Add Oregon to the list of U.S. States to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. Governor Kate Brown signed a bill passed by the Oregon legislature that made Oregon the fifth state to have age 21 as the minimum age to buy tobacco products. Oregon joins Hawaii, California, New Jersey, and Maine as States that have raised […]
At this year’s 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Casa Fernandez showcased a line called Secretos del Arte. It’s the new name for the Master Mason line – which made its debut in 2016. The name was changed due to trademark issues. While there were box and band changes, the blend and sizes remain the same. Secretos del […]
LH (Lavida Habana) Cigars is a brand founded by Nick Syris and Omar Nasr. The brand originally started selling cigars at lounges in the Middle East and grew in popularity. In 2014, LH Cigars set its sights on the U.S. market working with the Tabacos de Costa Rica to produce a line of cigars for the American market. […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Marrero Cigars launched a new 5 x 54 box-pressed offering into its Flor de Nino line. The Flor de Nino Robusto becomes the third vitola to offered in the line. The Flor de Nino line is an all box-pressed line offered by Marrero Cigars. It consists of an Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper, an Ecuadorian […]
The Montecristo Espada Estoque, a limited edition offshoot of the Espada by Montecristo line, is returning for a second release. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A announced that 2,500 boxes of the Estoque will be heading to retailers this fall. The release is being dubbed the Montecristo Espada Estoque Vintage 2002. The Estoque Vintage 2002 is […]
Last year, industry veteran Anthony Serino launched Serino Cigar Company and his Serino Royale line. It was a project done with another industry veteran, Omar González Aleman of La Corona Cigars S.A. Serino was one of the revelations of the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show and since then the line gained significant traction. This year, it was time for […]
It’s been nearly five years since we heard from Berger & Argenti, but this year the company was back at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, showcasing a new iteration of its most famous cigar, the Berger & Argenti Entubar. Berger & Argenti was originally formed by Don “Kiki” Berger, Michael and Albert Argenti. The brand pretty much […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A. unveiled a new Connecticut Broadleaf offering under its Saint Luis Rey brand known as the Saint Luis Rey Natural Broadleaf. While releases such as the Saint Luis Rey Serie G Maduro have utilized bold and oily Connecticut Broadleaf wrappers, the Saint Luis Rey Natural Broadleaf is going to be […]
The Robbie Streitz era at PDR Cigars has come to a close. Today Robbie Streitz announced he has resigned as National Sales Manager for PDR Cigars. In an email sent to media and customers, Streitz commented, “Today with a heavy heart I resigned from PDR Cigars USA, effective immediately. Although my time at PDR was […]
Crux Cigar Company had a banner year in 2016; so coming into the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, the company decided to build on those strengths in terms of what its product roadmap would be. Crux captured three high honors from online media in 2016. We awarded the company the 2016 Cigar of the Year award for the Crux du […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Marrero Cigars launched a new 6 x 52 Torpedo offering into its Tico line. The new Tico Torpedo becomes the fourth vitola in the line. The Tico line consists of an Ecuadorian Habano Rosado wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and undisclosed filler. Consistent with the rest of the line, the Tico Torpedo is packaged […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company launched two new blends for Macanudo – Macanudo Inspirado White and Macanudo Inspirado Black. While both cigars were showcased at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, attendees of this year’s IPCPR got a sneak preview at the opening gala that was sponsored by General Cigar. Macanudo Inspirado White and […]
