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Review: Tatuaje Exclusive Series Federal Cigar 90th Anniversary 109 Redux

In 2011, Tatuaje released two separate blends to commemorate New Hampshire based Federal Cigar’s 90th anniversary: one with a Rosado wrapper and one with a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. Both releases were based off of the Cuban 109 vitola, a Double Robusto with a round cap and a favorite that is a favorite of Federal Cigar owner [...]

News: Federal Cigar Announces My Father Le Bijou 1922 Grand Corona

Federal Cigar in New Hampshire has announced that they are adding a new vitola of the My Father Le Bijou 1922 Connecticut Edition to their collection of exclusive cigars, a 5 5/8 x 55 Grand Robusto. The store made the announcement via an email to their customer mailing list that went out late Thursday evening [...]

Press Release: Federal Cigar Announces My Father Special F

March 13, 2013 (Portsmouth, N.H.) – Federal Cigar is honored to announce the upcoming release of the My Father Cigar Company’s Special F to commemorate Federal’s 92nd Anniversary event on Saturday, March 16th 2013. Blended by the Pepin family, this cigar is a prime example of the history of excellence for which the My Father [...]

News: Tatuaje Federal 90th Gets Formal Redux

A post on Tatuaje’s Saints & Sinners message board this week announced plans for the Tatuaje Exclusive Series Federal Cigar 90th Anniversary Redux that will be arriving in mid March, and a post on Federal Cigar’s Facebook page Wednesday afternoon confirmed the news. The cigar is a new blend but comes in the same 7 [...]

News: Federal Cigar Celebrating 92nd Anniversary with E.P. Carrillo

Federal Cigar in southeast New Hampshire has announced an upcoming limited edition release that will celebrate the store’s 92nd anniversary. The Federal Cigar 92nd Anniversary EPC Medalla D’ Oro is slated to be released in early March and will be limited to 500 ten-count boxes that will sell for $85 each. Rick Gadway, owner of Federal [...]

News: L’Atelier Slates LAT 46 SS for March, Maduro for May

The L’Atelier LAT 46 Selection Spéciale will be begin shipping in mid-March. Retailers have begun to be informed by the company that the newest edition to the LAT family will be shipped on March 19, although the Corona Gorda will debut at Federal Cigar’s 92nd Anniversary Party on March 15.   Announced late last year, [...]

Weekly News (December 3, 2012)

Editor’s Note: (The) Contest is in full swing. Thanks all for participating, still lots of crazy stuff to come. In addition, for those that can make it to Maple Grove, MN on Friday, Brooks and I will be there for halfwheel’s Holiday Party Pt. 1. Part 2 will be in Dallas in the middle of [...]

Review: My Father Federal Le Bijou Connecticut Edition Petit Robusto

After the runaway success of the original release of the My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91 Cervantes Connecticut, Rick Gadway of Federal Cigar decided to ask My Father to produce more cigars in close to the same blend to be sold soley at his store in New Hampshire. Rick received an initial shipment of 100 [...]

Weekly News (June 11, 2012)

Editor’s Note: Seems like we are doing this every week. Here’s the lengthy state of halfwheel. We aren’t going anywhere. Unfortunately, after returning from Nicaragua, Brooks and I were both fairly ill for an extender period of time, as such — nothing really got done as far as reviews. Our reviews are not only delivered [...]

News: Federal Cigar Adds My Father Federal Le Bijou Connecticut Edition

Federal Cigar has added to its collection of My Father exclusive by receiving an additional three sizes that are expected to remain an ongoing fixture at the New Hampshire store. One cigar is identical to the original My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91 Cervantes Connecticut, which took the Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper from the [...]