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News: Barry Stein’s KILO to Debut at Chattanooga Tweet-Up

Barry Stein had two dreams for the cigar industry. The first was to work in the industry, which he does as Assistant Director of Marketing for Miami Cigar & Co., the second—which will come true later this year—was to blend and sell his own cigar. Stein’s blend, KILO, will debut this August at the 2013 [...]

News: European Trade Show Avoids Smoking Ban

For at least another year, attendees of the annual Inter-tabac trade show will be allowed to smoke in the convention hall. Inter-tabac 2013 will once again take place during mid-September in Dortmund, Germany at the Westfalenhall. Unlike recent years of the IPCPR trade show and convention, the Westfalenhall hosts many event simultaneously, as it is [...]

Press Release: Ortega Re-Introducing Cubao at 2013 IPCPR Show in Las Vegas

June 6, 2013 (Sunrise, Fla.) — Ortega Premium Cigars officially announced today that the company will be re- introducing the CUBAO line at the IPCPR show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Like their current flagship line the Serie D, Cubao will be manufactured at the My Father factory in Esteli, Nicaragua by the Garcia Family. According [...]

Press Release: Christian Eiroa Opens Aladino Factory

June 12, 2013 (Miami, Fla.) — Fabricas Unidas is pleased to announce that the Aladino Factory in Danli, Honduras has been opened and is now fully functional, along with its box factory, just in time for this year’s IPCPR. Christian Eiroa’s new factory is located in the same location as the historical Danli landmark, El [...]

Press Release: Ezra Zion Adds Two Sizes to JAMAIS Vu

June 10, 2013 — Ezra Zion Cigar Company, recipients of multiple Cigar of the Year Awards in 2012, announces the release of 2 new vitolas in their JAMAIS Vu line. “After launching at IPCPR last year and seeing the overwhelming response to this blend, we knew that an extension of the line was inevitable. In [...]

Weekly News (June 10, 2013)

Editor’s Note: We are little more than a month out from the trade show and the most shocking trend in the industry is the growing list of companies with a significantly reduced trade show release roster than year’s past. There are some additional reasons, but more and more it seems manufacturers are realizing there just [...]

News: Kelner Boutique Factory Adds El Cedro Cigars as Client

Anwar Elboustani has wanted to do what a lot of cigar smoker have, make his own cigar. Now, with the help of the son of one of the industry’s most respected tobacco men, he’ll get his chance. “I’ve been planning it for three years and I’ve been looking for someone to roll the cigars,” Elboustani told [...]

News: Casa de Montecristo to Launch E.P. Carrillo Generosos

Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Ill. has announced that they will soon be hosting the launch for a new cigar from  exclusive from E.P. Carrillo called the Generosos. The cigar will debut at 8 to 8 Cigars, Casa de Montecristo’s sister store in Villa Park, Ill., during their Father’s Day weekend event from June 14 [...]

News: Moya & Ruiz La Jugada Habano to Debut at IPCPR 2013

Danny Moya and Nelson Ruiz’s sophomore release will debut at the 2013 IPCPR trade show and convention next month. The duo will use a different wrapper over the company’s La Jugada filler blend for its next release, which will debut at the mid-July annual convention in Las Vegas, Nev. The duo confirmed the release date last [...]

Press Release: La Sirena to Release Limited Dubloon Salomon

June 7, 2013 (Miami, Fla.) – In a recent expedition to Lake Nicaragua, which archeologists feel was once a large bay alongside the Pacific Ocean, a discovery was made. The dangerous mission to find treasures of the mermaid was met by sharks and other seemingly out of place aquatic animals. On the last day, in [...]