JR Cigar has announced a third cigar in its 50th anniversary series. This cigar will be a special installment of the Montecristo Cincuenta in the form of a rounded torpedo “The Montecristo Cincuenta was originally released in 2019 to celebrate another 50th anniversary – that of our Tabacalera de Garcia factory in La Romana, Dominican […]
Cigar News: Mother Church by Crowned Heads Announced as Next JR Cigar 50th Anniversary Release
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JR Cigar has announced a second cigar as a part of its 50th Anniversary Series. It’s the Mother Church by Crowned Heads, and not only does it pay homage to the JR’s 50th anniversary, but the Crowned Heads’ roots in Nashville, Tennessee. The cigar gets its name from Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, formerly known as […]
Cigar News: Romeo y Julieta Edicion Limitada JR 50th Announced
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2021 will see JR Cigar celebrate its 50th anniversary. To mark the occasion, a limited edition offering from the Romeo y Julieta brand will be released, appropriately called the Romeo y Julieta Edicion Limitada JR 50th. The Romeo y Julieta Edicion Limitada JR 50th is highlighted by a Mexican Criollo wrapper over a Connecticut binder […]
Cigar News: Romeo y Julieta Devoción Announced as JR Cigar Exclusive
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JR Cigar has announced a new exclusive offering from the Romeo y Julieta brand known as the Devoción. According to JR Cigar, “Devoción is the Spanish word for devotion and it was the devotion of not just the cigar industry employees, but also our loyal customers and the cigar community at large that inspired the […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate NightShade Formally Announced
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JR Cigar has formally announced a new offering it is carrying from Drew Estate known as The NightShade. The cigar takes its name from the plant family Solanaceae, commonly known as nightshades, which include the tobacco plant. NightShade features a Connecticut River Valley Habano wrapper over an Indonesian binder and a combination of Dominican and […]
The Blog: Will Cooper Guests on JR Cigars Virtual Herf
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On May 6, I had the opportunity to be a guest on the JR Cigars Virtual Herf hosted by Nick Libretti. A few days prior to this show, I had been a guest on Smoke Night Live with Nick and really enjoyed our conversation there. We got to continue it on the herf. Not only […]
The Blog: Will Cooper Guests on Cigar Dojo’s Smoke Night Live
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On May 1st, 2020 I had the opportunity to guest on Cigar Dojo’s Smoke Night Live show with Nick Libretti of JR Cigars. I really enjoyed the conversation with Nick, who does a fantastic job hosting content for JR Cigars. We tackled a bunch of industry topics – including the impacts of COVID-19, PCA […]
Cigar News: JR Cigars to Release Exclusive Romeo y Julieta Pasión Offering
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While the big news today was the sale of its premium cigar business by Imperial USA, it is still business as usual. This was the case for one of the units involved in the sale as JR Cigar announced it is launching an exclusive Romeo y Julieta for its retail operation – the Romeo y […]
Cigar News: Santa Clara Cigars Releases Montecristo Volume 1: 100 Days
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Santa Clara Cigars has announced it will offer an exclusive cigar from the Montecristo brand known as Montecristo Volume 1: 100 Days. It’s a cigar that pays homage to the “100 Days” chapter of the classic novel “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas, an inspiration for the Montecristo brand. The cigars will have […]
Cigar News: JR Cigars and My Father Cigars Bring Back Cabañas Brand
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One of the oldest brands that originated in Cuba, Cabañas is making a comeback. Today JR Cigars announced that later this month it is bringing back the brand – with the help of the Garcia family at My Father Cigars in Nicaragua. The cigar will be an exclusive to JR Cigar and also sold on […]