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Review: Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario 2007 Toro

In 2006, Prometheus started selling the first of many releases of the Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario, a cigar blended specifically to honor the 30th anniversary of the Don Carlos line of cigars. While it has many similarities to the Don Carlos blend, it supposedly uses the OpusX Rosado wrapper instead of the Cameroon wrapper used [...]

Review: Angelenos Robusto Gordo JM

In October of 2011, Prometheus released a limited edition version of their Angelenos blend with part of the proceeds of each cigar going to the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, which helps physically and emotionally battered children. The Angelenos Robusto Gordo JM was produced in conjunction with actor Joe Mantegna, who co-hosted the God of Fire charity dinner [...]

IPCPR 2012: Prometheus

Fuente showed off new products at IPCPR 2012, Prometheus offered them for sale. While Keith Park had long described his 2012 trade show as something filled with a near overload of new products, he confirmed to us shortly before the show that he deemed the original plans as too much—so Prometheus was left with just [...]

News: Prometheus Celebrates 20th Anniversary at IPCPR

In addition to its Fuente 100th anniversary releases and extensions to God of Fire Serie B, Prometheus will also add a variety of other products, largely centered around its own 20th anniversary, to make what company head Keith Park describes as a, “busy show.” The centerpiece of its show offerings is a $3,000 2012 Limited [...]

News: Prometheus Shows Off Angel Share as part of Fuente Destino al Siglo 100th Anniversary Releases

This morning Prometheus sent outs its annual IPCPR catalog included were a variety of Destino al Siglo releases, Prometheus’ line of products to honor Fuente’s 100th anniversary. Amongst the releases were a host of the normal special Fuente releases annually through Keith Park’s Prometheus and FFOX Angel Share, which was originally said not to be [...]

Press Release: God of Fire Serie B 20th Anniversary

July 16, 2012 — We are proud to announce the release of God of Fire Serie B Robusto and Double Robusto at the upcoming IPCPR (International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association) Trade Show in Orlando (August 3 – 6). With the new release, God of Fire Serie B will have four sizes in total: [...]

Review: Arturo Fuente Don Arturo Gran AniverXario Belicoso (Sun Grown)

For those that enjoyed Brooks’ review of the Arturo Fuente Don Arturo Gran AniverXario Gran Corona (Natural), below is about 2,000 words that are identical to that work. At the 2011 IPCPR show, Prometheus showed off the 2011 Limited Edition Fuente Story Humidor, a special release of the previously released Arturo Fuente Don Arturo Gran AniverXario in [...]

Review: Arturo Fuente Don Arturo Gran AniverXario Gran Corona (Natural)

At the 2011 IPCPR show, Prometheus showed off the 2011 Limited Edition Fuente Story Humidor, a special release of the previously released Arturo Fuente Don Arturo Gran AniverXario in a total of ten sizes, including eight new shapes. This was the second Prometheus release of the Don Arturo Gran AniverXario in 2011, as they previously [...]

Review: Prometheus 2011 Limited Edition God of Fire Magma T

(Editor’s Note: This is the first halfwheel accessory review, you can find out more about what’s to come here.) In 2010, Prometheus launched a new tabletop lighter, the Magma T. Since then, various limited edition versions of the lighter have been released, most recently the Prometheus 20th Anniversary Collection. Last year, Prometheus created two limited [...]

Weekly News (February 27, 2012)

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 [...]