Crowned Heads has announced its limited edition offering for 2023 under its Le Carême. It’s a rounded 4 x 54 Short Robusto known as the Le Carême Pastelitos LE 2023. Crowned Heads is known for its limited edition line extensions under its existing brands. Since 2018, Crowned Heads has released a limited offering under Le Carême […]
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Cigar News: Powstanie Announces New Pricing for Core Lines
Pospiech Cigars has announced the following new pricing on its Powstanie core lines – the Habano and Broadleaf. The following are the new prices. These prices go into effect on February 13, 2023. Habano Single Pricing Toro – $13.10/cigar Belicoso – $12.90/cigar Perfecto – $12.10/cigar Robusto – $ 12.10/cigar Corona – $11.90/cigar Broadleaf Single Pricing […]
Prime Time Special Edition 134: Aging Experiment #5, Part 1: Padrón Family Reserve No. 46 Maduro
Tonight we begin Aging Experiment #5 as we discuss and smoke the Padrón Family Reserve No 46 Maduro. With the “Aging Experiment” Series, Bear and Coop smoke a cigar, smoke another cigar of the same blend and size six months later, and a third cigar one year later. The idea is to see how the […]
Cigar News: Premium Cigar Association Criticizes Validity of CDC Survey On Tobacco Ban
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the results of a survey that showed a majority of respondents favored a policy prohibiting the sale of all tobacco products as well as favoring a policy for the sale of menthol cigarettes. Today the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) issued a strong response questioning […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 136: 2023 Big Game Pre-Game Show w/ Jonathan Carney, La Flor Dominicana
Join us for our annual “Big Game” pre-game show. Once again we will have Jonathan Carney, Vice President of Sales of La Flor Dominicana, to preview the big matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. This year the “Big Game” is in Glenda. La Flor Dominicana is also a company […]
Cigar News: Tatuaje Retires 22 SKUS in U.S. Portfolio Streamlining
Tatuaje has announced it is retiring 22 SKUs in the U.S. market. Included in the streamlining is the retirement of the Tatuaje Mexican Experiment II line as well as the value-priced lines of El Suelo and Trocadero. The following are the lines being retired. Tatuaje says they will not be stocking these items in the […]
Prime Time Special Edition 133: Tom Lazuka, Asylum Cigars
As we wrap up 2022, we welcome the one and only Tom Lazuka back to Prime Time. We will catch up with Tom on all things Asylum and CLE. We will also talk some industry topics with Tom, and of course we will see how Tom is holding up during a tough year for professional […]
Prime Time Special Edition 132: Reviewing the 2022 Reveal
CA has published its Top 25 list and it was embroiled in a lot of controversy. Was this justified or not? Tonight, we will have the Cigar Coop Coalition in the house and will also be joined by Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates for commentary and analysis of the […]
Cigar News: Selected Tobacco to Release Byron Limited Edition Humidor Sets for 2023
Selected Tobacco has released a set of Byron Humidors for 2023. This edition of the Byron Humidors is limited to one size per blend, with 7,500 cigars produced per blend. The 2023 edition features extra-aged offerings from Byron 19th Century Grand Poemas, 20th Century Habaneros and 21st Century Elegantes lines. The blends have four to […]
Cigar News: Dissident Home Returns for 2023
After a one-year hiatus, Dissident Cigars has announced the return of its annual limited edition cigar, Dissident Home. The Dissident Home 2023 marks the fourth release of the Home. The release had been put on hold for 2022 around the time when the brand was acquired by Cynn and Joshua Coburn. As in previous years, […]