Headlines Cigar Gets Reblended and Relaunched

Headlines Cigar is coming back to retail shelves this year and bringing a new blend and new look with it.

The two new cigars are the creations of a collaboration between Dee Aguasvivas, co-owner of Fusion Cigar, master blender Don Amadiz and Arby Sosa of Antillian Cigar Corporation, who is the exclusive distributor for Headlines Cigar.

The Headlines First Edition uses a Pennsylvania seed wrapper grown in the Dominican Republic and a Dominican olor binder. The filler is made up of Dominican criollo ’98 and Dominican Piloto Cubano ligero, with Dominican criollo ’98 and Dominican olor seco.

The Headlines Second Edition uses a Dominican habano oscuro wrapper with a Dominican Piloto Cubano binder. The filler blend draws on tobaccos from Nicaragua and Dominican Piloto Cubano for the ligero, with Dominican Andullo and Dominican 20-20 rounding the blend out.

Both cigars are described as full-bodied and are being made at Tabacalera Real in Tamboril, Dominican Republic. They are both available in three sizes, the 5 1/2 x 60 Page 1, a 6 x 54 torpedo called Page 2, and a 6 x 50 known as Page 3. Each size comes in 20-count boxes, with MSRP set for between $7.50 and $8.50 per stick. They are currently shipping to retailers.

Headlines Cigars is owned by Dee Aguasvivas and Ulises Delgado of Fusion Cigar. The company entered into a distribution agreement with Antillian Cigar Corporation in August 2014.

Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.