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Review: La Palina Goldie Laguito No. 2

In June of this year, La Palina announced a new vitola in its Collection series. Dubbed the “Goldie”, it is a 6 x 38 Petite Lancero which is named after Goldie Drell Paley, who was the wife of the founder of La Palina cigars Sam Paley. Here is a little bit of history about the [...]

News: Ernesto Padilla Plans Major Portfolio Makeover

Things are changing at Padilla that will mean a near complete overhaul of blends. Ernesto Padilla told halfwheel that he is discontinuing four of his prominent lines: 1932, Artemis, Dominus and Miami — all of which were most recently made at factories owned by Eduardo Fernandez and Paul Palmer’s Tabacalera Tropical. Coming instead will be [...]