Weekly News (August 16, 2010)

As was expected, New York’s new tobacco tax isn’t working out as well as planned. Just because Habanos lost one lawsuit, doesn’t mean they can’t start another. As if that’s not enough, your IPCPR releases (and a special surprise) after the jump:

IPCPR 2010: Viaje

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Stopping by Mr. Farkas’ booth revealed quite a few new products, which isn’t shocking given that the company’s core line accounts for so little of their overall production. I’m not complaining. Viaje showed off the Satori, a new line billed as a “no corner cut” cigar, even to the extent that the boxes were produced [...]