Weekly News (July 30, 2012)

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Editor’s Note: It’s the last Weekly News before IPCPR 2012 and it’s a busy one. The halfwheel guide to IPCPR will debut Wednesday morning and our IPCPR coverage continue all throughout the week. There will be plenty more tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday—as there is shockingly, a lot more to announce. In addition to visiting halfwheel, [...]

News: La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva Coming to IPCPR

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Last week, select accounts were informed by Ashton of the new La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva. The line, which will debut at IPCPR, features a Mexican oscuro wrapper, as opposed to the San Andrés maduro on the regular Mi Amor. According to the printed sheet received by retailers there will be four box-pressed [...]

Weekly News (July 23, 2012)

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Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago I said the 2012 Cigar Releases List would sit at 750 before IPCPR. With a bit over a week before the start of the show, the list has 751 entries. And it’s just getting started. Litto Gomez Outlines La Flor’s IPCPR Releases — Details here. Camacho Ships Liberty Series [...]

News: Ashton Announces La Aroma de Cuba El Jefe

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Via their Facebook page on Wednesday, Ashton announced the forthcoming La Aroma de Cuba ‘El Jefe.’ From the post: Team Ashton in a grand collaboration with Jose “Pepin” Garcia, have raised the hurdle yet again with the newest and largest La Aroma de Cuba to date. The 7 x 58 “El Jefe” is an impeccably-constructed, [...]

Review: La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Robusto Limitado TAA Edition

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The Mi Amor Robusto Limitado is rolled for Ashton at My Father Cigars S.A. in Estelí, Nicaragua, the second La Aroma de Cuba line to get the Pepín treatment after the Edicíon Especial in 2009. The binder and filler are grown by the Garcías, while the wrapper is a Cuban seed that comes from the San [...]

Weekly News (April 16, 2012)

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Editor’s Note: Last week a petition was started on whitehouse.gov as part of a partnership between CRA and IPCPR. The petition urges the Obama administration to exempt premium cigars from FDA control, similar to bills in both the House and Senate. If the petition reaches 25,000 signatures, the Obama administration will be forced to issue a [...]

News: Ashton Introduces La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Duque

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Ashton announced that they will be adding a new 5 1/4 x 56 to the popular La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor line. The Duque will be the ninth vitola for the Mi Amor family and the first regular release extension since the line’s debut at IPCPR 2010. Last year, Ashton released the La Aroma [...]

Weekly News (December 5, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: December has arrived, and it is quite obvious. There’s not a whole lot of public news, but projects are beginning to come together for the upcoming year. There’s not a tremendous amount of news, and I suspect that will continue through early next year. A few things ship this week and next week [...]

Review: La Aroma de Cuba Edición Especial Lancero

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Shocking, another Pepín Lancero. This time, the cigar is produced by the My Father Cigars S.A. factory for Ashton. It’s part of the ever-growing La Aroma de Cuba brand that is Ashton’s friendlier priced brand. It’s not exactly a staple brand of mine, but because of creative marketing, this is one of the more popular [...]

Weekly News (April 18, 2011)

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Who said April was a slow cigar news month? After the jump is a massive news post with perhaps more release announcements than any other week besides IPCPR. I’m not sure what’s going on in the middle of May, but there sure are a lot of cigars coming out then. Anyways, after the jump, Viaje, [...]