The Viaje Jalapeno, a cigar project that pays homage to the spicy pepper with the same name is returning for 2016. Today Viaje announced that the Viaje Jalapeno 2016 edition will begin shipping to its authorized retailers beginning on 4/18. Details were announced on the company’s Facebook page today. Like the 2015 edition of the Viaje Jalapeno, […]
Cigar News: Viaje Exclusivo Reserva Coming Soon
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Viaje Cigars is getting ready to release new extension to its Exclusivo line called the Viaje Exclusivo Reserva. The Exclusivo Reserva uses a concept that was used in the past with the Viaje Oro and Platino Reserva releases. The Reservas feature tobaccos that have been aged longer, and once the cigars are rolled they are […]
Cigar News: Padrón 1964 Anniversary Hermoso Released
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Padron Cigars has officially announced its new short 4 inch line extension to its 1964 Anniversary series. The cigar is called the Padron 1964 Anniversary Hermoso and it measures 4 x 56. Par for the course with the Padron 1964 Anniversary line, it will be offered in a natural and maduro. Last month, Cigar Aficionado noted […]
Cigar News: Warped Cigars Maestro del Tiempo Coming for 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Warped Cigars will unveil a new brand called Maestro del Tiempo. The name Maestro del Tiempo means “Master of Time”. This is a name that is appropriate for this project as it required some patience to make sure the blend would result in exactly what Warped Cigars was looking […]
Cigar News: Southern Draw Cigars Adding QuickDraw Connecticut
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This Spring, Southern Draw Cigars will launch a new blend called the QuickDraw Connecticut. The cigar will become Southern Draw’s first Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade Cigar and becomes the first cigar in the QuickDraw line to feature two vitolas. Plans are for the new QuickDraw Connecticut Blend to be rolled out through a series of […]
Cigar News: La Gran Llave Introduces LGL Limited
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Last month came word that cigar industry veteran Michael Argenti was returning to the cigar industry with a new company called La Gran Llave. At that time the company announced its first release, the self-titled La Gran Llave cigar. Last month at the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas, La Gran Llave introduced a […]
Cigar News: CroMagnon Firecracker by RoMa Craft Tobac Coming to Two Guys Smoke Shop
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The next installment of Two Guys Smoke Shop’s shop exclusive Firecracker release will be coming from RoMa Craft Tobac. Today the retailer announced that the 2016 edition of the Firecracker will be an extension of the RoMa Craft CroMagnon line. The initial announcement was made on the 4/9/16 edition of The Cigar Authority Radio Show. […]
Cigar News: Jas Sum Kral Adds Three New Sizes
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Fans of the Jas Sum Kral cigar will have some new sizes to look forward to. Company owner Riste Riatevski confirmed the addition of three new sizes. The new sizes are a Robusto (5 x 50), Lonsdale (6 1/2 x 42), and Lancero (7 x 38). These vitolas join the current Toro (6 x 52). Riatevski […]
Cigar News: LH Premium Cigars Adding Lancero to Portfolio
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A new size is coming to the LH Premium Cigars portfolio. Company owner Nick Syris confirmed that a lancero size will be added to each of the three blends under the LH Cigars portfolio. The lancero size becomes the fourth vitola in the LH Claro, LH Colorado, and LH Maduro lines. The new lancero will […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez Cigars Portfolio Series Last Call Coming Later This Month
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Later this month, A.J. Fernandez will release the first cigar in a line called the Portfolio Series called Last Call. The Portfolio Series will be a series of personal and experimental blends that Master Blender A.J. Fernandez has worked on over past years. In the case of the Last Call, this was a cigar that […]