Pope of Greenwich Village Unveiled This Weekend
The Pope of Greenwich Village, the Drew Estate creation that’s the latest addition to Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series, made its debut on Saturday, though it will be a few more weeks before it’s...
View ArticleProCigar 2015: Day 4
I spent day four (Thursday) of ProCigar 2015 on one of the more interesting tours, split between Corporación Cigar Export (CCE) and Quesada Cigars. Or at least that’s what the program said. Our morning...
View ArticleProCigar 2015: Day 5
Rain was the theme of day five of the 2015 ProCigar Festival in Santiago, Dominican Republic. It started late Thursday night and continued into most of Friday, making for a bit damper and muddier of a...
View ArticleLa Flor de Cano Gran Cano (ER UK 2013)
When you think of Cuban cigars, La Flor de Cano is not where you would like start. Without the Edición Regional program, the brand has been limited to mixed fill cigars since 2002. In 2010, the La Flor...
View ArticleBellatto/Caldwell/Sears Add Holly Braille to February Releases
A week after announcing three releases for the series formerly known as Impromptu, Bellatto/Caldwell/Sears decided to do another impromptu, literally. Robert Caldwell posted a picture of a bundle of...
View ArticleWeekly News (Feb. 23, 2015)
Cigar News Altadis U.S.A. Announces Trinidad Lost Blends Bellatto/Caldwell/Sears Announces Holy Braille Bentley Tobacco, CLE & Patoro Announce German Distribution Deal Corporación Cigar Export...
View ArticleCigar Federation The Collective
In February 2014, the cigar news, reviews and social forum website Cigar Federation announced that it would be releasing its first branded cigar, a creation coming out of Casa Fernández’s Miami factory...
View ArticleSupreme Court Denies General in Cohiba Case
General Cigar Co. lost yet another legal round in the battle over the Cohiba trademark in the U.S. The United States Supreme Court declined to review the United Sates Court of Appeals for the Federal...
View ArticleFestival del Habano XVII: Day 1
It should come as no surprise that questions surrounding the future of Habanos S.A. as it pertains to the U.S. market would be among those asked at the press conference that kicked off the Festival del...
View ArticleProCigar 2015: Bonus (Day 6)
I know, technically ProCigar ended Friday night, or early Saturday morning. Slightly later, and I mean slightly, Patrick Lagreid and I left the Gran Almirante for two events on Saturday. Neither were...
View ArticleCuba Cigar Revenues Fall Slightly in 2014
As part of the annual Festival del Habano, Habanos S.A. delivered its annual revenue number for the previous year: $439 million. The number is down slightly from last year’s $447, the first time...
View ArticleAcuRite 00325 Hygrometer
I have had the AcuRite 00325 hygrometer ($12) for a while. I bought it quickly after I first saw it last spring figuring that I would quickly review one of the more popular hygrometers on the market,...
View ArticleCould Cuba Meet the Demand of the U.S. Market?
Yesterday, executives from Habanos S.A. told international media that the Cuban cigar company was waiting for the U.S. embargo to end and expected to “conservatively” capture 25-30 percent of the U.S....
View ArticleFlor del Valle Brumas Ships Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Warped Cigars will begin shipping La Brumas, the company’s first extension to its Flor Del Valle line. The cigar measures 4 1/2 x 48 and is priced at $9.45 per cigar, packaged in boxes of 25....
View ArticleJericho Hill Shots
It’s winter, which for cigar smokers means smaller cigars. Crowned Heads threw itself into that mix earlier this year when announced the Jericho Hill Shots, the first extension to the brand the company...
View ArticleFestival del Habano XVII: Day 2
Day one of the Festival del Habano XVII wrapped up with a bang as the party moved to the Old Tobacco & Wood Warehouse in the Port of Habana for a celebration of the Romeo y Julieta brand and the...
View ArticleBCS, Formerly Impromptu, Is Now ‘Lost&Found’
Two weeks ago, Robert Caldwell announced that the project formerly known as Impromptu was no longer Impromptu, rather Bellatto/Caldwell/Sears, or BCS. That name won’t see its month birthday, as now...
View ArticleHeadlines 2nd Edition Page 2
Originally created by Dee Aguasvivas and blenders Don Amadiz and Radhames Perez of Tabacalera Real, the Headlines brand was revitalized earlier this year, and is now a collaboration between Aguasvivas,...
View ArticleBodega Slates Lancero, Petit Coronas for Summer; Tweaks Distribution Model
At last year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Bodega Premium Blends announced that it would adding a few smaller ring gauge cigars to its portfolio. Some of those were expected by the fall of 2014,...
View ArticleTatuaje TAA 2011 Makes a Comeback for 2015 Release
Tatuaje fans, get ready. In April, the Tobacconists’ Association of America will holds its annual meeting and there will once again be an exclusive Tatuaje made for the some 80 retailers who are...
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