Benjamin “Benji” Menendez is retiring from General Cigar Company effective the end of the year. This completes a seven decade career that has spanned 61 plus years in the cigar industry. Information on this story was broken by A Cigar Smoker’s Journal on December 4th. In addition a commemorative cigar in his honor will be […]
Room 101 Namakubi Ecuador H-Town Stogies World Class Cigars located in Houston, Texas will receive a limited edition retail exclusive line extension of Room 101’s Namakubi Ecuador. The Room 101 Namakubi Ecuador H-Town will be a traditional lancero becoming the fifth vitola to be released in the blend. Jorge Ahued, owner of Stogies World Class […]
The Viaje Holiday Blend 2013 will not be released this year. Meanwhile the company is planning something new for its December seasonal release called the Viaje Holiday Blend Christmas Tree. Information on this announcement was made on the company President Andre Farkas’ Facebook page. In a statement by Farkas on Facebook, “Unfortunately production delays […]
Miami Cigar and Company is continuing is trend in limited production, regional releases. The company posted on its Facebook page a picture of the La Aurora 107 Fraternindad. This is a release being targeted to the company’s Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas territory – adding a 6 1/2 x 42 lonsdale sized vitola. […]
Drew Estate Chairman Jonathan Drew took to his instagram account to give an update on the status of the MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured line. In a written comment by Drew, he said the following: “Cigars are closer to their national release. I apologize for their numerous push backs from their original planned date. … Please […]
The Torano Colosseum is a new cigar that has recently released by Torano Family Cigars. This has currently been released to Cigar International and is available through Meier and Dutch, the company’s brick and mortar distribution arm. Jack Torano, Marketing and Customer Relations Manager confirmed the release to Cigar Coop. The Torano Colosseum is a […]
Drew Estate’s Herrera Esteli line, the line created by Willy Herrera will be adding a lancero vitola to its line. The Herrera Esteli Lancero will become the sixth frontmark released in the line and will be positioned as more of a limited offering. Information on this announcement was made in the December 3rd edition of […]
Boutique Blends will be releasing its next installment in its Aging Room line. The Aging Room Quattro T59 will become the second box-pressed Aging Room Quattro. Information on this blend was reported December 3rd edition of the Cigar Insider. Follow-up information was released in a press release on December 9th. Cigar Insider originally reported Aging […]
Miami Cigar and Company has confirmed a three cigar sampler will be released containing one of each of their Puro Vintage cigars. A photo was initially posted on the company Facebook page, and this was followed up by a post on the company blog. The three cigars include the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2003, the La […]
On December 4th, the Nat Sherman Townhouse retail shop in New York will be the location for the launch of Reunion. Reunion is the first line of cigars by newcomer Bodega Premium Blends. The announcement of this launch was made via a press release by the company. As we covered a little over a week ago, Reunion […]
