Rodrigo Cigars Corona Project Vol. 1 Limitada
It’s been almost three years since Rodrigo Cigars announced the Corona Project on Twitter, an interesting idea that was designed as a new small batch brand featuring three sizes—corona, corona gorda...
View ArticlePortraits: Tom Lazuka
If you weren’t in the midwest, you probably had not heard of Tom Lazuka when Asylum Cigars was first announced. He was a former sales representative for Colibri and then Camacho, and was part of one of...
View ArticleQuesada Adding España Petit Belicoso as 2015 Limited Release
As it has done for the past two years, Quesada will once again be offering a special size of its popular Selección España blend to 12 retailers, one per month, only this time the retailers will be...
View ArticleDavidoff Ships $500 Oro Blanco
You can now spend $500 on a single Davidoff cigar in the U.S. The company began shipping its newest release to the 10 select accounts that will receive the company’s first vintage creation. Oro Blanco...
View ArticleKafie 1901 Connecticut Slated for February 2015
Kafie Trading Company has announced a new addition to its Kafie 1901 line of cigars, as the Kafie 1901 Connecticut is slated to hit stores in February 2015. The new release uses an Ecuadorian...
View ArticleDavidoff Club Humidor 20th Anniversary
During the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in July, Davidoff announced plans for an anniversary program that would give retailers who carry the company’s flagship White Label brand a way to...
View ArticleWeekly News (Dec. 15, 2015)
Cigar News Davidoff Ships Oro Blanco Davidoff Winston Churchill Coming in February E.P. Carrillo Teams Up With Bespoke Post Again Ezra Zion 2015 Release Finalizing 2015 release! #cigar #cigars #botl...
View ArticleDavidoff’s Newest Flagship Store Coming to Lower Manhattan
There’s a new Davidoff Flagship Store headed for Lower Manhattan in New York City, a 2,000 square foot space that’s part of the newly renovated Brookfield Place. Properly known as the “Davidoff of...
View ArticleFausto Up Down 10/50
There were a number of anniversaries celebrated in 2013, two of which came together to produce a limited edition store exclusive in the form of the Fausto Up Down 10/50. Pete Johnson’s Tatuaje brand...
View ArticleDavidoff Unveils AVO Makeover
Last year, when Oettinger Davidoff AG was unveiling arguably the largest makeover of any brand in the history of cigars, whispers began circulating that AVO was destined for a similar transformation in...
View ArticleLa Flor Dominicana Announces Regular Production 707 Ligero
While the La Flor Dominicana 1994 Beer Steins will not be coming out until next year, La Flor Dominicana has yet another trick up its sleeve, 707 Ligero. It’s a similar cigar to the La Flor Dominicana...
View ArticleEspinosa Announces New National Sales Manager
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced that Fernando Zacarias has been named the company’s national sales manager. He has already assumed the duties and is currently on the road visiting accounts....
View ArticleDrew Estate to Create Next Smoke Inn Microblend Series Release
Drew Estate will be producing the next installment in Florida retailer Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series, as today the store announced the project will be called Pope of Greenwich Village. While neither...
View ArticleMy Father Sends Oro de Nicaragua to Casa de Montecristo
There’s a new My Father Cigars creation in the Chicago area today, as the four stores that are part of the Casa de Montecristo family have announced receipt of Oro de Nicaragua. The manager of 8 to 8...
View ArticleAltadis U.S.A. Announces Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch
Altadis U.S.A. is putting the men behind some of their most well-known blends into the spotlight, as today the company announced a new cigar called the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch. The...
View ArticleLiberty, Ky. Repeals Smoking Ban
A smoking ban in the rural town of Liberty, Ky. lasted about a month before being repealed Wednesday at the town council meeting by a 5-1 vote. WKDO-FM reports that the ban on smoking in public...
View ArticleTobacco Purchase Age Increase Could Go To Public Vote in Columbia, Mo.
While the Columbia City Council voted 6-1 on Monday to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 and treat electronic cigarettes the same as tobacco as far as purchase and usage, that...
View ArticleGreat Neck Plaza, N.Y. Goes After Indoor Smoking Establishments
The village of Great Neck Plaza on New York’s Long Island is seeking the help of Nassau County to allow them to ban all businesses that primarily make their profit from allowing smoking. The push...
View ArticleIllusione Pactum
Take a somewhat reclusive cigar manufacturer and retailer who has never been fond of events or excess promotion and put him together with a retailer with more than a dozen locations, a radio show, a...
View ArticleQuesada Tributo Short Robusto
The trend of releasing smaller cigars for the winter months is nothing new. Most of the time, companies announce a smaller corona size for a single pre-existing line. So when Quesada announced it was...
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