Weekly News (October 31, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: Happy Halloween. It’s another relatively slow week of cigar news. It will be like this going forward for most of the rest of the year due to a variety of push and pull factors. I wouldn’t expect a whole lot of groundbreaking information leaking in the coming months, but then again surprises are [...]

Weekly News (October 24, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: It’s been a while since the 2011 list has been updated, which I apologize for. I plan on having it up to date by the end of the week, so look for a lot of updates in the mean time. — el niño diablo. Viaje Skull and Bones “?” Ships — There are [...]

Weekly News (October 17, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: As far as what is after the jump, it may seem a bit light. The reality is, this week is anything but. There are quite a few details that are being tied up for other stories for later in the week, at least I think. Without getting too much into trying to make [...]

Weekly News (October 10, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: Rest in peace Steve. Here’s to the Crazy Ones. — el niño diablo. Viaje Skull and Bones “?” — These will be out this month, glow-in-the-dark and white bands. Viaje Exclusivo Lancero — Details are here. Farkas indicated that the hold-up for the Trifecta humidor was because one of the product wasn’t ready. [...]

Weekly News (October 3, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: The biggest news of the week was the Friday announcement from the attorneys for Pepín García indicating the legal matter of El Rey de los Habanos had been settled. Our original story contained an error referring to the separate matter of Tabacalera Cubanas as “lawsuit” instead of “dissolution.” (To be clear both companies [...]

Weekly News (September 26, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: Surreal is the word of the day. This week, the industry lost one of its brightest figures — Bert Gottfried of Oliva Family of Cigars. Many offered up their words on Bert’s life and many did so in our small tribute to Bert. For anyone that knew Bert, this sort of support comes [...]

Weekly News (September 19, 2011)

Editor’s Note: Quietly, there are a few people beginning to wonder about the IPCPR show in Orlando next year. The main reason for the concern is that Orlando’s City Council (and Mayor) have been on anti-smoking crusade as of late. The IPCPR published this press release days before Orlando’s City Council unanimously passed a resolution [...]

Weekly News (September 12, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: And we shall call this, the one where everything has been delayed. After the jump is news on four major releases that have all been pushed back for a variety of reasons. Three of them have been pushed back to the month of October, which by all accounts will be the biggest month [...]

Weekly News (September 5, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: I’ve made a concerted effort not to speculate on the outcome of Fernandez v. García et al (i.e. the El Rey de los Habanos lawsuit) for a few reasons, but it seems the rumormill has continued to grind and perhaps now has reached a moment that deserves critique. While speculation about a settlement, [...]

Weekly News (August 29, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: I won’t name names this time, but almost six weeks post IPCPR the amount of products that have missed their supposed deadlines continues to grow. This isn’t a new phenomenon, perhaps just that it’s being tracked. But it’s something worth noting. After the jump is another week of a lot of Fuente news, [...]