Weekly News (February 18, 2013)

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Editor’s Note: The cigar industry has a disclosure problem. It’s nothing new and beginning to be a well-documented complaint as the level of knowledge amongst a minority of consumers increases. At every juncture, the cigar industry collectively seems to get away with not disclosing more than most seem logical: blend changes, tobacco origins, production sizes, [...]

Weekly News (February 27, 2012)

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Editor’s Note: This past week halfwheel launched its own blog. While the posts will not appear on the front page, they will show up if you subscribe to the RSS feed and/or get updates via e-mail. As explained here, the purpose of the blog will be to better have a dialogue with the readers about [...]

Review: La Aurora 107 Maduro Gran 107 (2011)

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The La Aurora 107 Maduro was formally announced shortly after IPCPR 2010. After a fairly successful La Aurora 107 launch, Guillermo León, José Blanco and the Miami Cigar & Co. team sought to capitalize on the line’s popularity. Unfortunately, the cigar continued to remain a mystery through much of 2011, as the delays continued to pile [...]

Editorial: Ten Questions for 2012

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Last year, I published an article entitled Ten Questions for 2011. The concept was simple, what were a few of the topics to watch for in the upcoming year. With the notable exception of E.P. Carrillo’s crazy year, I’d like to think that we covered most of the major topics of 2011. With another year [...]

Weekly News (October 24, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: It’s been a while since the 2011 list has been updated, which I apologize for. I plan on having it up to date by the end of the week, so look for a lot of updates in the mean time. — el niño diablo. Viaje Skull and Bones “?” Ships — There are [...]

IPCPR 2011: La Aurora and Miami Cigar & Co.

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Too much. In a year were many manufacturers made it very clear they were aware of the amount of new releases collectively, Miami Cigar & Co. and La Aurora seemed to have missed the meeting. Jason Wood explained that it was the first time where La Aurora had offered a plethora of new releases, but [...]

News: La Aurora/Miami Cigar IPCPR Preview

There are more? Miami Cigar & Co. and La Aurora have already shed light on a host of new releases for the IPCPR show, but there are more. (By my count, MCC/La Aurora and Perdomo are currently leading the arbitrary competition for most new releases at the 2011 IPCPR, but that’s besides the point.) The [...]

Weekly News (March 21, 2011)

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It’s been a busy week to say the least, and not just in cigar news. Tons of new news, including a few that came out from the middle of nowhere. Wednesday was a hectic day with one of the most confusing days in regards to cigar news. After the jump, other news about Pete Johnson, [...]