News: Davidoff to Release Nicaraguan Puro

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Davidoff is doing something that most in the cigar world thought they would never do: release a Nicaraguan puro. News of the new cigar, appropriately called the Davidoff Nicaragua, was released in the April 9, 2013 issue of Cigar Insider. It is scheduled to be released at the upcoming IPCPR Convention and Trade Show being held in [...]

Press Release: AVO The Dominant 13th Limited Edition 2013

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March 1, 2013 (Pinellas Park, Fla) — The successful AVO brand is launching a musical cigar composition “The Dominant 13th” the new 2013 Limited Edition, which was created by the passionate jazz musician and cigar connoisseur, Avo Uvezian. It has complex and promising characteristics, just like its namesake – the Dominant 13th chord. The innovative, succinct tobacco creation, in [...]

Weekly News (May 21, 2012)

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Editor’s Note: It’s been a hectic week. It’s probably going to get more crazy, but the news. La Flor Dominicana in 2012 — Details here. Quesada Makes House of Horvath 80th — Details here. Davidoff Puro d’Oro Gets New Size & Bands — Story here. Viaje’s 5th Anniversary — Details here. Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve [...]

Weekly News (April 16, 2012)

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Editor’s Note: Last week a petition was started on whitehouse.gov as part of a partnership between CRA and IPCPR. The petition urges the Obama administration to exempt premium cigars from FDA control, similar to bills in both the House and Senate. If the petition reaches 25,000 signatures, the Obama administration will be forced to issue a [...]

Weekly News (January 30, 2012)

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Editor’s Note: And it was supposed to be a slow week in the cigar world. What seemed destined to be a rather quiet week turned into the busiest of the year. Familiar readers of the weekly news will see that it is back to somewhat of a familiar form. Cabaiguan WCD 120 REDUX — The [...]

Editorial: Ten Questions for 2012

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Last year, I published an article entitled Ten Questions for 2011. The concept was simple, what were a few of the topics to watch for in the upcoming year. With the notable exception of E.P. Carrillo’s crazy year, I’d like to think that we covered most of the major topics of 2011. With another year [...]

Weekly News (December 5, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: December has arrived, and it is quite obvious. There’s not a whole lot of public news, but projects are beginning to come together for the upcoming year. There’s not a tremendous amount of news, and I suspect that will continue through early next year. A few things ship this week and next week [...]

Press Release: Davidoff unveils new Retail Concept at Zürich Airport – the 21st Century Cigar store

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November 30, 2011 (Zurich) — On 1 December 2011 the Oettinger Davidoff Group unveils its new retail concept and design when opening the first of its kind Davidoff Flagship Store in the redesigned Airside Center at Zurich Airport. At the very heart of the approx. 60m2 store is a 30m2 walk-in humidor with generous glass [...]

Weekly News (November 21, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: This is not the most exciting of these commentaries, but it is the holiday season. Plenty of limited editions being released, as well as the traditional holiday cigars, which includes an Añejo and Opus shipment. The sales meetings will start soon, so cigar news is about to get a bit more interesting. Until [...]

Weekly News (September 19, 2011)

Editor’s Note: Quietly, there are a few people beginning to wonder about the IPCPR show in Orlando next year. The main reason for the concern is that Orlando’s City Council (and Mayor) have been on anti-smoking crusade as of late. The IPCPR published this press release days before Orlando’s City Council unanimously passed a resolution [...]