Altadis Price Increase Coming Later This Week
Altadis USA has informed retailers that prices on most of its portfolio will increase on average of two to three percent on any orders placed after November 17. Four lines, almost all of them new...
View ArticleLa Reloba Getting Makeover
My Father Cigars’ La Reloba is getting an image makeover this year as the company looks to reinvigorate the brand for 2014. Janny Garcia, vice-president of My Father Cigars, said that the reworking is...
View ArticlePress Release: Toraño Family Cigar Co. Announces Blends From the Vault Tour
January 14, 2014 (Miami, FL)–Toraño Family Cigar Co., makers of some of the finest cigars in the world, proudly announces the “Blends from the Vault Tour”. The much anticipated Blends from the Vault...
View ArticleMacanudo Estate Reserve No. II
At the IPCPR show in July 2013, General Cigar Co. announced a new release to commemorate the 45th Anniversary of the Macanudo brand which was founded in 1968. Named the Macanudo Estate Reserve, the...
View ArticleOliva Raises Prices
Oliva Cigar Co. will be raising prices on its lines, as the company’s Serie G, Serie G Maduro, Serie O and Serie O Maduro lines will increase 2.5 percent, while the Connecticut Reserve and Serie V...
View ArticleAquitaine Mode 5
It’s no secret Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac loves his company’s CroMagnon Mode 5. As such, it should be no shock that next month, Aquitaine, the sister line of CroMagnon, will be receiving the 5 x...
View ArticleFabricas Unidas Raises Prices
Fabricas Unidas—the distribution company led by Christian Eiroa that is responsible for Asylum, CLE, EH Cigars, Herichera, Pura Soul and Wynwood—is joining the growing list of companies to raise prices...
View ArticlePress Release: Oettinger Davidoff AG Establishes Company in Spain
January 15, 2014 (Basel, Switzerland)–Oettinger Davidoff AG is reorganising its distribution in Spain. The collaboration with the local Spanish partner Proein SA has been terminated with effect from...
View ArticleRoMa Craft Tobac to Raise Prices of CroMagnon and Intemperance BA XII
Due to an increase in the cost of wrapper, RoMa Craft Tobac will be increasing the price of its CroMagnon and Intemperance BA XXI lines. “We’ve seen our US Connecticut Broadleaf costs increase about 40...
View Article1502 Emerald Lancero (Prerelease)
While still a relative newcomer to the cigar landscape, 2013 was a big year for 1502 and its parent company, Global Premium Blends. After announcing a distribution agreement with House of Emilio in...
View ArticleLakewood, Wa. To Decide On Park Smoking Next Month
As early as next month, the Lakewood City Council could announce bans on park smoking. While the largest city in Pierce County—Tacoma—banned smoking at parks five years ago, the Lakewood, a suburb, is...
View ArticleLa Jugada Nunchuck Emerges
Moya & Ruiz, the company behind La Jugada, have showed off the most unique feature of its upcoming La Jugada Nunchuck, two cigars connected together. The 7 1/2 x 52 parejo made for Cigar Dojo was...
View ArticleOliva Serie V Melanio Double Toro Pushed Back To February
For those wanting a 6 x 60 version of the Oliva Serie V Melanio, you are going to have to wait just a bit longer. While 500 boxes are already available in Europe, Oliva won’t begin shipping the newest...
View ArticleOrtega Teases Serie D Black
Eddie Ortega showed off a band of what is said to be a potential new line. First came a tweet regarding something referred to as Serie D Reserva Negra, a band that looked very familiar to the Fuente...
View ArticleQuesada Selección España Ninfa
In early 2011, Quesada handed out samples of a then mostly unknown blend to a few people at the Pro Cigar Festival in the Dominican Republic. Called the Selección España for obvious reasons, the blend...
View ArticleNew Orleans Targeted For IPCPR 2015
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) is targeting a return of its trade show to New Orleans in 2015. The IPCPR Board of Directors will vote on the location in the...
View ArticleBeach Smoking In Rehoboth Beach, Del. In Jeopardy
Rehoboth Beach is discussing a change in the city’s laws that would ban smoking on the beach and boardwalk on the Delaware coast. The proposal comes after Steve Curson, whose mother died from long...
View ArticleWeatherford, Texas Moves Forward With Smoking Ban
Smoking inside businesses that serve food as well as in parks in Weatherford, Texas will likely become a thing of the past. In separate moves, the City Council voted 3-2 in favor of banning the former,...
View Article601 La Bomba Bunker Buster Takes Shape
The newest Smoke Inn Microblend Series has emerged from its bunker, literally. Over the weekend, both Smoke Inn and Espinosa Cigars showed off images of the 601 La Bomba Bunker Buster, a 5 1/2 x 56...
View ArticleBullitt County, Ky. Bans Smoking In Public Buildings
For now, smoking in private businesses in Bullitt County, Ky. will be allowed, but smoking in public buildings will become illegal. After months of speculation and debate, the Fiscal Council passed the...
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