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 [...]

News: Quesada Announces Q d’etat Howitzer

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After formally opening their new factory during ProCigar 2012, Quesada announced the next size of its limited edition Q d’etat line, the Howitzer. The 6 x 60 size is the second release under the Q d’etat line. Terrence Reilly of SAG Imports said the cigar will be released in time for Memorial Day weekend, which [...]

News: La Aurora Adds Sumo Short Robusto to 107 Line

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Late Wednesday evening, at ProCigar’s Welcome Dinner in Santiago, Dominican Republic, Guillermo León, head of La Aurora, unveiled a new size of the La Aurora 107 Line, the Sumo Short Robusto. Measuring at 4 x 58, the 107 Sumo Short Robusto is the third release of the size for La Aurora in the past year [...]

Review: Quesada q d’etat Molotov

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In December of 2011, SAG Imports/Quesada announced a new project that would be the company’s first cigar solely created at Quesada’s new factory and an effort to raise awareness for cigar rights. Manuel “Manolo” Quesada’s company would create the q d’etat line as a way to protest increased restrictions on cigar smoking and higher taxes [...]

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 (March 14, 2011)

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Add this to the list of things I forgot last week… Illusione is adding a lot of Maduro. I originally was under the impression that it was only the ~CG:4~, but according to Dion Giolito, the ~88~, ~888~, ~mj12~ and ~CG:4~ will all get Maduro wrappers and be out by the IPCPR show in July. [...]