Espinosa Cigars has announced the upcoming release of a regional cigar for the Texas and Oklahoma markets known as “The Red River Valley”. The cigar is being released on October 14th. That date is significant because it is the date of the annual “Red River Showdown” between the University of Texas and Oklahoma University Football teams. […]
Cigar News: Camacho Diploma Relaunched
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The Camacho Diploma is back. Camacho has announced it is relaunching the original Camacho Diploma line. While the cigars feature a unique packaging update, the blend returns to being 100% Original Corojo. Plans are for the Camacho Diploma to return as a limited production annual release starting next month. When Camacho was owned by the […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Madison Avenue 30th Anniversary to be Flagship Store Exclusive
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On June 10th, 1987 Davidoff of Geneva opened a flagship store located on Madison Avenue in New York City. This year, that store celebrates its 30th anniversary and Davidoff has released a cigar to commemorate the occasion. The cigar, dubbed the Davidoff Madison Avenue 30th Anniversary, will be a limited edition offering to Davidoff’s company-owned […]
Cigar News: Altadis U.S.A. Releasing Trinidad Santiago
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The Rafael Nodal era at Altadis U.S.A. has begun. Nodal’s first project within the Altadis portfolio is a resurrection of the Trinidad brand with the release of the Trinidad Santiago. While word of this project surfaced during this year’s IPCPR, details have recently now been released. The Trinidad Santiago is slated to hit retail shelves […]
Cigar News: Brick House Double Connecticut Showcased at 2017 IPCPR
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At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, J.C. Newman Cigar Company showcased the third blend under its Brick House brand, the Brick House Double Connecticut. As the name indicates, the Brick House Double Connecticut features a U.S. grown Connecticut Shade wrapper, a U.S grown Connecticut Broadleaf, and a filler of all-Nicaraguan tobacco. It will be available in […]
Cigar News: Cattle Baron Cigars Little Doggie Showcased at 2017 IPCPR
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Bryan Mussard‘s Cattle Baron Cigars showcased a 4 x 36 size of its self-titled Cattle Baron line known as the Little Doggie. The name stems from the fact that this is designed to add a short “dog walker” size of the Cattle Baron line. Like the rest of the line, the Cattle Baron Little Doggie consists of Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, Dominican binder, […]
Cigar News: GTO Anesthésia Released
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GTO Dominican Cigars’ Anesthésia, has been released to the company’s premium retailers. It’s a cigar that company owner Dr. Oscar Rodriguez says is GTO’s fullest-bodied release to date. The GTO Anesthésia is available in two blends – a Corojo and a Maduro. The boxes contain twelve Corojo cigars and twelve Maduro cigars. It’s a packaging strategy that GTO […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Aged Cabinet Selection Showcased at 2017 IPCPR
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While most of Gurkha Cigars’ new product was announced prior to the 2017 IPCPR, the company held back one thing to unveil at the trade show. It’s a two blend line known as the Gurkha Aged Cabinet Selection. The Gurkha Aged Cabinet Selection comes in one size – a 5 x 50 Robusto, but it comes in two blends […]
Cigar News: Quesada Cigars and The Cigar Shop Team Up for Quesada Oktoberfest Bayern
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Quesada Cigars and The Cigar Shop are teaming up for a limited edition exclusive size of the Oktoberfest 2017. A copy of the press release is below: For the past seven years, the seasonal small batch release of Quesada Cigars’ Quesada Oktoberfest, has become a tradition cigar enthusiasts look forward to each Fall. The Oktoberfest is a cigar line […]
Cigar News: Herrera Estelí 6 x 60 Added to Alliance Cigar’s DeSocio Family
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Drew Estate’s Herrera Estelí line now has a 6 x 60 offering – and it will become the latest installment in Alliance Cigar’s DeSocio series. The DeSocio series is a set of exclusive sizes of popular cigar blends that are only available through Alliance Cigar. The DeSocio series was the brainchild of Tom Sullivan, President […]