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		<title>News: California Bill Introduced to Raise Cigar Taxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Minato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In late February, a bill was introduced in the California State Senate that would raise taxes on all tobacco products, including cigars. Introduced by Sen. Kevin de León (D-22), SB-768 would increase taxes on non-cigarette tobacco products, which includes cigars, to 67.41% from its current 30.68% according to a staff analysis by the California State [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News: Hendrik Kelner, Jr. Discusses Smoking Jacket</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lagreid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amidst a steadily building wave of buzz about his debut line of cigars, Hendrik Kelner, Jr. recently discussed his new Smoking Jacket line that will debut at the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show in mid-July. Reports of the cigars being available at a shop in the Dominican Republic are true, though the blends that have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News: Leccia Tobacco Black Ships This Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lagreid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toraño Family Cigar Co. announced Monday morning that the Leccia Tobacco Black has begun shipping to retailers, completing the release of Sam Leccia&#8217;s two debut lines. The Leccia Tobacco White began shipping on April 23, ahead of its scheduled May release. The Leccia Tobacco Black is being made at an undisclosed factory in the Dominican Republic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News: Perdomo Adding New Vitola to 20th Anniversary Line</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 17:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lagreid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perdomo will be adding a new 6 1/2 x 48 vitola to their 20th Anniversary line this summer, according to Arthur Kemper, the company&#8217;s vice president. Kemper said the new size was the idea of Nicholas Perdomo, III. In a video with OverACigar.com, he describes it as a &#8220;Short Churchill&#8221; or a &#8220;Corona Extra.&#8221; It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News: Matt Booth Announces Room101 Brand Online Boutique</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lagreid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Booth of Room101 Brand took to social media this weekend to announce the upcoming launch of the Room101 Brand online boutique and a clothing collection. Booth posted a picture of this t-shirt to his Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts late Saturday night: New Room101 cloth goods and online boutique coming soon. Stay tuned. #room101 #room101brand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News: Intemperance A.W.S. IV Lonsdales Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Minato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RoMa Craft Tobac&#8217;s Intemperance BA XXI A.W.S. IV and EC XVIII A.W.S. IV. are set for national release this weekend at Leaf &#38; Bean in Pittsburgh, Penn. Co-founder Skip Martin is at the store for the Lonsdales&#8217; release, which takes place today and tomorrow. The event only cigars are available for purchase by phone and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News: Perdomo to Add Champagne Sun Grown</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lagreid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perdomo posted a picture to their Facebook page on Thursday afternoon as a lead up to the addition of a new sun grown version of their Champagne line. &#160; Comments about the cigar left by the company indicate that it is comparable to the Perdomo Reserve Sun Grown, a cigar introduced in 1998 and discontinued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release: Moya Ruiz Cigars Adding 6 x 60 to La Jugada &#8211; Prieto Line</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lagreid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 17, 2013 (Miami, Fla) &#8212; Moya Ruiz Cigars has announced they are adding a 6 x 60 vitola called Ancho to their La Jugada &#8211; Prieto line. The line is available in five sizes, Robusto (5 x 52), Belicoso (6-1/8 x 52), Toro (6 x 52), Doble Corona (7-1/2&#215;49), and now Ancho (6 x [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News: Tatuaje Switches Wrapper on Avion 13, To Release Bundled Limiteds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lagreid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pete Johnson of Tatauje announced on Friday that he&#8217;s decided to make a mid-production switch on the wrapper for his upcoming Avion 13 release from Habano to Broadleaf. As a result, he now has 7,500 cigars that have the Habano wrapper that he will be releasing to retail as Limiteds. The cigar measures 6 7/8 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release: Gurkha Cellar Reserve Limitada to Unveil at IPCPR</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lagreid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 17, 2013 (Tamarac, Fla.) &#8212; After much anticipation, the Gurkha Cigar Group is proud to announce that a special edition Cellar Reserve Limitada will unveil at this year&#8217;s IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas, NV! The Cellar Reserve brand has become one of the most successful cigar launches in the company&#8217;s history and has [...]]]></description>
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