Late last year Tabacalera SLU released the fifth installment of its annual VegaFina Chinese Zodiac, the VegaFina Year of the Tiger. Previously these releases were only made available outside the U.S. market, but at Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022, Altadis USA showcased the VegaFina Year of the Tiger. It’s the first of the VegaFina Chinese […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Announces Liga Privada Unico Serie Year of the Tiger
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Drew Estate announced its sixteenth installment of its Liga Privada Unico Series, the Year of the Tiger. It marks the third year in a row there has been a Unico Serie release devoted to the Chinese New Year (the others being Year of the Rat and Year of the Ox). The Year of the Tiger […]
Cigar News: East Park Cigars Announces Debut Offerings
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East Park Cigars has announced its inaugural product offerings. The company is a partnership between Emmanuel Peña, who comes from the beverage industry, and Claudio Sanchez, who comes from e-commerce and marketing. The three lines El Borbón, El Escocés, and El Coñac were developed by the duo to be the “right blend to pair with […]
Cigar News: New Iteration of Villiger La Libertad Showcased at TPE 22
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At the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE 22) in Las Vegas, Nevada, Villiger Cigars showed off a new iteration of its Villiger La Libertad brand. La Libertad not only featured a new look, but also had a new blend. Production for the new La Libertad comes from Villiger de Nicaragua, the company’s own factory located in […]
Cigar News: CAO Arcana Firewalker Announced
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General Cigar Company has announced the second installment of its limited-edition CAO Arcana Series, the CAO Arcana Firewalker. The CAO Arcana Series highlights old-world processing methods The Firewalker was inspired by an aging method known as Chincagre. In this case, this aging method was applied to the Nicaraguan-grown filler tobacco. General Cigar describes this method […]
Cigar News: Viaje Amuse-Bouche II Announced
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This past week Viaje Cigars has announced a follow-up to 2020’s Amuse Bouche small batch release, the Amuse-Bouche II. Like the original Amuse Bouche, Amuse Bouche II is being released under the White Label Project (WLP) Series) Amuse-Bouche is a French term for a small appetizer. In this case, Amuse Bouche is a petit cigar […]
Cigar News: La Aurora Especiales Makes Debut at TPE 22
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At the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022, La Aurora Cigars is showcasing a limited edition cigar known as La Aurora Especiales. This is a cigar that was derived from input from the retailer community. The concept of La Aurora Especiales involved including input from about 100 retailers who visited the factory and smoked test blends […]
Cigar News: General Cigar to Add Macanudo Inspirado Green Gigante
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General Cigar will launch a fourth frontmark in its Macanudo Inspirado Green line in the form of a 6 x 60 vitola known as Gigante. This new size is scheduled to ship to retailers on February 15th. The Macanudo Inspirado Green was first introduced in 2020. The cigar is highlighted by a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper. […]
Cigar News: Matilde Limited Exposure No. 2 Makes Debut at TPE 22
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At Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022, Matilde Cigars unveiled the second installment of its Limited Exposure Series – appropriately titled Matilde Limited Exposure. The Limited Exposure Series is a series of limited production cigars in the Matilde Cigars portfolio. Like the first installment, the Matilde Limited Exposure No. 2 is produced at Hostos Quesada’s Tabacalera […]
Cigar News: Altadis USA to Showcase Romeo y Julieta Bed of Roses Humidor at TPE 22
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For the second year in a row at the Tobacco Plus Expo, Altadis USA will showcase a luxury humidor package. This year, the humidor comes from the Romeo y Julieta brand, and it is called Bed of Roses. “The Romeo y Julieta Bed of Roses Humidor is a romantic reminder of the bed of roses […]