The Merlion by La Sirena, the latest blend to join Miami Cigar and Company’s La Sirena brand will have a national launch at Burns Tobacconist in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 27 and July 28th. Back in May, Miami Cigar and Company issued a press release documenting details around the Merlion release. This release […]
Cigar Preview: L’Atelier Imports
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Back in May, the folks at Cigar Brief had an exclusive story on a new company being started by Tatuaje’s Pete Johnson called L’Atelier Imports. There are some more particulars in that story, but the important facts are: 1) This is a separate entity from Tatuaje Cigars; 2) The day to day operations […]
Press Release: Asylum Cigars Kicks in the Doors With Inaugural Launch
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Kevin Baxter and Tom Lazuka launch Asylum Cigars. Made at Christian Eiroa’s factory, the brand is going to market with three blends.
Cigar Preview: Ortega Serie “D” Natural
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Earlier this year, Eddie Ortega made some big new when he announced the launch of his own cigar company, Ortega Cigars. This was followed by the release of his first cigar, the Ortega Serie “D” Maduro. Recently, the Ortega Cigars web-site has been updated with release of a second blend in the Serie “D” collection […]
News: Christian Eiroa Forms CLE Cigar Company
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In a move that is not a surprise to many cigar insiders, Christian Eiroa, the president and long-time face of Camacho Cigars is launching his own company. This information was released in a report from Cigar Aficionado. The new company is called CLE cigars and gets its name from Eiroa’s initials (Christian Luis Eiroa). There […]
White House Petition: Not Allow The FDA To Regulate Premium Cigars
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We need President Obama’s support to prevent the FDA from moving ahead to regulate the premium cigar industry. This is as important as when you have signed the HR 1639 and S 1461 petitions. The following is a petition that has been created. We are asking all cigar enthusiasts to fill this out. You will […]
News: Manny Ferrero Passes Away
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On Wednesday morning (3/28/12) the cigar world was shocked to learn of the unexpected passing of Ashton Distributors’ Senior Vice President Manny Ferrero. Ferrero was 63 years old. Ferrero was in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico attending the annual Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) conference. He collapsed Tuesday night while on the dance floor at a […]
News: Rolando Reyes, Sr. Passes Away
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Photo linked from Reyes Family Cigars The cigar industry lost one of its legenary names as Rolando Reyes, Sr. has passed away last night. Reyes was the founder of Reyes Family Cigars that has such brands as Puros Indios and Cuba Aliados. He was 89 years old. Reyes’ roots come from cigar rolling. Originally from […]
News: Expanded Role at General Cigar for Michael Giannini
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Michael Giannini of General Cigar Michael Giannini, the director of Team La Gloria Cubana is moving into an expanded role at General Cigar Company. In this new role, Giannini will be overseeing all of the product development for all of the brands under General Cigar. During his tenure as director of Team La Gloria Cubana, […]
Cigar Preview: My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91st Cervantes
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To commemorate the 91st anniversary of Federal Cigars in New Hampshire, two exclusive My Father Le Bijou 1922 cigars have been made available to the shop. These cigars have been dubbed “My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91st Cervantes”. Each have modified blend and unique vitola from the original Le Bijou. The cigars officially went on-sale as […]