Hiroshi Robaina, 2014 IPCPR Trade Show In 2014, Cubanacan Cigars has been undergoing a transformation. Earlier this year, the company streamlined their portfolio around three brands – Cubanacan, Mederos, and Soneros. Meanwhile the company has also embraced its heritage and is looking forward to the future. Prior to the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, it was […]
Feature Story: Viaje Cigars at the 2014 IPCPR
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Prior to the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje Cigars made three announcements on new releases: Viaje Collaboration 2014, Viaje Cache, and the Viaje Satori 2014. While these products were on display at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, these products were already shipped to retailers just prior to the show. The name Viaje means “journey” and […]
Feature Story: Viva Republica Looks to the Future
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The 2014 IPCPR Trade Show is proving to a be a busy one for Jason Holly and Viva Republica. This is the third IPCPR for Holly and his company, but this year is the first now officially being a part of the Miami Cigar and Company family. At the same time, Holly has launched his […]
Feature Story: Armand Assante Appears at Cigar Event in Chicago
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Emmy Award winner, and Golden Globe nominee Armand Assante in person appeared at a cigar event on May 31st hosted by Casa de Puros in Lake Forest, Illinois. Th event featured Assante’s Ora Vivo Cigars as well as food and liquor tastings. A portion of the proceeds went toward the Wounded Warrior Project. The Ora […]
Feature Story: A Look at Old School Cigars by La Sirena
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Yesterday, we covered details of the announcement that La Sirena Cigars was acquiring Old School Cigars. As a result of this acquisition, three cigars from Old School Cigars became the “Old School Cigars by La Sirena” line. Today, we take a look at some of the offerings in this line. Old School Cigars was founded […]
Feature Story: How Will a Premium Cigar Be Defined in the Eyes of the FDA?
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Yesterday, if you read mainstream media reports, you heard of the FDA’s decision to regulate the e-cigarette industry. However, if you are a close follower of the premium cigar industry, you know that the FDA’s Deeming Document on tobacco regulation goes far and beyond e-cigarettes and can hit the premium cigar industry hard. One thing […]
Feature Story: Nat Sherman’s Herklots Launches Aureole Las Vegas’ #ChasingThursdays
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Nat Sherman Vice President Michael Herklots was in attendance for the launch of Auerole Las Vegas’ #ChasingThursdays event. The event also featured Chef Charlie Palmer and Robin Leach. #ChasingThursdays is described as a “a fun-filled evening to the tune of live jazz music and exclusive cigar pairings from Nat Sherman to be enjoyed on our […]
Feature Story: Gary Griffith Talks Future Plans of Emilio Cigars
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Emilio Cigars Brand Developer Gary Griffith Emilio Cigars brand developer, and House of Emilio founder Gary Griffith was our special guest on Episode 91 of Stogie Geeks. In this conversation, we asked Griffith about some projects that he had announced, but had been on hold: Carpe Noctem, Mia Dora, La Musa and Los Regalos. Carpe Noctem […]
Feature Story: Ortega Wild Bunch 2013
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As many of our readers know, we have been following the Ortega Wild Bunch Series 2013 since it was announced late in 2012. We have had an opportunity to smoke each of the releases. The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 series is a unique limited production cigar concept that was introduced by Ortega Premium Cigars. The […]
Feature Story: Nat Sherman Cigar Pairings with Whiskeys
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The concept of pairing a cigar with a spirit has been around for quite a while. In this feature story, Michael Herklots, Vice President of Retail & Brand Development has put together a list of ten whiskeys and has looked at ten cigars in his portfolio that will be best paired with them. A pairing between […]