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News: Davidoff Announces Golden Band Nominees

Davidoff of Geneva has announced the nominees for their inaugural Golden Band Awards, which will be presented during the upcoming IPCPR convention and tradeshow. Best Merchandising will honor the Appointed Merchant who best meets the Davidoff Brand merchandising expectations in POS, Davidoff placement in humidor, overall ambiance of humidor, compliance with schedule of goods, store organization, number of [...]

Review: Viaje Zombie (2012)

It was April of 2011 when word came out that Viaje was releasing a brand new cigar, but only at two stores, site sponsor Tobacco Grove in Maple Grove, Minnesota and their sister store BURN Premium Cigar Specialists in Burnsville, MN. This new release ended up generating a number of rumors and a fair bit of controversy [...]

News: Viaje Zombie to Return

Earlier today, Viaje announced on their Facebook that the Zombie would be returning this year. Unlike last year’s debut, when it only went to the Tobacco Grove/BURN Premium Cigar group of retailers in Minnesota, it appears three different stores will be receiving this year’s shipment. While there was nothing in terms of price, vitola (see below) and [...]