News: Casa Fernandez Planning 35th Anniversary Limited Edition, Box Pressed Reserva Maduro

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Casa Fernandez is finalizing plans on a limited edition cigar that will debut at the upcoming IPCPR trade show and celebrate the 35th anniversary of the company. Paul Palmer, president of Casa Fernandez/Tabacalera Tropical,  said that the cigar, which will be known as the Casa Fernandez 35th Anniversary, will be a 6 1/2 x 54 [...]

News: El Centurion Slated for 2013 Return

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My Father Cigars has announced some early details of their 10th anniversary celebration this year, as the El Centurion marca is slated to return to store shelves in 2013. Janny Garcia and Jose Ortega of My Father Cigars announced the return of El Centurion on the January 5th, 2013 episode of Kiss My Ash Radio. [...]

IPCPR 2012: Casa Fernandez

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The flagship brand of AGANORSA has had a busy time in the past year, including an entire shifting of production to Miami. IPCPR saw three extensions to the domestic stable, including a 5 1/4 x 54 addition to the Arsenio line. The BoothIt felt tall. Casa Fernandez Miami ReservaFrom Patrick Lagreid: The Casa Fernandez-Miami Reserva [...]

Weekly News (October 3, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: The biggest news of the week was the Friday announcement from the attorneys for Pepín García indicating the legal matter of El Rey de los Habanos had been settled. Our original story contained an error referring to the separate matter of Tabacalera Cubanas as “lawsuit” instead of “dissolution.” (To be clear both companies [...]

News: El Rey de los Habanos Lawsuit Settled

The legal battle over El Rey de los Habanos is over. Shortly before trial was set to begin, the long-rumored settlement has materialized. Details are unsurprisingly unavailable, but the following statement was obtained from the firm (Dorta y Ortega) representing Pepín García: This email is being written on behalf of Mr. Omar Ortega. This email [...]

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 [...]

Review: Casa Fernandez Lancero

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Say what? Another Raíces Cubanas Lancero. It’s the final one that will be featured as part of Lancero50, and perhaps the champion of the overlooked banner. While I’ve had my fair share of AGANORSA leaf, most of it has not been in the form of Casa Fernandez. Raíces is better known for its long list [...]

Weekly News (May 23, 2011)

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We are fifty-five days out from the start of the IPCPR tradeshow in Las Vegas. Brands are quietly showing off their “secret” unannounced products for the show, nightlife is being planned, and, there is still zero word on bloggers and their status in the show. I don’t plan on commenting on the details of the [...]

Weekly News (May 16, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: A lot of tidbits of cigars that we haven’t mentioned this week, but the two major stories are the information regarding the El Rey de los Habanos lawsuit and Michael Herklots’ departure from Davidoff of Geneva. I’ll use this editorial space to comment on some of the interesting reactions to Maryland’s most recent [...]

News: The El Rey de los Habanos Lawsuit (Exclusive)

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It’s been a while since we did a trademark search… today is a lot more than a trademark search. Today is about what is undoubtedly one of the largest lawsuits ever to rock the industry. It involves El Rey de los Habanos Inc., the company most know as José “Pepín” García’s first company, the García [...]