Jason Holly, owner and founder of Viva Republica is launching a new brand. Tonight Ivy Cigars will make its debut at an exclusive event being held at Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Illinois. Ivy is described as a brand under its parent company Viva Republica that will boast a “completely different personality”. The brand’s first […]
Cigar News: Camacho Powerband Coming in June
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Since it’s historic relaunch in 2013, Camacho Cigars has used to month of June to launch its major release for the year. 2016 will be no exception as Camacho has announced its second installment of its Master-Built series with the Camacho Powerband. The new Camacho Powerband keeps to the brand’s theme around “boldness”. In a […]
Cigar News: H. Upmann Ingot TheBanker Private Holding Coming This Month
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This month Atladis USA is releasing a limited edition off-shoot to its H. Upmann – The Banker line. The new cigar is called H. Upmann Ingot TheBanker Private Holding. An ingot is a name for a gold bar and this is a theme being incorporated into the box design. While the original H. Upmann Banker […]
Cigar News: Tatuaje Reserva K222 Launched
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There is a new addition to the Tatuaje Brown Label Reserva line. The cigar is called the Tatuaje Reserva K222 and it pays homage to Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson’s late Rottweiler, Kona. The cigar was launched on April 23rd at Fujioka’s Wine Times in Honolulu, Hawaii and now is slated to make its nationwide […]
Cigar News: Selected Tobacco To Add Byron Siglo XXI Elegantes
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Selected Tobacco has announced a line extension to its Byron Serie Siglo XXI line that will make its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas this summer. The new size will measure 6 1/8 x 55 and will be known as the Byron Serie Siglo XXI Elegantes. This size had previous been […]
Cigar News: Crowned Heads Angel’s Anvil 2016 Soon to Arrive at TAA Retailers
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Numerous Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers are saying they anticipate delivery this month of The Angel’s Anvil 2016 – the latest release by Crowned Heads for the TAA. The Angel’s Anvil 2016 marks the third consecutive year, Crowned Heads has provided a release for the TAA. The Angel’s Anvil 2016 will mark a few […]
Cigar News: PDR Cigars Introducing A. Flores 1975 Gran Reserva Deflorado at 2016 IPCPR
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At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars will introduce a new blend into its A. Flores Gran Reserva line. The A. Flores 1975 Gran Reserva Deflorado will become the third blend into the Gran Reserva line. The cigar will incorporate a special Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper known as Deflorado. Information on this release was […]
Cigar News: Padrón Dámaso Gets Two New Vitolas
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The spring of 2016 has proven to be an unusually busy one in terms of new releases for Padron Cigars. Earlier this month the company announced the new Padron 1964 Anniversary Hermoso line extension. Now comes word of two new vitolas to its newest line, the Padron Damaso. The vitolas are called No. 32 and […]
Cigar News: Boutique Blends Brings Back Black Knight
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Boutique Blends has resurrected an old brand in its portfolio. The company has announced that the Black Knight brand is returning. The new Black Knight features an all new blend and will be an exclusive to JR Cigar and its distribution arm, Santa Clara Cigars. The original Black Knight was a part of the King […]
Cigar News: Gran Habano La Colección de Elegancia Introduces Three New Sizes of Corojo #5
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Gran Habano Cigars has announced a new sampler collection called La Coleccion de Elegancia (The Elegance Collection). The new fifty count sampler includes five sizes of Gran Habano’s Corojo #5, including three never before released sizes. The La Coleccion de Elegancia will be geared toward smaller ring sizes. All five vitolas in the sampler are under a 48 […]