This past month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its final regulations on premium cigars. While traditional media, online media, blogs, and social media have all covered this, one thing that has become very clear to me is there is a lot of misinformation floating out there on this very topic. And it’s the […]
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Cigar News: Davidoff Art Edition 2016 Details Announced
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Davidoff, News
Back in late February, Davidoff announced a second installment of the Davidoff Art Edition. Today the company unveiled the specifics about the Davidoff Art Edition 2016. The company announced the cigar will have a formal launch at the Art Basel festival in Basel, Switzerland beginning June 16. For the Davidoff Art Edition 2016, Davidoff commissioned Olivia McGilchrist, […]
Cigar Review: Quesada 40th Anniversary Petite Belicoso Clasica
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Quesada, Review
In 2014, Quesada Cigars celebrated the 40th anniversary of when Manuel (Manolo) Quesada opened the MATASA factory in the Dominican Republic. To commemorate the occasion, Quesada Cigars released the Quesada 40th Anniversary line. This line featured five vitolas developed by Quesada’s daughters Raquel and Patricia using a San Andres wrapper. In addition, there was a sixth vitola that […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Crema to be Connecticut Shade Offering
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Espinosa, IPCPR 2016, News
Last year, Espinosa Cigars gave an overhaul to its eponymous line of cigars. The company introduced a new maduro offering with the release of Espinosa Especial. The company also re-released a revamped version of the Espinosa Habano. Now a new blend will carry the Espinosa name. This one will be in the form of a Connecticut Shade offering […]
Cigar News: Prendelo Cigar Company Releases Aristocrat and Rosa Blanca
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, News, Prendelo
Prendelo Cigar Company has added two new offerings into its portfolio. Both new cigars are the first Prendelo release to use Nicaraguan tobaccos for both the binder and filler. One offering is a 5 x 50 Robusto called Aristocrat while the other one is a 6 x 52 called “Rosa Blanca”. The cigars are available […]
Cigar Review: Espinosa Cream City MKE
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Espinosa, Review
Last month Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Metro Cigars received a shop-exclusive release from Espinosa Cigars called the Espinosa Cream City MKE. The Cream City pays homage to the city of Milwaukee. While Milwaukee is known as the “brew city” for its long history in the beer business, it has also been referred to as the Cream City. […]
Cigar News: Altria Files Lawsuit Against FDA Over Use of “Mild” on Tobacco Brands
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Altria, FDA, News
The first legal challenge from the tobacco business against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s recent final Deeming Rule on Tobacco has been filed. On Thursday May 26 2016, Altria filed a lawsuit in U.S. Federal Court in Washington DC over the FDA’s recent ban on the use of the word “Mild” on the company’s […]
Cigar Review: LH Maduro Lancero
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Lavida Habana, LH Cigars, Review
Earlier this year, LH Premium Cigars announced it was adding a lancero vitola to its lines. LH (Lavida Habana) Premium Cigars is a company that was founded by tobacconists Nick Syris and Omar Nasr. The company started out offering cigars to Lavida Habana lounges in the Middle East and grew in popularity in that market. A little over […]
Cigar Review: La Galera Habano El Lector by IndianHead Cigars
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, IndianHead Cigars, La Galera, Review
Over the past few years Jochy Blanco has become a power in the cigar industry in terms of tobacco growing and manufacturing. He has supplied tobacco and produced cigars out of his Tabacalera Palma operation in the Dominican Republic for some leading brands. Last year, Blanco made a strategic move – that to brand owner when […]
Cigar News: JSK Cigars Adding Crna Nok and Zlatno Sonce Lines
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Jas Sum Kral, JSK, News
Riste Riatevski is getting ready to expand his JSK brand. After the success of his initial Jas Sum Kral line, Riatevski will be adding two new blends, Crna Nok and Zlatno Sonce. These blends will round out his portfolio and introduce an both an Connecticut Broadleaf and Ecuadorian Connecticut into his line. The Crna Nok will […]