Screwpop Cigar Punch 2.0
After releasing the inaugural version of its Cigar Punch in 2013, Screwpop Tools announced a new version named Screwpop Cigar Punch 2.0 in May of this year. The new incarnation is has quite a few...
View ArticleE.P. Carrillo Names New VP of Sales
As mentioned in the Ten Questions for 2015 editorial a few days ago, E.P. Carrillo will be announcing a new vp of sales and marketing, David Lampert. Lampert, most recently worked as the regional sales...
View ArticleDavidoff Diademas 100
Earlier this week, I reviewed the Davidoff Oro Blanco, the brand new halo product for the Swiss company. It was somewhat coincidental timing given that months before Oro Blanco was announced I had...
View ArticleIlja VIII
When it comes to cigars In the Netherlands, one of the most prominent names is van Horssen. It was the van Horssen brothers, Ilja and Sasja, who co-founded Longfiller Company and became the premier...
View ArticleSmoking Comes to an End in Nebraska Cigar Bars & Lounges
Cigar smokers in Nebraska are enjoying their final days of being able to smoke in cigar bars & lounges, as a court decision handed down Friday resolved a debate about lawyer’s fees that was keeping...
View ArticleQuesada Oktoberfest Lancero
For the past two years, Quesada has done an interesting thing at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Starting in 2013, they raffled off the chance for retailers to have a custom cigar made using one...
View ArticleJM Tobacco Adds Humidified Packs
JM Tobacco is adding a sealed, humidified packaging option to its JM’s Dominican and JM’s Nicaraguan lines that is on its way to retailers. A total of four options are being released, all in...
View ArticleNat Cicco Celebrates 50th Anniversary with HHB Gold
Zander-Greg has released the cigar crafted in celebration of Nat Cicco’s 50th anniversary, the HHB Gold. The line is a revamp of the existing HHB line, which was launched in 2012. For the 50th...
View ArticleWeekly News (Jan. 5, 2015)
Cigar News New Camacho? E.P. Carrillo Names New VP of Sales Espinosa Ships The Alibi JM Tobacco Adds Humidified Packs Maya Selva Revamps Villa Zamorano Packaging Nat Cicco Revamps HHB Gold Room101...
View Article2014 Awards: Announcement
We aren’t into turning any of these yearly awards into any more posts than they need to be, although we do appreciate breaking it up, at least categorically. That being said, many have asked when...
View ArticleRegular Production Reviews Coming in 2015
(Editor’s Note: A version of this post first appeared in the December version of The Newsletter.) Ashton Symmetry, Padrón Family Reserve No. 50 and the Tatuaje Lancero Sampler. Those are just three...
View Article2014 Awards: New Company of the Year
It was an interesting year for new cigar companies. We as a staff probably spent more time determining what the rules were for eligibility than we did ranking companies. Should Warped, who disappeared...
View ArticleSmoking Ban in Conway, S.C. Gets First Vote Tonight
A proposed smoking ban that would ban smoking in all private businesses in Conway, S.C. will get its first vote at tonight’s city council meeting. The council announced its intention to bring a smoking...
View ArticleCasino Gold HRS The Whale Shipping Tomorrow
The lone new release from Royal Gold Cigars at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show is ready to ship. The Whale, a 7 x 70 version of the Casino Gold HRS line will head to retailers tomorrow....
View ArticleRoom101 Announces Master Collection Three
First black, then gold and now white. In February, the third and final installment of the Room101 Master Collection will arrive on shelves, this time sporting a lot of glossy white. For those familiar...
View ArticleOpusX P**** Juice
(Editor’s Note: Some will find the name of this cigar to be inappropriate. If you are using a family or work computer, you might want to read this review elsewhere.) Right around April Fool’s Day 2011,...
View ArticleSmoking Ban Passes First Vote in Conway, S.C.
Heading into Monday night’s city council meeting in Conway, S.C., there didn’t seem to be a consensus as to whether or not a proposed smoking ban that would ban smoking in all private businesses with...
View ArticleOettinger Davidoff AG Acquires Stake in Asian Distributor
Oettinger Davidoff AG has announced that it has acquired a 25% interest in Bluebell Cigars (Asia) Ltd. effective January 1, 2015. As part of the agreement, Oettinger Davidoff AG has the right to...
View Article2014 Awards: Packaging Top 10
As we’ve done for the past few years, it’s the end of another year and time to reevaluate the best of what the cigar industry delivered in the form of packaging from the past year. It was a good year...
View ArticleOrchant Seleccion Oliva Launching Tomorrow
Tomorrow, British retailer Mitchell Orchant will add another line to his Orchant Seleccion portfolio of cigars, this time a release from Oliva. While U.S. consumers are likely most familiar with the...
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