Category: News
Cigar News: Cigar Dojo & Espinosa Cigars Announce Feng Shui
Today Cigar Dojo and Espinosa cigars announced their latest collaboration, a cigar called Feng Shui. This marks the third release between the two companies.
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Cigar News: H. Upmann to Ship Grupo de Maestros CT Next Month
Altadis U.S.A. will be shipping the new H. Upmann Connecticut by Grupo de Maestros starting next month, to selected retailers. It is being released in conjunction with the 175th anniversary of the H. Upmann brand. The H. Upmann Connecticut by Grupo de Maestros was envisioned and blended by Rafael Nodal as a unique and bold Connecticut cigar.
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Cigar News: Black Label Announces Barber Pole Morphine
This years marks the 5th anniversary of Black Label Trading Company’s Morphine release. This year, one vitola, the lancero, will feature a barber pole style with two wrappers one Ecuador Maduro and One San Andres.
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Cigar News: Davidoff Chooses to Conclude The Art Initiative
Oettinger Davidoff AG will be realigning their sponsorship, and conclude the Davidoff Art Initiative which was launched in 2012. Current projects and residencies of the Davidoff Art Initiative in Basel, Bogotá, and New York will continue as planned throughout 2018.
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Cigar News: Mombacho Updates the Look of Liga Maestro
Mombacho Cigars revealed new packaging design for their Liga Maestro line at the IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas earlier this month. The new boxes have a matte black finish with gold embossed Mombacho logo and are already shipping to retailers. The Tierra Volcán line will also be available in a similar box concept later this year.
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Cigar News: HR Signature Series Gets a Price Reduction
White Hat Cigars have announced price reductions on the H.R. Signature Line. “We are reducing the wholesale price by 35% on 5 of the 6 sizes in the H.R. Signature line. We are incredibly proud of these cigars and want to get them into more hands.” said Spence Drake, owner of White Hat Cigars
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Cigar News: Casa Cuevas to Expand Core Lines
Casa Cuevas Cigars will be expanding the core lines in the form of the Clásico Prensado. The new extension releases stay true to the original Habano & Maduro blends while the new vitola brings the popular box pressed shape to the line-up. The 6 X 48 box pressed cigars will be available in 20-count boxes starting in August of 2018.
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Cigar News: STG Acquires Peterson Pipe Tobacco
Scandinavian Tobacco Group recently announced the closure of a deal wherein they will acquire the premium pipe tobacco portfolio of Peterson Pipe Tobacco from Kapp & Peterson Limited from Ireland. Specific terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.
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5 Days Left to Submit Comments to the FDA
Last month, the FDA extended the deadline for public comments on how/if it should regulate premium cigars. That deadline is July 25th, giving you 5 more days to submit comments.
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IPCPR 2018: Our Favorite Videos
Here are just a few of our favorite live videos from IPCPR including interviews with Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars and Nestor Plasencia of Plasencia cigars.
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Blind Man’s Puff IPCPR 2018 Live Coverage
This year we are doing things a little different for IPCPR. Instead of taking a bunch of pictures and videos and writing articles later, we are doing things LIVE. That’s right, from Today July 13th through Tuesday July 17th, follow our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube accounts for live pictures and video interviews from the show floor. You can view them all together in the feed below or follow our accounts on each platform.
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Cigar News: Hamlet Liberation to Launch at 2018 IPCPR
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) will debut the third line of cigars developed by Cuban master blender, Hamlet Paredes. It is called Liberation by Hamlet, and will be a single size figurado with a tapered head and shaggy foot. It’s meant as a testament to Hamlet’s talent as a cigar roller that is regularly displayed during his countless in-store events nationwide.
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