Over the past couple of years, PDR Cigars has been revamping its portfolio to include revamping the blend and/or new packaging. The latest to get an overhaul is PDR’s ultra-premium Connecticut Valley Reserve (CVR) line. The CVR will feature a made over blend and new packaging. Plans are for the new CVR lines to hit […]
Cigar News: RoMa Craft Tobac Cancels September Date for WeaselFest 2020
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RoMa Craft Tobac has announced that Weaselfest 2020 will not take place this September. The following is a communication sent out to ticket holders: Weaselfest 2020 Ticketholders will have the option of reserving WeaselFest 2021 tickets at the 2020 price, exchanging a ticket for two El Catador de Los Gran Perfectos, or a partial refund. […]
Cigar News: CAO Bones Officially Announced
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General Cigar has announced the details around CAO Bones. It’s a cigar that pays homage to dominoes, dice and the good times had playing those games over a good cigar. In a press release announcing CAO Bones, CAO blender/brand ambassador Rick Rodriguez said, ““Bones is about kicking back with your friends with a cold beer […]
Cigar News: J.C. Newman Cigar Company to Ship Yagua in August
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Yagua, a limited edition cigar that was previewed at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show is finally heading to retailers in August. The Yagua project is one that comes from J.C. Newman’s Puros de Estelí Nicaragua, S.A. (PENSA) Factory Manager Lazario Lopez. The cigar is a throwback style cigar that is rolled without a cigar mold, […]
Cigar News: VegaFina 1998 Heading to U.S. Market
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The VegaFina 1998, a cigar released by Tabacalera SLU is heading to the U.S. market. VegaFina 1998 was a cigar that was released a year ago to the European market to commemorate 20 years of the VegaFina brand. It will now come to the U.S. as a part of the Tabacalera USA portfolio and will […]
Cigar News: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Releasing Two New Sizes to Mi Querida Triqui Traca
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Two new sizes are coming to Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s Mi Querida Triqui Traca line in the form of a Toro and a Gigantes. Both cigars are scheduled to reach retailers this August. The Mi Querida Triqui Traca 652 adds a traditional 6 x 52 Toro size into the line. The cigars will be […]
Cigar News: Viaje Black and White Released
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This past week Viaje’s authorized retailers have begun receiving a new two-blend known as Black and White. While the “Black” blend features a Maduro wrapper, it’s the “White” blend that Viaje cigar enthusiasts may be most interested in as it contains a Connecticut Shade wrapper. This marks the first national release of the Connecticut Shade […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez Adding 6 x 60 New World Connecticut
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This October, AJ Fernandez Cigars will add a 6 x 60 Gordo size to its New World Connecticut line. It will be the fifth size to be offered in the New World Connecticut line. The blend features a U.S. Connecticut wrapper over a Mexican San Andreas binder and fillers from Brazil and Nicaragua. The 6 […]
Cigar News: Fratello Cigars Expands Distribution to Brazil
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Fratello Cigars has announced Reality Cigars will handle its import and distribution in Brazil. Reality Cigars has been in operation since 1995 and according to Fratello Cigars in the largest importer and distributor of cigars, tobacco, and associated accessories in Brazil. “I first met Omar when he came to Brazil. He told me his […]
Cigar News: TMG Optimistic on TPE 2021 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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With the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out the in-person 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA), 2020 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA), and InterTabac 2020 Trade Shows, some questions have arisen as far as 2021’s first tobacco trade show, Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 (TPE). Today TMG (Tobacco Media Group), announced it is optimistic that TPE 2021 will […]