Harlingen, Texas Passes Smoking Ban
Last week, the areas to smoke in Harlingen, Texas became significantly reduced. On a 3-2 vote, the City Council passed a smoking law that would ban smoking at all indoor public places except private...
View ArticlePadilla Cava 550 (Prerelease)
In April, Ernesto Padilla announced plans to release a new blend at the IPCPR convention and trade show in July. The Padilla Cava will debut in four vitolas: 5 x 50, 6 x 60, 8 x 60 and 7 x 70. All will...
View ArticleWeekly News (June 9, 2014)
Cigar News 601 La Bomba Warhead II Slated for IPCPR 2014 A.J. Fernandez Announces Robbie Streitz As National Sales Manager Aging Room M20 Coming Asylum Ships Extra Large Cigar Cases Cabaiguan...
View ArticlePerdomo To Release New Double Aged 12 Year Vintage Lines (Update)
Word of three new lines coming from Perdomo has begun to leak out, as a company representative posted details of the new Perdomo Double Aged 12 Year Vintage on CigarBid.com Wednesday afternoon. There...
View ArticleTed’s Partners With Samuel Adams for Brewlywed Ale Seasoned Cigar
Ted’s Cigars and Samuel Adams have one again teamed up to create a beer-infused cigar, this time for the company’s limited Brewlywed Ale. The beer is limited and only sold at the company’s Boston...
View ArticleWarped Cigars Plans La Colmena for IPCPR 2014
Warped Cigars second cigar release will be a custom one. The company will release La Colmena, a two vitola line that consists of cigars rolled in the style of Cuban custom-rolled cigars. Normally,...
View ArticleFonseca Cubano Exclusivo Robusto
Last year SAG Imports, now Quesada Cigars, released a new Fonseca, the Cubano Exclusivo, meant to break out of the mild profile that people associated with the Dominican Fonseca. Blending the...
View ArticleSyracuse, N.Y. Bans Smoking in Parks & Public Areas
As of Oct. 1, smoking in public parks and downtown public areas such as Clinton Square will be banned. The Common Council approved the measure 7-2. Fines will be $50, although it’s expected few will be...
View ArticleSmoking Ban Passes Unanimously in Forest Grove, Ore.
It was with without opposition on Monday night that the city council of Forest Grove, Ore. passed the smoking and tobacco use ban that has been in the works since February. The Oregonian, which was...
View ArticleSt. Joseph, Mo. Smoking Ban Taking Effect This Month (Update)
The never-ending saga of the St. Joseph, Mo. smoking ban took one step towards a resolution when a judge rejected an injunction as part of a civil suit over the legality of an exemption granted to a...
View ArticleFinca Montesino Petit Corona
Head west from Havana, through the province of Artemisa along the Autopista Este-Oeste, and in about two hours you will find yourself in the province of Pinar del Río. Not only is it one of the most...
View ArticleCoffee-Inspired NUb Café Coming to IPCPR 2014
Oliva’s NUb brand has never been known for being traditional, but now it is heading in a direction radically different from the company’s current portfolio. This July, at the 2014 IPCPR convention and...
View ArticleDavidoff Nicaragua Getting Two New Vitolas
As expected, the Davidoff Nicaragua line will expand this summer. The company will add a Primeros size (4 1/8 x 34) and Diadema Fine (6 1/2 x 50) to the line at the 2014 IPCPR trade show and convention...
View ArticleMilitary Tobacco Sales & Use Under Review
The Navy’s attempts to restrict the sale of tobacco on its bases has been delayed as the Department of Defense investigates the possibility of widespread restrictions on tobacco use and sales....
View ArticleGadsden, Ala. Finally Passes Smoking Ban
A 4-1 vote from Gadsden’s City Council outnumbered the public opposition against a smoking ban, which is now set to go into effect in late January 2015. The new law will prohibit smoking in all...
View ArticlePress Release: New Vegueros Nears Release
June 11, 2014 — In Vuelta Abajo it is traditional for the Vegueros -the farmers who cultivate Cuban tobacco- to make their own cigars. All those who visited Vuelta Abajo, Pinar del Río, would become...
View ArticleEiroa CBT Maduro Slated for July (Update)
The flagship line of the CLE Cigar portfolio is getting a maduro counterpart this summer. Christian Eiroa told halfwheel that his eponymous Eiroa line will be adding an Eiroa CBT Maduro in early July....
View ArticleRoom101 Daruma Gold Sucio
In mid-April, Room101 announced a follow-up to the original Daruma, the Daruma Gold. The new blend is not only being released in the same five vitolas as the original 2012 release, but also uses the...
View ArticlePitt County, N.C. Looking At Ban on Tobacco in Parks
A park smoking and tobacco ban could be coming to Pitt County, N.C., as the Board of Health has drafted a preliminary ordinance that will be reviewed and discussed by board members in advance of their...
View ArticleL’Atelier Imports Expanding Racine, Selection Spéciale & Surrogate at IPCPR 2014
The new products in the L’Atelier Imports booth at this year’s IPCPR convention and trade show are beginning to take shape including extensions to all of the company’s premium labels. As expected, the...
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