This week Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust will release its most ultra-premium release to date, the Muestra de Saka Unicorn. It’s a project that company founder Steve Saka undertook to see what he could do to make the most ultra-premium cigar possible. Saka explained the background on the project last month on social media: The resulting […]
Cigar News: Bombay Tobak Adds MBombay Classic Torpedo to New Sampler
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Bombay Tobak has added a new line extension to its MBombay Classic line. The new MBombay Classic Torpedo is heading to cigar retailers. The new offering will be sold exclusively as part of a sampler consisting of Bombay Tobak’s MBombay and Gaaja brands. In a press release Bombay Tobak stated, “‘Figurados are always a challenge […]
Cigar News: Crux PB5 Third Release Now Available
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Just prior to the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Crux Cigar Company announced that the Crux Limitada PB5, the company’s first limited edition cigar would be made available for a third release. This week, the company has announced it is shipping the PB5 Third Release to its retail partners. Crux is dubbing the third release […]
Cigar News: Providencia Cigars Announces Trinitas
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Providencia Cigars, the venture founded by Jim Faber, Raymond Zinar, and Reed Grafke, has announced its third blend in its portfolio – the Trinitas. Trinitas joins the El Padre and El Santo blends in the Providencia lineup. Trinitas is positioned a bolder offering featuring a triple ligero offering that includes a San Andres wrapper and […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Announces Availability of Havana Legend and Blendmaster’s Cask
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Gurkha Cigars has announced the Gurkha Havana Legend and Gurkha Blendmaster’s Cask, two cigars that the company is re-introducing, to the market are now heading to retailers. Both the cigars were showcased this summer at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas The Gurkha Havana Legend is a cigar that was first released in 1999. It […]
Cigar News: Viaje Holiday Blend Christmas Tree Returns for 2017
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The Viaje Holiday Blend Christmas Tree is returning for the first time in four years. The Christmas Tree is a 4 x 60 torpedo that made its debut in 2013. As in 2013, the Viaje Holiday Blend Christmas Tree 2017 is shipping in place of the annual Viaje Holiday Blend release. While the original […]
Cigar News: Nick Syris & Jim Robinson to Ship Nick & Jim’s P.B.E.
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Nick Syris and Jim Robinson’s collaboration is getting ready to ship to retailers, but for the time being the first release will have a different name than originally planned. Originally the duo had announced they were releasing Lavida Isla, but shortly after the announcement, some hurdles were encountered in terms of using the name. As […]
Cigar News: Black Label Trading Company to Release Deliverance Nocturne 2017
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This week Black Label Trading Company will ship its annual release of the Deliverance Nocturne 2017. The Deliverance Nocturne made its debut in 2015 as a limited edition extension of the Deliverance line. The blend features a Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper, a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, and fillers from Pennsylvania and Nicaragua. Deliverance Nocturne is produced at […]
Cigar News: Maya Selva Year of the Dog Limited Release Targeted for Asian Market
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Maya Selva Cigars has a new limited release for Asia. The company’s new 2018 Year of the Dog release not only pays homage to the Chinese New Year, but pays homage to the ancient Mayans, who inhibited Honduras – the country where Maya Selva Cigars are produced. The 2018 Year of the Dog is branded […]
Cigar News: Oscar Valladares Tobacco and The Cigar Shop Team Up for 2012 by Oscar Barber Pole
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Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co and The Cigar Shop are teaming up for the release of the 2012 by Oscar Barber Pole . A copy of the press release is below: Carolina-based retailer The Cigar Shop is proud to announce it is teaming up with Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co to produce its second exclusive offering. The […]