Icons of Cigars™ — Newman Brothers

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J.C. Newman is widely-known for its Dominican Republic-centric relationship with the Fuentes, which is based out of Tampa, Fla., but the two brothers photographed below are actually amongst the larger producers in Nicaragua. In 1895, Julius Caeser Newman started his cigar company in Cleveland, Ohio. Sixty years later, the company relocated to Tampa and entered [...]

Press Release: Brick House Line Expands With Mighty Mighty Maduro

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April 25, 2012 (Tampa, FL) — J.C. Newman Cigar Company announces an expansion of the Brick House cigar line. A maduro Brick House cigar will be offered in one size, Mighty Mighty, and officially launched at the 2012 International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Show (IPCPR) in Orlando. “We are very excited about the Mighty [...]

Press Release: New Quorum Display Tray Launched For Retailers

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March 14, 2012 (Tampa, FL) — With the announcement of new sizes in the Quorum Classic and Quorum Shade lines, J.C. Newman is launching a new display tray for Quorum retailers. The new tray is designed to house all seven vitolas in the Quorum line without taking up any additional space in the humidor. “We [...]

Weekly News (February 28, 2011)

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And cigar news… (Going to have to find a way to keep the intros interesting, which might be difficult.) This past week was dominated by the XIII Festival del Habano in Cuba and all of the events that make-up what is perhaps the most interesting cigar festival. Outside of Havana, there was still quite a [...]

Weekly News (August 16, 2010)

As was expected, New York’s new tobacco tax isn’t working out as well as planned. Just because Habanos lost one lawsuit, doesn’t mean they can’t start another. As if that’s not enough, your IPCPR releases (and a special surprise) after the jump: