When we got word of what was planned for the 2015 edition of the Southern Cigar Festival, we knew there was something very special about this event. The combination of a world class venue, the best of the best of the cigar industry, and a host of amenities providing true southern hospitality easily put this […]
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Cigar News: Viaje Summerfest 2015
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, News, Viaje
Viaje Cigars has announced the availability of the Viaje Summerfest 2015. The Summerfest makes its return after a one year hiatus. As Viaje founder Andre Farkas told us on Episode 136 of Stogie Geeks, the Summerfest 2015 will be produced in a new factory and new country – the TABSA factory in Nicaragua. The cigar […]
Cigar News: Viaje Announces Availability of TNT and C-4 Editions
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, News, Viaje
Viaje’s first cigars from the Dominican Republic and PDR Cigars are now heading to retailers. The company has announced on its Facebook page that these Independence Day-themed cigars will be shipping this week to its preferred retailers. In an added twist, the cigars will use a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper – a first for Viaje. As […]
Cigar News: Black Label Trading Company Morphine Returns for 2015
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, Black Label Trading Company, Fabrica de Oveja Negra, News
Black Label Trading Company has announced its 2015 of its small batch Morphine. The 2015 Morphine release will feature a new blend available in three sizes and produced at the company’s new factory, Fabrica Oveja Negra. The cigars are scheduled to launch on June 27, 2015 with a national release party planned at Underground Cigar […]
Cigar Review: Ortega Larceny by Sean Williams
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Larceny, Review
Larceny is the first collaborative project between cigar industry veterans Eddie Ortega of Ortega Premium Cigars and Sean Williams of El Primer Mundo (EPM). The premise of this collaboration is that Ortega and Williams would each produce a blend to satisfy the other’s palate. The cigars received by each brand owner would be released under that brand owner’s name. […]
Cigar News: Sosa Cigars Bring Imperio Cubano Back to Miami
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, News, Sosa
With Sosa Cigars celebrating their 50 years in the cigar business. parent company Antillian Cigar Company is reaching into the past and revitalizing cigars from the brand’s past. As a part of that initiative, the company has announced that it is relaunching and reblending its Imperio Cubano line with both a natural and a maduro […]
Cigar News: Avo Syncro Nicaragua
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, AVO, Davidoff, IPCPR 2015, News
Two years ago, the Davidoff brand ventured into new territories with the Davidoff Nicaragua, now it’s the Avo brand’s turn. Today the company announced the Avo Syncro Nicaragua. This new offering will become the fifth regular production offering in the Avo portfolio, and the first since the rebranding of Avo earlier this year. Plans are […]
Cigar News: Nicholas Melillo Launches Foundation Cigar Company
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Foundation Cigar Company, IPCPR 2015, Melillo International, News, People
Nicholas Melillo, former vice president and director of tobacco and production at Drew Estate has announced the formation of his own company, Foundation Cigar Company. Melillo were serve as president and CEO of the company. The company will be based in his home state of Connecticut, but production will be done in Nicaragua. While details of […]
Cigar News: Miami Stash Becomes Second Ortega and Williams Collaboration
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2015 Preview, El Primer Mundo, News, Ortega
Fresh off a successful launch of their first collaboration Larceny, Eddie Ortega of Ortega Cigars and Sean Williams of El Primer Mundo are teaming up for another project. The duo has plans to release “Miami Stash”, a cigar that originates from the El Titan de Bronze in Little Havana in Miami Florida. Miami Stash will […]
Cigar News: Nestor Miranda Collection Danno 2015 set to Launch
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, Miami Cigars, Nestor Miranda, News
Back in January, Miami Cigar and Company Vice President Jason Wood was a guest on Stogie Geeks and talked about plans to bring back one Miami Cigar’s iconic offerings, the Danno. The Danno is a cigar that pays homage to Daniel Luis-Miranda, the son of company President Nestor Miranda. Now after a three year hiatus, […]