Cornelius & Anthony, the premium cigar division owned of S & M Brands has announced a new release known as Cornelius. S & M Brands is owned by the Steven Bailey family whose family has over 150 years experience in the cigar business. Cornelius pays homage to Cornelius Bailey, Steven Bailey’s great great grandfather. Cornelius […]
A fourth blend is coming to Asylum Cigars’ popular Asylum 13 line. Today the company announced the Asylum 13 Connecticut will be available at the end of the month. As the name indicates, the cigar will add an Connecticut Shade wrapper offering into the Asylum 13 line. The Asylum 13 Connecticut was blended by Christian Eiroa […]
A new size to the Joya Red line is heading to the U.S. markets. Today Joya de Nicaragua announced that the 3 1/2 x 46 Joya Red Half Corona will now be available in the U.S. market. This was a line extension that was introduced by Joya de Nicaragua at the Inter-Tabac 2015 in Dortmund, […]
Back in November, Tabacalera Palma owner Jochy Blanco announced he had acquired IndianHead Cigars, a distributor of value-priced cigars. Concurrent with that news was the announcement that Blanco had created La Galeera, an all-new handmade premium cigar bran that would fall under the IndianHead umbrella. This past week, the two offerings in the La Galera line – the […]
Industry veteran, Michael Argenti, known for his role as Executive Vice President of Tabacalera Perdomo S.A.; and most recently as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Berger & Argenti is back. This past week, Agenti has announced he is releasing a new cigar line called La Gran Llave. La Gran Llave (LGL) is […]
The 1502 XO, a cigar that was unveiled at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show is getting ready to make its retail debut. Global Premium Cigars founder and CEO Enrique Sanchez Icaza announced on Episode 173 of Stogie Geeks that the 1502 XO will launch on March 5, 2016 at an event being held at Wooden […]
In 2009, Oettenger Davidoff acquired Cusano Cigars, a company owned by Mike and Joe Chiusano. This acquisition gave Davidoff a brand focused around value-based cigars. Since this acquisition, this has been one of the quietest brands in the Davidoff portfolio. Today the company has announced its most significant release since that acquisition with the launch […]
Ezra Zion Cigar Company has released its third blend under its Blessed Leaf brand. Today the company announced the availability of the Blessed Leaf Doxology. Doxology will be a small production run of 1,005 cigars. It will be available to consumers directly from the Ezra Zion web site. Doxology refers to a a liturgical formula of […]
Add Asylum Cigars to the list of cigar manufacturers providing shop exclusive cigars to Famous Smoke Shop in Easton, Pennsylvania. Today the retailer announced it has released a new exclusive project from Asylum Cigars called the Asylum Lobotomy. Famous has indicated the cigar is now currently available for purchase. The Asylum Lobotomy is described as […]
There is a new cigar brand being made out of Phil Zanghi’s Debonaire House. The brand is called Cattle Baron Cigars and it’s being made for Bryan Mussard, a well known Cattle stockgrower out of Montana. This past week, the cigar had a launch in San Diego, California at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Convention. […]
