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News: Berger & Argenti Entubar V32 (Exclusive) (Updated)

A bit ago we mentioned that Berger & Argenti was announcing the Entubar V32 and now we have some of the details. When I spoke to Mike Argenti back at the IPCPR show in New Orleans he told me about a bunch of ideas that he had for the future of the Entubar line, and [...]

News: Berger & Argenti Entubar CRV

Mentioned in the news a few days ago, word from Berger & Argenti after the jump. As a bit of an editor’s note, expect a lot more press release posting over the next two and a half weeks as the IPCPR show looms upon us. The initial picture has one of the more interesting contrasts [...]

News: Willy Herrera Joins Drew Estate

Willy Herrera & Drew Estate. I cannot claim that we “broke” the news, CigarBrief gets credit for first mentioning the rumor. However, after a few weeks of murmurs, the official word from Drew Estate and Willy Herrera. It’s already been a pretty busy last few weeks for Willy, which have included two new products from [...]

News: Camacho Liberty Series 2011 (Exclusive)

Didn’t I warn you IPCPR news mode was in full swing? Today, news on a staple of the IPCPR show, the Camacho Liberty. The popular limited edition has been released every year since 2002 and has gained notoriety for the 11/18 Perfecto format it uses. (To be clear, not every release has been the 11/18, [...]

News: San Lotano Oval (Updated)

A new shape, or at least that’s what I’m told. It’s got a Habano 2000 wrapper and aged Nicaraguan filler. The San Lotano Oval, which took five years to develop, will come from A.J. Fernandez’ Tabacalera Fernandez under the San Lotano moniker. It will be on display at the IPCPR show in July, hitting B&Ms [...]

News: My Uzi Weighs a Ton (Updated)

We are five days away from the initial prerelease of Jonathan Drew’s newest collaboration with Joya de Nicaragua, My Uzi Weighs a Ton. What was once just a test blend floating around for Jonathan’s personal enjoyment last year has turned into one of this year’s best kept secrets of the upcoming IPCPR trade show. — [...]

Updated: Oliva Cigar Co. v. Leccia

Earlier this week the chatter regarding Sam Leccia and the Oliva legal battle picked up. Earlier today, the tensions between Oliva and their former employee hit an all-time high with Sam confirming the rumors that suggested he would not be allowed into the IPCPR show because of a court ruling. This led to a generally [...]

News: Padilla 8 & 11 Returns (Exclusive)

Ernesto did eat a taco. He also is re-releasing the famed Padilla Miami 8 & 11. Just two-hundred (200) boxes of the Robusto will be rolled in Miami at the corner of 8th St and 11th Ave in Calle Ocho. Cigars are slated to ship in the first quarter (October), but will be shown off [...]

News: Cain F Lanceros to Ship in October (Exclusive)

Word out of Oliva is that the Cain F Lancero (currently offered only as part of various Studio Tobac samplers) will ship in October. Retailers will be offered the opportunity to pre-order the cigar in July at the IPCPR show, with the boxes of ten shipping in October. While this won’t be a limited edition [...]

News: Oliva Connecticut Reserve Petite Corona & Tubos

A while back (here, to be specific), I posted a host of information about the happenings of Oliva. Somewhere bigger news, Cain Daytona pricelist/sizes and others were a bit less important, some reposting of things that were only found on Oliva’s NUb Live forum. Most of what was posted has already gone into effect (Cain [...]