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News: Merlion Sea Lion Heads to IPCPR 2013

This July, Arielle Ditkowich’s personal cigar will be sold in limited quantities for the first time. Miami Cigar & Co. confirmed to halfwheel that the Merlion Sea Lion, a 5 1/2 x 47 Figurado, will be offered to retailers at the annual IPCPR trade show and convention in Las Vegas, Nev. While no pricing has [...]

IPCPR 2012: La Aurora And Miami Cigar & Co.

Last year, I said, “too much.” This year? It was much of the same. There were a lot of products, although this year was noticeably heavier on the Miami Cigar & Co. side of things. The caveat is—much like Rocky Patel—most of these lines were either extensions to series or limited editions. In the end, [...]

Weekly News (May 7, 2012)

Editor’s Note: As opposed to commentary, some random notes from halfwheel. Reviews have been consistently going up later in the day, we apologize and hope to change that. Some may have noticed an increase in news over the past few months, that’s here to stay and will likely continue to increase in the coming months, [...]

News: La Sirena & La Aurora Partner for Merlion

La Sirena and La Aurora are formally partnering together for a new cigar to be launched at IPCPR 2012. The cigar, which will be known as Merlion, combines the mermaid theme of La Sirena and the lion moniker from La Aurora’s family name, León, which translates into lion. Merlion will be made at La Aurora’s [...]