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Review: Davidoff Golden Band Awards 2012

In mid-July, just a few short weeks before the 2012 IPCPR convention and trade show kicked off in Orlando, Davidoff announced a new addition to the festivities: the inaugural Golden Band Awards. From the website dedicated to the awards: The inaugural Davidoff Golden Band Award Show will honor those Appointed Merchants that truly embody the [...]

Press Release: Davidoff of Geneva Distribution Introduces AVO Heritage “Special Toro”

September 3, 2012 (Tampa, FL) – The latest addition to the AVO Heritage series has arrived – AVO Heritage “Special Toro” – produced only in limited quantities. The “Special Toro” is the first AVO cigar to be composed with a 60-ring gauge. The AVO Heritage “Special Toro” is comprised of specially fermented tobaccos that were [...]

Weekly News (August 20, 2012)

Editor’s Note: At some point, there will be news. I promise. Until then, the cigar industry is content on shipping the releases shown off at IPCPR, which for now means—quiet. Tatuaje TAA 2012 — Details here. Room 101 Some Ol Bullshit — More coming via Matt Booth. Davidoff Aniversario Colorado Claro No. 3 — Still [...]

Press Release: PG Symphony 20 – Limited Edition – Belicoso, Bombones Extra; Now Available

July 30, 2012 (McLean, VA) — Paul Garmirian Inc. is pleased to announce that the PG Symphony 20 – Limited Edition, is now available in 2 additional sizes: Belicoso (6 ¼ x 52) and Bombones Extra (3 ½ x 46). They will be released at the IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, August 2-6. Paul Garmirian [...]

News: New Details Emerge About Christian Eiroa’s Return to the Cigar Industry

When we broke the news in mid-February about Christian Eiroa’s pending return to the cigar industry, details were limited, but several key things had been established. Eiroa had successfully registered a pair of trademarks, one of his name and one of CLE, his initials, and that several retailers were reporting being contacted by Eiroa or [...]

Review: AVO Limited Edition 2012 La Trompeta

As has become the tradition, Avo Uvezian’s birthday brought another limited edition cigar, this time in the form of a trumpet, or so was the intention. This year’s version was named La Trompeta, the trumpet, featuring three small circles on the top of cigar to mimic the trumpet keys. The press release went as follows: [...]

Review: Second Growth

On May 26, 2010, a new cigar blended by TABADOM’s Hendrik Kelner for alcohol importer Eric Hanson debuted at Club Macanudo in New York City. Second Growth is a 7 7/8 inch x 54 cigar that uses a blend that was originally intended for use in a cigar to commemorate Hendrik Jr.’s 36th birthday. It [...]

Press Release: New Head of Global Production at the Oettinger Davidoff Group

March 22, 2012 (Basel, Switzerland) — Javier Plantada has been appointed Senior Vice President of Global Production within the Oettinger Davidoff Group, effective April 2 2012. Javier Plantada joins the Oettinger Davidoff Group with over 20 years of experience in the cigar business from Tabacalera, which became Altadis and ultimately Imperial Tobacco Group. The 58 [...]

Press Release: AVO Limited Edition 2012 La Trompeta

March 7, 2012 (Tampa, FL) – Cigar icon Avo Uvezian is celebrating his 86th birthday with the release of his Limited Edition Anniversary Cigar, “La Trompeta.” The “86th Anniversary” marks the eleventh annual limited edition release from AVO Cigars, a tradition the legendary cigar composer started to commemorate his 75th birthday.

Review: Paul Garmirian PG Corona Grande (1995)

For those of you that don’t know… Today is the first non-Cuban cigar that will qualify as “vintage” as per our standards and it comes from Dr. Paul Garmirian. Paul Garmirian has been around the cigar business for a while and may well be one of the most interesting cigar brands you have never heard [...]