Espinosa Cigars has released a shop exclusive to Metro Cigars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The cigar is called the Espinosa Cream City MKE and it will pay homage to the city of Milwaukee. The cigar was recently launched on April 27th at a launch party located at Metro Cigars Germantown location with Espinosa Cigars founder […]
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Cigar News: Jason Holly Launching Ivy Cigars
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Ivy Cigars, News, Viva Republica
Jason Holly, owner and founder of Viva Republica is launching a new brand. Tonight Ivy Cigars will make its debut at an exclusive event being held at Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Illinois. Ivy is described as a brand under its parent company Viva Republica that will boast a “completely different personality”. The brand’s first […]
Cigar News: Camacho Powerband Coming in June
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2016 Preview, Camacho, Davidoff, News
Since it’s historic relaunch in 2013, Camacho Cigars has used to month of June to launch its major release for the year. 2016 will be no exception as Camacho has announced its second installment of its Master-Built series with the Camacho Powerband. The new Camacho Powerband keeps to the brand’s theme around “boldness”. In a […]
Cigar News: H. Upmann Ingot TheBanker Private Holding Coming This Month
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Altadis, H. Upmann, News
This month Atladis USA is releasing a limited edition off-shoot to its H. Upmann – The Banker line. The new cigar is called H. Upmann Ingot TheBanker Private Holding. An ingot is a name for a gold bar and this is a theme being incorporated into the box design. While the original H. Upmann Banker […]
Cigar News: Tatuaje Reserva K222 Launched
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, News, Tatuaje
There is a new addition to the Tatuaje Brown Label Reserva line. The cigar is called the Tatuaje Reserva K222 and it pays homage to Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson’s late Rottweiler, Kona. The cigar was launched on April 23rd at Fujioka’s Wine Times in Honolulu, Hawaii and now is slated to make its nationwide […]
Cigar Review: Espinosa Murcielago Noir (2015)
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Espinosa, Review
Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars announced a return of the Murcielago line. The Murcielago (which is Spanish for “bat”) is a brand that was originally released in 2009 by EO Brands, the partnership between Erik Espinosa and Eddie Ortega. In 2012, Espinosa and Ortega dissolved the EO Brands and divided the company’s […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Cigars Names Eddy Guerra Director of Marketing
William Cooper Cigar News 3 Comments Gurkha, News, People
Gurkha Cigars has a new marketing director. Today the company announced Eddy Guerra will become the new Director of Marketing. In a press release announcing the hire, Kaizad Hansaotia,CEO of Gurkha stated:” I met Eddy Guerra in Thailand, and we quickly became friends. His knowledge about cigars and marketing acumen, make him a tremendous asset […]
Cigar News: Selected Tobacco To Add Byron Siglo XXI Elegantes
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Byron, IPCPR 2016, News, Selected Tobacco, United Cigar Retailers
Selected Tobacco has announced a line extension to its Byron Serie Siglo XXI line that will make its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas this summer. The new size will measure 6 1/8 x 55 and will be known as the Byron Serie Siglo XXI Elegantes. This size had previous been […]
Cigar Review: The Griffin’s Nicaragua Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Davidoff, Review, The Griffin's
At InterTabac 2015, Davidoff launched its newest line under The Griffin’s brand called The Griffin’s Nicaragua. The Griffin’s becomes the third brand under the Davidoff portfolio to be branded a “Nicaragua” cigar following the Davidoff Nicaragua and Avo Syncro Nicaragua. The Griffin’s Nicaragua was launched to Europe late in 2015 before being launched in the […]
Cigar Review: Crux Limitada PB5
William Cooper Reviews 3 Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Crux Cigar Company, Review
Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Crux Cigar Company announced a new line known as the Crux Limitada PB5. Since launching in 2014, Crux has built an impressive portfolio of blends. For those keeping score, the Limitada PB5 is the ninth blend to be released by Crux. Up until this point, the previous […]