News: Arturo Fuente Ships Angel’s Share
Not surprisingly, Arturo Fuente has at least one more holiday surprise in store—the release of Fuente Fuente OpusX Angel’s Share. Multiple retailers have confirmed to halfwheel they have received...
View ArticleNews: Viaje Ships Friends and Family La Cadeau
As has been the case with previous versions of one of its most limited releases, Viaje has quietly shipped the latest version of their Friends & Family series to preferred accounts, alongside the...
View ArticleNews: Padilla Reserva Adding Corona Vitola (Update)
Ernesto Padilla showed off the next size that will be added to his Padilla Reserva line, a 5 x 43 Corona slated for release in the first quarter of 2014. (Image via Ernesto Padilla) The Padilla...
View ArticleNews: RoMa Craft Tobac Makes Aquitaine Blockhead a Store Exclusive
Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac has announced that the Aquitaine Blockhead will soon become a store exclusive for Monte’s Pueblo Pipe Shop in Albuquerque, N.M. In an email sent to halfwheel, Martin...
View ArticleNews: Another Massachusetts Town Eyes Tobacco-Buying Age Increase
Braintree, Mass. is exploring changes its tobacco buying age limits, specifically whether the town should raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 19 years of age. According to an article from The...
View ArticleReview: La Flor Dominicana N.A.S.
Last month, Litto Gomez visited Texas for a few events, one of which served as a debut of sort. On November 21, the La Flor Dominicana N.A.S. debuted at Michael’s Tobacco of Euless, Tex. Outside of its...
View ArticleReview: Davidoff Limited Edition 2014 Year of the Horse
Last year, Davidoff decided to use the Chinese zodiac calendar for inspiration for its annual limited edition series. The 2013 release was the Year of the Snake and the release for 2014 is the Year of...
View ArticleNews: New Year Brings Smoking Ban in Oahu
The new year is bringing a new smoking ban to the island of Oahu, as bills banning smoking at all city parks, beaches and bus stops–including within 20 feet of a bus stop and shelter–will go into...
View ArticleReview: El Centurion Toria
Every cigar brand with a bit of history has releases that are more highly coveted than others—limited releases, early projects, things that were supposed to come out and didn’t—you get the drift. For...
View ArticleNews: Newburyport, Mass. Could Up Tobacco Purchase Age to 19
Massachusetts continues to be a hotbed of proposals that would raise the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 19-years-old, as the town of Newburyport’s Board of Health will soon consider the increase...
View ArticleRedux: Nomad Renegade
Nomad Cigar Company officially launched just almost two years ago in January 2012, and shortly thereafter released a five-vitola core line that hit the market on March 28. Thanks to a growing presence...
View ArticleWeekly News (December 23, 2013)
Editor’s Note: It’s the last week of the original halfwheel theme. Say your goodbyes. Fuente Ships FFOX Angel’s Share — Here. Illusione Ships Singularé 2013 Rose Croix — Here. Oliva Expand With Serie V...
View ArticleNews: Viaje Working on Exclusivo Leaded for 2014
Viaje has offered a glimpse at one of its new releases scheduled for 2014, a project being referred to as the Exclusivo Leaded. The Leaded line will up the strength of the Exclusivo line by adding a...
View ArticleNews: Fuente Ships Don Arturo Destino al Siglo
The last of the projects Arturo Fuente has formally shown off in honor of its 100th anniversary has shipped. Retailers are reporting the arrival of Don Arturo Aniversario Destino al Siglo in multiple...
View ArticleReview: Zino Platinum Make of Los Angeles Collector’s Edition
Earlier this year, Zino Platinum released a cigar in collaboration with artists UR New York, the Zino Platinum Make of New York. While the cigar in each box was identical, it was sold in four different...
View ArticleNews: Oregon Considers Stricter Parking Smoking Rules
While not a full statewide ban, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is considering banning smoking on various areas of state parks including common areas of campgrounds, picnic areas and trails....
View ArticleReview: Viaje Holiday Blend Christmas Tree
Since debuting in December 2009, the Viaje Holiday Blend has been a regular Christmastime arrival in the humidors of Viaje retailers, at least until this year. It was believed that the 2013 installment...
View ArticleGraded: The Ten Questions for 2013
For the past few years, Charlie Minato has written an article in late December where he ponders ten questions he has for the cigar industry in the following year, aptly titled The Ten Questions for...
View ArticleNews: Monroe & West Monroe, La. To Go Entirely Smoke Free
The cities of Monroe and West Monroe, La. will ban smoking in nightclubs, bars and bingo halls on Jan. 2, the last two places where indoor smoking was allowed in the northern Louisiana cities. On...
View ArticleNews: Ezra Zion FHK Coming Next Week
Next Wednesday, there will be a new Ezra Zion line, FHK. The four-size line will launch on Jan. 1, 2014 at 12:00 a.m., although the company is not specifying what time zone it will be using. “We know...
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