A National Dialogue between the Nicaraguan government and opposition groups being mediated by Roman Catholic Bishops in Nicaragua has broken down, and violence has escalated in the Central American country. Opposition groups have been calling for the removal of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo. This was initially triggered by plans to […]
Royal Agio Cigars’ Balmoral brand is getting two new lines. At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, the company will introduce the Balmoral Añejo XO Connecticut and Balmoral Añejo XO Oscuro lines into the brand. These cigars join the follow-up to the current Balmoral Añejo XO. It’s Royal Agio Cigars’ first two major releases since establishing […]
Quality Importers (QI) has a new Executive Vice President of Sales, and its a name familiar to many people in the cigar accessories segment of the business. Today, the Weston, Florida based company named longtime industry veteran Les Mann to the position. Mann is best known for his long tenure with Colibri. The move comes […]
The Crowned Heads Four Kicks Maduro Lancero LE 2018, a cigar that was originally offered at the 2018 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Convention this past April, will have a more widespread launch. Today the Nashville Tennessee based company announced the cigar will now be featured at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show in Las […]
Black Works Studio’s Sindustry is back for a second year in a row. Today the company announced that the 2018 edition of Sindustry is now available to its local retailers. Sindustry features the same tobacco components that were on the first edition, including a San Andres Maduro wrapper with a Nicaraguan Habano binder and Nicaraguan […]
For Prime Time Special Edition #34 we are proud to welcome back J. Glynn Loope, Executive Director for Cigar Rights of America. We will catch up on the war with the FDA – and we will look at warning labels, ANPRMs, legislation, and a whole lot more. If you miss us, you can catch Prime […]
At this 2018 IPCPR Trade Show slated to open on July 14, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gran Habano Cigars will introduce a new Connecticut wrapped cigar known as Blue in Green. In a press release announcing the production offerings, Gran Habano describes Blue in Green as “selected from the best vintage tobaccos, this […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, La Flor Dominicana released the latest installment of its Factory Press series. This year’s release was simply dubbed the La Flor Dominicana Factory Press. It was the first Factory Press release that La Flor Dominicana had released in four years. The Factory Press series has three signature characteristics: First, […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Nat Sherman will launch a major portfolio overhaul and new branding strategy. This will restructure the premium cigar and cigarillo lines in the Nat Sherman portfolio into three brands. It’s also the first major announcement from Nat Sherman since the brand was acquired by Altria last year. Under the […]
BURN by Rocky Patel, the luxury cigar lounge brand owned by Rocky Patel of Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has announced the opening of its Oklahoma City lounge. The new Oklahoma City location becomes the third branded BURN by Rocky Patel luxury cigar lounges. Plans are for the lounge to have its official grand […]
