Earlier this year, Tabacalera S.A. announced a new offering under its VegaFina brand known as the VegaFina 1998. The cigar pays homage to the year that the VegaFina brand was launched. VegaFina is a brand also sold by the U.S. arm of Tabacalera S.A., Altadis U.S.A. Over the years, VegaFina has been a brand that […]
When the third Saturday of October comes around, it could only mean one thing in College Football – the annual game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers. This year’s game is taking place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Tuscaloosa’s own R & R Cigar Mansion is getting an exclusive cigar from La Flor Dominicana […]
Episode 112 is one you are not going to miss. Tonight, we are proud to welcome the legendary Lars Tetens to the Prime Time Show. We’ll learn of Lars’ journey in the cigar industry and talk about his big comeback in 2019. We’ll talk Cigars, Music, and yes – seasoned salt! Tune in live at […]
Tatuaje Cigars has announced the Unlucky 26 retailers who will receive dress boxes of this year’s Monster Series releases – Tatuaje The Chuck and Tatuaje The Tiff. Since there are two Monster releases, this year the total number of retailers who will receive the dress boxes is doubled. In previous years, the retailers were referred […]
Imperial Brands PLC has announced that Chief Executive Officer Alison Cooper will step down from the role of CEO. The move will take place once the Board of Directors finds a successor. In a press release Imperial Brands PLC Chairman Mark Williamson, said: “Alison has worked tirelessly and with great energy and passion during […]
Late in 2018, Crux Cigars announced a series of three line extensions known as the Short Salomone Series. It’s a limited production line extension that would add a 6 x 54 Short Salomone vitola to three of Crux Cigars’ lines: Crux Guild, Crux Epicure, and Crux Limitada. Since its launch in 2014, most of the […]
The year 2019 has certainly been interesting at Alec Bradley Cigars. For many years the company has had success making cigars in Nicaragua and Honduras, primarily working with the Raices Cubanas and Plasencia factories. While much was made of company founder Alan Rubin‘s acquisition of the Lars Tetens brands, there were a couple of projects […]
The Undercrown ShadyXX, a cigar that was showcased at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show is now on its way to Drew Diplomat retailers. The origins of the ShadyXX actually trace back to 2014 when Drew Estate and Shady Records collaborated for the Undercrown ShadyXV to commemorate Shady Records’ 15th anniversary. The cigar was originally released […]
The CAO Orellana, the fourth installment of CAO’s Amazon Series, is now beginning to appear on retail shelves. This was a cigar that was previewed at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. Orellana is named for Francisco de Orellana, the European explorer who was the first the navigate the Amazon River. The cigar is highlighted […]
The Aladino Corojo Reserva Toro is the second size released in JRE Tobacco Company’s Aladino Corojo Reserva line. At the 2018 IPCPR, the Aladino Corojo Reserva line made its debut in the Robusto size. It’s a cigar that went on to capture the 2018 Cigar of the Year on Cigar Coop. The Toro size made […]
The La Palina Goldie Churchill, the eighth installment of the La Palina Goldie Series has now arrived at retailers. The cigar was originally showcased at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show as the La Palina Goldie Julieta, but since then has been given a new name. The Churchill is the same 7 x 48 cigar that […]
On Episode 111, we are honored to welcome Erik Wentworth of Hammer + Sickle Cigars. We’ll catch up on all of the latest happenings going on with Hammer + Sickle. Plus, in our Alec Bradley Live True segment we discuss theme parks, and in our Deliberation Segment we’ll discuss whether 2019 is a down year […]
