Since General Cigar Company has acquired CAO, they have always allowed the brand to maintain its creativity. This has been exhibited not only in its regular production releases, but also in many of its limited releases. This year, the creativity was once again demonstrated with the launch of the CAO Amazon Basin. This is a […]
Nathan McIntyre who helped House of Emilio grow from a single boutique to a nine company distribution arm has announced he is resigning as National Director of Sales and leaving the company. McIntyre will be staying in the industry as he will be joining Cubanacan Cigars as the Eastern U.S. Sales Manager. The following statement […]
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 […]
The lancero format is coming to the Avo Cigars brand. At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Avo Cigars announced the launch of the Avo Heritage in a 7 1/4 x 40 lancero format. This marks the first lancero to be released in under the Avo Cigars brand. The Avo Heritage Lancero will be a limited […]
Altadis USA has released a third VegaFina Sumum blend. At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, the VegaFina Sumum 2013 was showcased. This cigar introduced an entirely new blend into the VegaFina Sumum line. Like the previous two editions of the VegaFina Sumum series, the VegaFina Sumum 2010 and the VegaFina Sumum 2012, the VegaFina Sumum […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Ocean State Cigars unveiled a line extension to its J. Grotto Silk line – the J. Grotto Silk Lancero. Back in April, we broke news on Stogie Geeks announcing what would become the fifth vitola in the J. Grotto Silk line. The J. Grotto Silk line made its debut […]
The past year Noel Rojas has been very busy. Most notably he has transitioned to a new factory, Tabacalera Aromas de Jalapa. At the same time, Rojas is keeping busy with his lines. In addition to launching his Guayacan Maduro, Rojas has also launched a new line called Sabor de Esteli. From talking to Rojas, […]
La Barba Cigars, the company launched by Tony Bellatto and Craig Rossi is preparing to launch their second cigar. The La Barba Purple will make its debut this September. For this release, Bellatto and Rossi set their sights on the Dominican Republic to make this cigar. In 2013, La Barba Cigars launched their initial cigar, […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley showcased the Alec Bradley Texas Lancero. As we reported back in late May, the Texas Lancero is a play that “everything is bigger in Texas”. In the case of the Texas Lancero, this brings to the table a 7 x 70 offering. While size wise, the Texas […]
Avo Cigars has announced a line extension is coming to its Avo XO line. The Avo XO Toro made its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show and added a classic 6 x 54 size to this long-time popular line. The Avo XO features a Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and it offers a milder smoke in […]
