Weekly News (February 7, 2011)

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There’s a much different style to the news, okay sort of… A few stories are still in paragraph form, but most will be in bullet points to try to make the whole story easier for you to read. Don’t get me wrong, I love comments – but, I never ask for them. I love hearing [...]

State of the Brand: My Father Cigars

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For the mean time, I guess we can make this a weekly segment? While Raíces Cubanas is arguably (at least for me), the hottest factory of 2010; no one was more influental in the past decade than José García (Don Pepín.) Still, for the most part kept, news from the company is limited, a sharp [...]

Weekly News (January 3, 2010)

I hope everyone has recovered from what hopefully was a fun and safe new years… (Awkward transition) And now the news… Pete Johnson tweeted about smoking a Black Label Petite Lancero, it will be a retailer exclusive stick, unsure about price and release date – although soon is what the birdies are saying. Yesterday I [...]

Weekly News (August 16, 2010)

As was expected, New York’s new tobacco tax isn’t working out as well as planned. Just because Habanos lost one lawsuit, doesn’t mean they can’t start another. As if that’s not enough, your IPCPR releases (and a special surprise) after the jump:

Weekly News (July 5, 2010)

The Thompson Cigar Factory in Bartow was saved from its death. The House Committee on Agriculture voted (25-20) to move forward with plans to remove travel restrictions to everyone’s favorite communist Caribbean island. Tom Johansmeyer, whom also writes for Cigar Reader and Luxist, wrote an interesting piece for Huffington Post on cigar marketing. My Father [...]