Cu’Avana Punisher A friend of mine asked me if I ever heard of “The Punisher”. This is a cigar made by a boutique company called Cu-Avana. I had not heard of this cigar, but it was explained to me that this was being billed as one of the most powerful smokes on the market place. […]
Aging Room Cigars M356 There is no doubt the limited edition cigars have created excitement in the cigar industry. Recently I had a discussion with a manufacturer about taking a limited edition cigar and moving it into the core line (similar to what E.P. Carrillo did with the Limitada 2010 moving it to Elencos). When […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Miami, FL) July 12, 2011: Torano Family Cigar Company is excited to unleash Vault, the family’s newest cigar creation. The Torano family will unveil Vault at the upcoming 2011 IPCPR in Las Vegas. Blends from the Vault originate from the family’s cigar “blend book” which was started by Carlos Torano, Sr. in […]
GURKHA REVEALS THREE NEW RETAILER EXCLUSIVE BRANDS: CELLAR RESERVE, ROYAL CHALLENGE AND SEDUCTION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MIAMI, FL., July 11, 2011: Beach Cigar Group Inc., owner of Gurkha Cigars, one of world’s most premium and luxurious cigar brands announced today the creation of three new retailer exclusive brands timed to launch at this year’s IPCPR […]
Back in April, I posted some information on why all cigar enthusiasts need to get behind HR 1639. This is some important legislation that give premium cigars an exemption from FDA control. I called this “the most important political action item I have posted to date.” There is now a real sense of urgency that […]
Oliveros Cigars is planning on launching another new blend at the 2011 IPCPR trade show. In addition to the launch of the small batch Aging Room Cigars‘ line and the new Swag Limitado ’99, Oliveros plans on launching an all-Nicaraguan puro called the Oliveros Sun-Grown Reserve. As from the title, this one will be […]
E.P. Carrillo Core Line Maduro – Club 52 Vitola Back when Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. was with La Gloria Cubana, one of my favorite cigars he blended was the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro. That cigar has become one of my favorite “go to” cigars since I became a cigar enthusiast. Earlier this year, when […]
Aging Room Cigars – M356 In the past few years, Oliveros has been expanding the brands in their portfolio. Such notable new brands that have been added to the Oliveros family have been the King Havano and Swag Cigar lines. At IPCPR this year, Oliveros plans to unveil another new brand into their family of […]
Emilio AF2 A rule of thumb I have is if you are looking to build a brand to carry in a retailer humidor, the key thing is there must be three blends that are solid from that brand. Over the past couple of months, I have sampled two amazing cigars from Emilio Cigars – the […]
The La Sirena Series A A few days ago, I was listening to the Dino Costa Radio show on Sirius XM Mad-Dog radio. While Dino is primarily known a sports host, he has been talking cigars. On this show, Dino had Rocky Patel as a guest (and gave Rocky a full hour!). Rocky made a […]
The Cigar Rights of America is reporting that SB 575 has been defeated. It did not make it out of the committee of Governmental Organization. The SB 575 bill was one of the most restrictive bills on smoking every proposed. The bill had prohibition-like measures as it calls for a tobacco ban on: all retail […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 05, 2011 – July 6, 2011 – Myriada Fusion Enterprises LLC, a newly formed Beaverton, Oregon company targeting the boutique cigar industry has released a new website. The website: http://www.temptationcigar.com is a source for the highly anticipated “Temptation” cigars. The cigars will come in nine sizes with […]
