The Knickerbocker Hotel has a new partner for its rooftop bar cigar lounge. Today, it was announced that Club Macanudo will team up with the iconic hotel to launch “Club Macanudo at the Knick” – a cigar lounge located at the Knickerbocker Hotel’s rooftop bar St. Cloud. The lounge will officially open for operation on […]
Cigar News: Jason Lois Departs Crossfire Cigars
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Jason Lois, who has served as served as the “face” and National Sales Manager of Crossfire Cigars has announced he is departing the company and is leaving the industry – at least on a full-time basis. In a statement on his Facebook page, Lois commented: It has been a pleasure and an honor to be […]
Cigar News: Baracoa Cigar Company Launches with “The Voyage”
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Baracoa Cigar Company, a new boutique company located in Maryland has announced its debut cigar called “The Voyage”. The name of the company and debut cigar were both inspired by the adventures and attitude of Christopher Columbus. Baracoa Cigar Company was founded by Danny Vazquez. For The Voyage, the cigar was the result of several years of research […]
Cigar News: MoyaRuiz to Release La Jugada Claro
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MoyaRuiz Cigars has announced it will release the La Jugada Claro. The cigar is significant for MoyaRuiz in that it is the company’s first shade grown Connecticut Shade offering. La Jugada Claro will feature an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. The cigar will be released in three sizes No.4 (5 1/2 […]
Cigar News: Miami Cigar and Company to Distribute Foundation Cigar Company Upsetters Brand
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Foundation Cigar Company has announced that Miami Cigar and Company will be the exclusive distributor for its newly announced Upsetters brand. Upsetters is the second brand released by Foundation Cigar Company, the company founded by Nicholas Melillo. The agreement comes as the new brand is set to release just before the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. […]
Cigar News: Mombacho Cigars SA, Mo Maali, and Casa de Montecristo Chicago Team up for Patina Brand
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Today Mombacho Cigars SA, Mo Maali, and Casa de Montecristo Chicago announce they are launching a new luxury brand called Patina. “When we flew down to Nicaragua to meet with the factories we had an idea of what we were looking for, but not necessarily a specific factory in mind. After we met with Mombacho, […]
Cigar News: Quesada Cigars Announces Fonseca Nicaragua
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Quesada Cigars has announced that it will release its first Fonseca cigar made in Nicaragua. Today the company announced that the appropriately named Fonseca Nicaragua will make its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade show. The cigars will also be a value-priced offering priced between $4.99 and $5.95. In addition to being made in Nicaragua, […]
Cigar News: Davidoff of Geneva Austria Moves Into New German Subsidiary
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Oettinger Davidoff has made a series of re-organizational announcements. The big one will see the current Davidoff of Geneva Austria team report into the new Davidoff of Geneva Germany Subsidiary. Under the announcement, Olaf Ruf, the recently named General Manager of Davidoff of Geneva Germany will assume responsibility for Davidoff of Geneva Austria. Isabella Keusch, […]
Cigar News: Trade Associations Request Delay for Effective Date of FDA Regulations
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This past week, the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR), National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO), and the Pipe Tobacco Council submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Tobacco Products requesting a delay of the effective date for the deeming regulations on pipe tobacco to retailers. The regulations are […]
Cigar News: RoMa Craft Tobac CroMagnon Monolith Features Limited Edition CroMagnon Timeline and Xikar Accessories
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This year RoMa Craft Tobac is celebrating five years in business. To commemorate the milestone, RoMa Craft Tobac goes back to the brand that started it all for them – CroMagnon. This month, the company is unveiling a special package called the CroMagnon Monolith. The package features a new limited edition version of the CroMagnon known as […]