New Orleans Smoking Ban Facing Amendments
At today’s City Council meeting, five different amendments to the soon-to-be-enacted smoking ban in New Orleans will be heard. The new law, which takes effect on April 22, will prohibit smoking in...
View ArticleNew Tatuaje Sampler Coming to Events
Starting later this month, there will be a new addition to the list of products bought to Tatuaje events. Yesterday, Pete Johnson of Tatuaje showed off a new sampler containing five cigars packaged...
View ArticleLa Aurora 100 Años Lancero Lands at Burns Tobacconist
Burns Tobacconist has a new owner and now it has a new exclusive cigar. The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based retailer announced today that it has received the La Aurora 100 Años Lancero with a Cameroon...
View ArticleGreenfield, Mass. Increases Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
There’s one less town in Massachusetts where 18-year-olds can buy tobacco products, as the Greenfield Board of Health voted unanimously to raise the age to 21 on Wednesday night, a change that will go...
View ArticleDavidoff to Unveil Masterpiece Humidor Collection During Art Basel in Hong Kong
During the upcomoning Art Basel show in Hong Kong, Davidoff will unveil the first edition in its new Masterpiece Humidor Collection. “Cave de Paille” was created in collaboration with Paris-based...
View ArticleBreckenridge, Colo. Expands Smoking Ban
There are now even fewer places in Breckenridge, Colo. where smokers are allowed to light up, as the city council passed an amendment that expands the reach of the smoking ban and also includes...
View ArticleSecond Room101 Ichiban Heading to Cigar Realm
The second of Room101’s retailer exclusive Ichiban Series will land at Cigar Realm in Ashland, Va. next month. The Room101 Ichiban Roxxo, a 4 x 48 petit robusto, will be released on April 1, with...
View ArticleOliva Serie V Toro Special Limited Edition Made for CertiFresh Cigar
There’s a new Oliva Serie V coming out this month, but you will likely going to need to be near a golf course or a casino to find it. The Oliva Serie V Toro Special Limited Edition, 6 x 50, will be the...
View ArticleQuesada Selección España Churchill (Prerelease)
Tomorrow, Federal Cigar celebrates its 94th anniversary with a private party, and as so often there is a special cigar being made for the larger occasion, the Quesada Selección España Churchill (7 x...
View ArticlePortraits: Ivan Fajardo
Born in Jalapa, Nueva Segovia in 1977, Ivan Fajardo started in the tobacco business when he was 19-years-old. His first job was as a buncher at Padrón’s Tabacos Cubanica S.A., but left after only one...
View ArticlePadrón 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Natural
In 1962, José Orlando Padrón left his native country of Cuba and arrived in Miami, where he worked in carpentry for two years before founding the company that is now known as Padrón Cigars. The story...
View ArticleMaya Selva Celebrating 20 Years with Limited Edition Flor de Selva Lancero
While still relatively new to the U.S. cigar market, Maya Selva Cigars is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a limited edition lancero being added to its Flor de Selva line. Gabriel...
View ArticleWarped Teases Event-Only Cigar
Warped Cigars has recently started doing events, so naturally, there’s now event-only cigar. Kyle Gellis declined to talk a lot of specifics, including size, but he did tell halfwheel that it is made...
View ArticleMBombay Kesara Toro
It’s been a little more than 18 months since the cigar world was introduced to Mbombay, a line of cigars created by Mel Shah, the owner of Fame Wine & Cigar Lounge in Palm Springs, Calif. He...
View ArticleAVO Classic Covers 2015 Slated for April
While there won’t be an AVO birthday cigar this year, there will be an AVO limited edition. Earlier this year, Davidoff of Geneva unveiled a makeover for the AVO brand, which included a drastic...
View ArticleHoly Braille
Last month, in addition to announcing a trio of cigars and a name change, Lost&Found—formerly Impromptu and later Bellatto / Caldwell / Sears—released another cigar, Holy Braille. The concept of...
View ArticleWeekly News (March 16, 2015)
Cigar News AVO Announces Classic Covers Limited Edition Boutique Blends Teases New Aging Room Bin No. 1 Vitolas Cigraal Distributed Announced — Via Cigar Journal. Davidoff Unveils Masterpiece Humidor...
View ArticleDavidoff Limited Masters Edition 2015 Coming Next Month
After being teased last month, Davidoff has unveiled the full details of its next release, Davidoff Limited Masters Edition 2015. The release consists of two different vitolas, although each box will...
View ArticleJoya Red Robusto
At the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Joya de Nicaragua released Joya Red, a medium-bodied blend that incorporates Nicaraguan tobacco in the binder and filler and is wrapped in a habano leaf...
View ArticlePerdomo Ships First Installment of Small Batch Series
Perdomo Cigars has shipped the first of three installments in its new Small Batch Series to retailers. The collection uses tobaccos that have been aged for 10 years and will come in three wrapper...
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