Erik Espinosa, President of Espinosa Cigars appeared on the 7/21/12 edition of Kiss My Ash Radio and confirmed a story first reported by Halfwheel that EO Brands has been dissolved and the brands have been divided. Espinosa was a partner with Eddie Ortega with EO Brands. Earlier this year, Ortega announced he was leaving EO […]
Cigar Preview: Quesada España Jalapa
Quesada Cigars has posted information on a follow-up to its Quesada Seleccion Espana. This cigar is a variation of the original Seleccion Espana and is called the Quesada Espana Jalapa. The big difference is a change in wrapper. The cigar is expected to be launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The new Quesada Espana […]
News: Merlion by La Sirena National Launch in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
