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Weekly News (September 17, 2012)

Editor’s Note: It was a bit quiet during the latter half of the week, that was my fault. I was in Dortmund, Germany for the Inter-tabac trade show and largely without internet. There wasn’t a whole lot of new products, although there was a few, but more on that later in the week. Oliva Viejo [...]

Press Release: PG Symphony 20 – Limited Edition – Belicoso, Bombones Extra; Now Available

July 30, 2012 (McLean, VA) — Paul Garmirian Inc. is pleased to announce that the PG Symphony 20 – Limited Edition, is now available in 2 additional sizes: Belicoso (6 ¼ x 52) and Bombones Extra (3 ½ x 46). They will be released at the IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, August 2-6. Paul Garmirian [...]

Weekly News (July 2, 2012)

Editor’s Note: Yesterday marked six months of halfwheel. Brooks and I still haven’t spoken at all about the relatively minor anniversary, but given each member of our staff once ran a cigar blog – six months is oftentimes a lot longer than most of these last. Over the next few weeks, particularly leading into IPCPR, [...]

News: PG Cigars Adds Two More Sizes to Symphony 20

PG Cigars, the company owned by Dr. Paul Garmirian, is set to add two sizes to its Symphony 20 blend, a 6 1/4 x 52 Belicoso and a Bombones Extra measuring 3 1/2 x 46. Late July is a target date for the two extensions. The Paul Garmirian Symphony 20 was released in a single [...]

Review: Paul Garmirian PG Corona Grande (1995)

For those of you that don’t know… Today is the first non-Cuban cigar that will qualify as “vintage” as per our standards and it comes from Dr. Paul Garmirian. Paul Garmirian has been around the cigar business for a while and may well be one of the most interesting cigar brands you have never heard [...]

Redux: Paul Garmirian Reserva Exclusiva Gran Panatela

Today is the first review of our Monday morning tradition at halfwheel, redux reviews. For more info about redux reviews and all of other review types, click here. Today’s redux review is of a cigar that was part of Lancero50 and was the series’ largest surprise, the Paul Garmirian Reserva Exclusiva Gran Panatela. I wrote this [...]

IPCPR 2011: P.G. Cigars

Over the past few months Paul Garmirian Cigars has become a fairly covered branded on TheCigarFeed, so it should come as no surprise that they are one of the features of our IPCPR coverage. There was only a single new line, one which was announced far before the show, but it was nice to stop [...]

Press Release: Paul Garmirian Artisan’s Passion

As explained yesterday, the newest Paul Garmirian line made an appearance a bit before the show. After the jump, the official word and pictures from the Garmirian family. Made by Henke Kelner at Tabadom’s Occidental factory, this is quietly one of my most anticipated releases of the year to try. A few retailers have these [...]

Weekly News (July 11, 2011)

Editor’s Note: And here we are. One week out from the IPCPR trade show and things are reaching their peak. Last week saw a host of new product announcements and this week is likely to be no different. Later this week a massive post outlining what to expect at IPCPR should be up, I’d estimate [...]

Lancero50 Redux

Some Random Thoughts… Lanceros are a Pain in the Ass to Photograph — Or at least if you try to stand them up. They are long and thin. Light enough for any bit of wind to pick them up and blow over, and a tiny base makes it difficult for them to even stand up. [...]