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News: 262 Cigars Delays Seasonal Blend Until 2014

262 Cigars announced on Wednesday that they are delaying a “seasonal blend” that they had planned for release this year, pushing the project back to 2014. In an press release, the company said that: Originally scheduled to be released in the Fall of this year, 262 has postponed the launch for 2014. After careful consideration, [...]

Redux: 262 Manifesto

Introduced as a call to action in protest of governmental regulation of tobacco and smoking bans, the 262 Manifesto was released on February 7, 2012, the 50-year anniversary of the start of the U.S. embargo on Cuba. Only 262 boxes of 10 cigars each were released with 10 stores getting only 26 boxes each to [...]

Press Release: Riverside Cigar Shop and Lounge to Host the Exclusive National Release of the Revere, the New Cigar Line from 262 Cigars

October 15, 2012 (Jeffersonville, IN) — Riverside Cigars, the country’s number one retailer of 262 Cigars, is proud to host the national release of its new cigar line, The Revere, this Friday, October 19th. This is the first opportunity in the U.S. for cigar lovers to sample this new cigar from 262 Cigars and to [...]

Press Release: Riverside Cigar Shop and Lounge to Host the Exclusive National Release of the 262 Cigars Revere

September 19, 2012 (Jeffersonville, IN) –  Riverside Cigars, the country’s number one retailer of 262 Cigars, is proud to host the national release of its new cigar line, The Revere.  This is the first opportunity in the U.S. for cigar lovers to sample this new cigar from 262 Cigars and to meet Clint Aaron, Brand Owner, who [...]

Press Release: 262 Cigars Reveals Revere Blend

July 6, 2012 — Last month 262 Cigars released the name for their new cigar line, “REVERE” set to appear late this fall. The 262 REVERE will be a Nicaraguan puro with a wrapper from the Jalapa Valley, a double binder of both Jalapa and Estelí tobaccos, and a combination of Estelí, Condega and Jalapa [...]

Weekly News (April 23, 2012)

Editor’s Note: This week we added a new sponsor, Defeat Prop 29. For those of you that don’t know, Prop 29 is a ballot measure in California that would raise the taxes on cigars from its current 31.73% to 54.89% of the wholesale prices. Prop 29 goes to vote on June 5, 2012 and you [...]

Weekly News (March 19, 2012)

Editor’s Note: And so it begins. The discussion over IPCPR media memberships, i.e. bloggers going to the trade show, started once again. David Jones of the TikiBar provided his thoughts and plenty of others chimed on Twitter. At the end of the day, it really doesn’t matter that the costs are going up or if [...]

Review: 262 Manifesto

On February 7, 2012, 262 Cigars (formally Revolution Cigars) released a limited edition cigar that had been announced back in 2011. Dubbed the “Manifesto”, the cigar is being produced as a call to action to protest smoking bans and governmental regulation of tobacco. In fact, not only is the name of the company (262) a [...]

Weekly News (February 13, 2012)

Editor’s Note: For those that were hoping for tons of news, I apologize. This was one of the more quiet weeks in cigar news. February will be a bit busy now, particularly with ProCigar coming up in about two weeks. Unfortunately, every once in a while, things are quiet. — el niño diablo. La Flor [...]

Press Release: Manifesto Mayhem Begins

February 8, 2012 — 262 kicked off their Manifesto Mayhem Tour last night, February 7, 2012 at City Place Cigar of Lynchburg, VA to celebrate the launch of their limited edition cigar the Manifesto. The February 2012 release of this cigar will mark the 50 year anniversary of the Cuban Embargo, signed into effect by [...]