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: Pinar Del Río Small Batch Reserve Arrives in Stores

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The Pinar Del Río Small Batch Reserve was originally scheduled for a late February or early March release, but that date came and went without any signs of the newest release from Abe Flores and Juan Rodriguez. Earlier this week, numerous retailers reported receiving shipments of the new cigar, which comes in four sizes across [...]

Review: Pinar del Río Small Batch Reserve Habano Robusto (Prerelease)

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At the end of January, rumors of two new cigar lines from Pinar del Río started circulating, with confirmation coming from the company in early February. The Small Batch Reserve is the first to come out, expected to be released in late February or early March. Small Batch Reserve is offered in both a Habano wrapper, [...]

Review: Pinar del Río Small Batch Reserve Maduro Robusto (Prerelease)

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Rumblings of two new cigar lines from Pinar del Río started circulating around the internet in late January, and on February 2, we broke the details of the new additions: the Small Batch Reserve and Flores y Rodriguez. The Small Batch Reserve will be the first to come out, with a due date of late this month or [...]

Weekly News (February 6, 2012)

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Editor’s Note: This one is pretty simple. There are some technical issues plaguing the site currently. We know of two somewhat major issues. First and foremost, commenting from a computer seems to not be working, although commenting from mobile devices seems to be working fine. We are trying to resolve this issue and think we [...]