When Crux Cigar Company launched in 2014, it took a very different unorthodox gateway into the cigar market by launching three offerings – each with a ring gauge no bigger than a 33 ring gauge. One of the offerings was a 4 x 32 short panatela known as Skeeterz. The other two offerings, the Ninfamaniac […]
On Episode 55, Scott Weeks of Recluse Cigar Company makes his Prime Time debut as he joins us live in the Serino Cigar Company studios! We catch up with Scott and get the lowdown on all of the latest happenings at Recluse Cigar. In our Debonaire Ideal, we talk about sourcing music, and debate about […]
On Episode 55, Scott Weeks of Recluse Cigar Company makes his Prime Time debut. Scott will be live in the Serino Cigar Company studios! We will catch up with Scott and get the lowdown on all of the latest happenings at Recluse Cigar. In our Debonaire Ideal, we will talk about sourcing music and in […]
Camacho Cigars is reaching back in the past for its annual Liberty Series release. Today the brand announced that the 2018 release of the Camacho Liberty will be the Camacho Liberty 2005 Throwback – a return of the Liberty blend released back in 2005. The Camacho Liberty series was first launched in 2002, and […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it has extended the comment period of the three Advanced Notice of Public Rule Making (ANPRM) initiative by 30 days. This includes the ANPRMs on regulating nicotine levels, flavored tobacco products, and the one on premium cigars. The new comment period dates are as follows: Tobacco […]
Black Label Trading Company has become the latest manufacturer to produce a cigar for Jim Robinson’s Leaf series. Today has come word that Leaf by James will be the fourth installment of the series. The cigar will have a pre-launch on Friday, June 8th at Robinson’s Leaf and Bean Store in Pittsburgh with a full […]
Each year the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Annual Trade Show and Convention is the largest gathering of the U.S. cigar industry. In recent years, the trade show has had its challenges and 2018 might be the biggest one to date with the crisis in Nicaragua and a potential strike looming by United […]
United Parcel Service (UPS) workers have authorized the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters to call a strike effective August 1st if the union cannot come to an agreement on a new labor contract. The strike could become one of the largest in U.S. history and while it will affect many industries, it could hit the […]
The CAO Zócalo is a limited edition cigar that was introduced by General Cigar Company earlier this year. It’s a cigar that falls under CAO’s World Collection, a group of cigars under the CAO brand that showcase different cigar tobaccos around the world. The World Collection is known for the use of rare Brazilian tobaccos (Amazon […]
Come this July, Altadis U.S.A. will introduce the Romeo y Julieta 1875 Nicaragua. It’s a Nicaraguan puro made in Nicaragua by the Plasencia family. The cigar had been seen available for pre-order by at least one retailer. News of the pending release was confirmed by Cigar Aficionado in their June 5th Cigar Insider. The Romeo […]
