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News: Hendrik Kelner, Jr. Discusses Smoking Jacket

Amidst a steadily building wave of buzz about his debut line of cigars, Hendrik Kelner, Jr. recently discussed his new Smoking Jacket line that will debut at the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show in mid-July. Reports of the cigars being available at a shop in the Dominican Republic are true, though the blends that have been [...]

News: Perdomo Adding New Vitola to 20th Anniversary Line

Perdomo will be adding a new 6 1/2 x 48 vitola to their 20th Anniversary line this summer, according to Arthur Kemper, the company’s vice president. Kemper said the new size was the idea of Nicholas Perdomo, III. In a video with OverACigar.com, he describes it as a “Short Churchill” or a “Corona Extra.” It [...]

News: Perdomo to Add Champagne Sun Grown

Perdomo posted a picture to their Facebook page on Thursday afternoon as a lead up to the addition of a new sun grown version of their Champagne line.   Comments about the cigar left by the company indicate that it is comparable to the Perdomo Reserve Sun Grown, a cigar introduced in 1998 and discontinued [...]

Press Release: Gurkha Cellar Reserve Limitada to Unveil at IPCPR

May 17, 2013 (Tamarac, Fla.) — After much anticipation, the Gurkha Cigar Group is proud to announce that a special edition Cellar Reserve Limitada will unveil at this year’s IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas, NV! The Cellar Reserve brand has become one of the most successful cigar launches in the company’s history and has [...]

Press Release: La Gloria Cubana to Launch Its First Nicaraguan Cigars

May 15, 2013 (Richmond, Va.) — La Gloria Cubana® is making a bold departure from its Dominican roots with the launch of two new Nicaraguan collections, the first-ever La Glorias to have Nicaragua as the country of origin. Both expressions will mark the expansion of the top-selling Serie R line which started the large ring, [...]

News: CAO Hurricane Appears

The CAO Hurricane has begun appearing at retailers, including TopQualityCigars.com, the online presence of Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Ill. The cigar was first mentioned on halfwheel in October 2012, when a representative from General Cigar confirmed that a tweaked version of the ‘O’ blend from CAO’s “Last Stick Standing” promotion that ran from April [...]

News: Toraño To Ship New Salutem Size This Week

Toraño will begin shipping the fifth size in their Salutem line this week, a 5 1/2 x 55 box pressed vitola called the Salutem Box Press. Miguel Schoedel, a sales representative for the company, posted this Tweet on Sunday evening: It’s official Salutem by Torano Family Cigar is releasing the 5.5×55 Box Press this week- [...]

News: Leccia White Begins Shipping, Black Close Behind

Sam Leccia is officially back in the cigar business, as his Leccia Tobacco White began shipping to retailers this week, and the Leccia Tobacco Black is not far behind. Jack Toraño, Marketing & Customer Relations Manager for Toraño Family Cigar Co., confirmed that the Leccia White began making its way to store shelves as of yesterday and [...]

News: Toraño Adding Bowling Pin Vitola to Master Line

Toraño has confirmed that they are working on a new addition to their Master by Carlos Toraño line called the Bowling Pin. The new cigar was first seen on the company’s Facebook page as Felipe Sosa, the company’s master cigar roller, was pictured with the cigar after a round of golf: Jack Toraño, Marketing & Customer [...]

News: IPCPR Restructuring to Better Address Legislative Efforts

The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association is about to embark on a bit of restructuring as they seek to better address their legislative efforts. In a post on their Facebook page from April 5, the IPCPR announced that they are looking for a D.C.-based Director of State Government Affairs who would “serve as an [...]