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News: Crowned Heads to Add Sixth Vitola to Four Kicks

Crowned Heads, the Nashville-based cigar company formed by four former CAO employees in early 2011, has announced its sixth size to its debut Four Kicks line, a 5 1/2 x 56 Robusto Extra. The news comes only a few months after the addition of the Four Kicks Selección No. 5 and means the company will [...]

News: Perdomo Unveils 20th Anniversary Cigar

Perdomo Cigars took to Facebook and YouTube on Friday morning to unveil their 20th Anniversary cigar. A 43-second-long video that was posted to YouTube for just one hour from 12 pm – 1 pm EDT showed a pair of dual-banded cigars that appeared to be about the size of a Robusto or Toro with a sharp box [...]

News: J. Fuego Shows Off 777 Minutos

J. Fuego showed off his latest creation Thursday via Twitter, the 777 Zero Minutos. The small format cigar measures 4 1/2 x 38 and comes in five pack paperboard box. While similar in size to the 5 x 44 J. Fuego Originals, Fuego said that the projects are completely different. “People had been asking for [...]

News: Fuente Delays Release of 100th Anniversary Cigars

Arturo Fuente announced the delay of a number of cigars intended for release this year that were part of the company’s 100th anniversary. A graphic announcing the delay welcomed visitors to the company’s website on Friday, and Carlito Fuente noted the delay on his Facebook page: To Our Friends, There are times when fate has other [...]

News: 262 Cigars Announces New Cigar Line

On Thursday afternoon, 262 Cigars announced the Revere, the name of their new cigar line which will debut at the IPCPR trade show in August before hitting retail in October 2012. News of 262′s new line was mentioned here on April 20. Details about the new cigar’s specifics are yet to be released, as the [...]

News: El Primer Mundo Launches La Hermandad

Primer Mundo, who already announced the Clase Reserva, has announced its next release, La Hermandad. It’s a Dominican cigar offered in the 6 x 60, Robusto and Toro sizes with pricing in the $8.00-$9.00 range. La Hermandad will use a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper over Nicaraguan fillers and Williams describes this as his first Maduro since [...]

Press Release: Dona Flor Cigars Ready to Unveil Its “Brazilian Black Treasure” To The U.S. Market

June 5, 2012 (Miami, Florida) — Dona Flor Cigars, manufactured by Menendez Amerino which is celebrating 35 years in existence, is ready to share its Brazilian cigars with the U.S. market. Dona Flor, which features cigars with 100% Brazilian tobacco, expects to fill a void in the North American market with its unique and exotic [...]

Press Release: Emilio Cigars Upcoming Releases

June 3, 2012 Draig K Limitado The Draig K will be produced in 3 sizes, namely corona, robusto, and toro. 400 boxes of each have been made and after months of aging will be allocated to our retailers based on how long their account has been open, and how well they’ve supported our core brands [...]

Press Release: JM Tobacco Unveils New “Classic Petits” Small Cigar Line

May 29, 2012 — JM Tobacco, Inc., is displaying its new small cigar product category at the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers trade show in Orlando, Florida, August 2-6.  The 4″ x 32 Classic Petits, according to company president Anto Mahroukian, “Satisfy the rapidly expanding market for shorter-duration smokes. “Smokers are moving toward smaller [...]

News: El Primer Mundo Clase Reserva Scheduled for IPCPR

Clase Reserva will be the newest line for Sean Williams’ El Primer Mundo and like the Epifania and Liga Miami before it, the cigar will debut at IPCPR. The cigar is made at El Titan de Bronze in Calle Ocho alongside the Liga Miami, but will be Primer Mundo’s first limited edition with only 1,200 [...]