobacco taxes in the Evergreen State in order to fund cancer research, prevention and care....
View ArticleLa Flor Dominicana Ships 707
La Flor Dominicana’s TAA release will begin arriving in stores this week. Jon Carney, vp of sales, for La Flor Dominicana told halfwheel the La Flor Dominicana 707, a cigar made for Tobacconists’...
View ArticleViaje Ships Exclusivo Corona Gorda, Trifecta and Zombie Super Shot
In its latest shipment to retailers, Viaje has included the cigar that started as brand owner Andre Farkas’ personal smoke before becoming an event-only and highly sought-after stick, the Viaje...
View ArticleRocky Patel Releases Laser Lighter
Rocky Patel has begun shipping its newest lighter to retailers, the Laser Lighter. Offered in a gunmetal finish, the lighter is a single flame battery-started torch that ignites by touching the RP logo...
View ArticleJoya de Nicaragua CyB Lancero Fino
At last year’s Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) meeting and conference, Joya de Nicaragua answered the calls of its fans and released a lancero version of the company’s CyB line, specifically...
View ArticleCaldwell Cigar Co. Begins Shipping, Announces Launch Events
Caldwell Cigar Company has announced that The Caldwell Collection has begun shipping to select retailers today, with a formal launch scheduled for April 29th at The Sand Bar in San Diego, with eight...
View ArticleNew La Palina Mr. Sams Head to Stores
Three sizes of La Palina Mr. Sam are now shipping to retailers. Andrew Brennan, director of sales for La Palina, told halfwheel retailers who purchased the cigars at the Tobacconists’ Association of...
View ArticleLa Sirena Production Moving to La Zona
The production of newly-independent La Sirena cigars is moving to La Zona. Multiple sources told halfwheel that La Sirena production will move to Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory within the coming...
View ArticleL’Atelier Ships LAT Lanceros
L’Atelier Imports has confirmed that its LAT Lancero has begun to ship as of Monday, delivering on a new size that has largely flown under the radar the past few months. News of the release came via...
View ArticleCitizen Board Requests Washington Minimum Age Increase
Washington State’s highly restrictive smoking laws could get worse. The King County Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Administrative Board has voted in favor of a resolution that will formally ask the...
View ArticleAnn Arbor, Mich. Smoking Ban Passes
Outdoor smoking will soon be subject to new laws in Ann Arbor, Mich. The City Council voted 9-2 in favor of a smoking last night. It will ban smoking within 10 feet of a bus stop and 20 feet of any...
View Article1502 Ruby Lancero
It’s not uncommon these days for manufacturers to make a lancero addition to their lineup, though what we tend to see is either a single line getting the regular production lancero size or a small,...
View ArticlePadilla Reserva Corona Begins Arriving at Stores
The latest Padilla offering has begun arriving in stores. The Padilla Miami Reserva Corona (5 x 43) began shipping last week according to a representative from Oliva Cigar Co., Padilla’s distributor....
View ArticleAltadis USA to Add 7 x 70 to Juan Lopez, Two Other Lines
Altadis USA has confirmed that they are adding a 7 x 70 vitola to its Juan Lopez line, as well as to a pair of lines that have yet to be announced. A formal announcement about all three new sizes is...
View ArticleDoc James Lands Aquitaine Venus
In August, the Aquitaine Venus will head to Doc James Cigars & Golf of Shrub Oak, N.Y. Skip Martin made the announcement earlier today, the latest in a long line of RoMa Craft Tobac exclusives to...
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