Over the past couple of years, PDR Cigars has been revamping its portfolio to include revamping the blend and/or new packaging. The latest to get an overhaul is PDR’s ultra-premium Connecticut Valley Reserve (CVR) line. The CVR will feature a made over blend and new packaging. Plans are for the new CVR lines to hit […]
Cigar News: CAO Bones Officially Announced
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General Cigar has announced the details around CAO Bones. It’s a cigar that pays homage to dominoes, dice and the good times had playing those games over a good cigar. In a press release announcing CAO Bones, CAO blender/brand ambassador Rick Rodriguez said, ““Bones is about kicking back with your friends with a cold beer […]
Cigar News: J.C. Newman Cigar Company to Ship Yagua in August
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Yagua, a limited edition cigar that was previewed at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show is finally heading to retailers in August. The Yagua project is one that comes from J.C. Newman’s Puros de Estelí Nicaragua, S.A. (PENSA) Factory Manager Lazario Lopez. The cigar is a throwback style cigar that is rolled without a cigar mold, […]
Cigar News: VegaFina 1998 Heading to U.S. Market
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The VegaFina 1998, a cigar released by Tabacalera SLU is heading to the U.S. market. VegaFina 1998 was a cigar that was released a year ago to the European market to commemorate 20 years of the VegaFina brand. It will now come to the U.S. as a part of the Tabacalera USA portfolio and will […]
Cigar News: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Releasing Two New Sizes to Mi Querida Triqui Traca
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Two new sizes are coming to Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s Mi Querida Triqui Traca line in the form of a Toro and a Gigantes. Both cigars are scheduled to reach retailers this August. The Mi Querida Triqui Traca 652 adds a traditional 6 x 52 Toro size into the line. The cigars will be […]
Cigar News: Viaje Black and White Released
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This past week Viaje’s authorized retailers have begun receiving a new two-blend known as Black and White. While the “Black” blend features a Maduro wrapper, it’s the “White” blend that Viaje cigar enthusiasts may be most interested in as it contains a Connecticut Shade wrapper. This marks the first national release of the Connecticut Shade […]
Cigar News: AJ Fernandez Adding 6 x 60 New World Connecticut
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This October, AJ Fernandez Cigars will add a 6 x 60 Gordo size to its New World Connecticut line. It will be the fifth size to be offered in the New World Connecticut line. The blend features a U.S. Connecticut wrapper over a Mexican San Andreas binder and fillers from Brazil and Nicaragua. The 6 […]
Cigar News: Protocol Pool Party Year 1 Event Cigar Announced
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Protocol Cigars has announced a limited edition cigar known as the Protocol Pool Party Year 1. It’s a cigar that won’t be for sale, but available to attendees for the company’s Protocol Pool Party – being held Saturday August 1st, at the Oak Tree Lodge in Neptune, New Jersey. Produced at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona […]
Cigar News: Epic Cigars Celebrates Ten Years with EPIC TEN, Announces Expansion to UK
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This year Epic Cigars will celebrate ten years in the cigar business, and to commemorate the occasion the brand will release a cigar to mark the occasion known as the EPIC TEN. The EPIC TEN marks Epic Cigars’ first cigar out of Nicaragua, where owner Dean Parsons worked with AJ Fernandez to produce the blend. […]
Cigar News: Crux Epicure Gordo Heading to Retailers
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Crux Cigars has announced the Crux Epicure Gordo, a 6 x 60 line extension to the Crux Epicure line. The Crux Epicure Gordo becomes the fifth regular production offering in the Crux Epicure line. Crux Epicure was introduced in 2017 and it features an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. It is […]