Caldwell Cigar Company, the new company launched by Robert Caldwell is releasing three new blends in a new line of cigars called Seleccion Junior Varsity. This line joins the Caldwell Collection as launches for 2014 and brings the total number of blends to six. From looking at the Seleccion Junior Varsity, these will be more budget friendly […]
Leccia Luchador – El Hombre The Leccia Luchador is the third blend to be released by Leccia Tobacco. Leccia Tobacco was launched in 2013, and it marked the return of Sam Leccia to the cigar industry. Leccia’s first two releases, the Leccia Black and Leccia White caught the attention of many and helped solidified Leccia’s […]
Back in February, we reported on Robert Caldwell’s return to the premium cigar industry with the launch of Caldwell Cigar Company. In that report, we got a high level preview into the first three releases by the company called “The Caldwell Collection”. Today, the company officially launched the Caldwell Collection at an event in San […]
1907 by Dunhill Robusto Back in February, we noted that Dunhill Cigars was releasing a new line called the 1907 by Dunhill. General Cigar Company, who distributes Dunhill announced that the 1907 by Dunhill will hit retailer shelves in May, 2014 and provided some additional context around the release. The 1907 by Dunhill marks the […]
H. Upmann – The Banker – Annuity The H. Upmann – The Banker is the newest line of Altadis USA’s H. Upmann brand. A couple of weeks ago, we previewed this upcoming release. The Banker pays homage to the original brand founder Herman Upmann. Upmann was a German banker who in 1844 went to Havana […]
Cigar Rights of America (CRA) became the third major tobacco-based organization to issue a response to proposed regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration outlined in the recently released Deeming Document. Below is the text of a press release issued by the organization: On Thursday, April 24, 2014 the future of the premium cigar […]
Viaje Plata Lancero Back in February, Viaje President Andre Farkas was a guest on Episode 86 of Stogie Geeks and broke exclusive news that the company’s long awaited Viaje Trifecta project was finally coming. The Trifecta is a package of three Viaje blends, each in a 7 1/2 x 40 lancero format. Two of the […]
Washington DC area retailer, W. Curtis Draper has announced a second cigar is being added to their 127th Anniversary series. The Guillermo Leon Signature Ambassador, a limited production “bowling pin” shaped perfecto will be released to Draper’s. The Ambassador has been floating around in a limited capacity in the U.S. and Europe for over a year […]
El Oso by Warped Cigars – Belicoso El Oso marks an upcoming release by a Warped Cigars. The company is run by Kyle Gellis. Warped Cigars is a company that has focused around cigars, cigar accessories, and cigar lifestyle. To make the El Oso cigar, Gellis turned to the Sandy Cobas’ El Titan de Bronze […]
Yesterday, we covered details of the announcement that La Sirena Cigars was acquiring Old School Cigars. As a result of this acquisition, three cigars from Old School Cigars became the “Old School Cigars by La Sirena” line. Today, we take a look at some of the offerings in this line. Old School Cigars was founded […]
