Redux: Quesada Q d’etat Molotov

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I seem to be in the minority about the early February release of the Quesada Q d’etat, the Molotov. For me, the inaugural release of the Q d’etat release did not live up to the strides Quesada had made with the España, Oktoberfest and Tributo. While I found plenty of flavor, it wasn’t very appealing [...]

Review: Quesada Q d’etat Howitzer

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Back in December SAG Imports announced a new Quesada line called the Q d’etat which was created to help raise awareness about the government’s involvement in cigar regulation. The first release in the line was the Molotov, which Charlie reviewed here. Soon after the Molotov’s release the announcement was made about a Memorial Day release [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Weekly News (December 12, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: A few things. Last week I stated that we would not be publishing a Top Ten list this year, I lied. Due to a variety of things, one will come out sometime this week. Sales meetings start this week and will continue through the middle of January, which means you can expect lots [...]

Press Release: Quesada announces Quesada Q d’etat

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December 8, 2011 — The Q d’etat line represents a symbolic revolt against the unfair taxation practices and mistreatment of the premium cigar industry.  The brand is intended to create awareness of the dangers increased government regulation and taxation will produce, specifically the FDA’s desire to regulate premium cigars. There will be three sizes, released [...]