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News: Alec Bradley Black Market Dirty Hooligan Coming in March

Alec Bradley has informed retailers of the newest edition of its Black Market series, the Black Market Dirty Hooligan, a Candela cigar created for St. Patrick’s Day. The cigar, which retails for $8.00 or $176.00 for a box of 22 cigars. While certain details remain unknown, the Dirty Hooligan will be a limited edition Toro [...]

News: Villiger Cigars Launches Discovery Tour Featuring Unreleased Sampler

Villiger Cigars North America, a branch of the Swiss tobacco company, will host the first event of its Discover Tour tomorrow at Gordon’s Cigars in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Discovery Tour is an 80 event promotion planned for the first quarter of this year featuring a new sampler of unreleased cigars, hence the Unreleased Sampler [...]

News: SAG Imports Announces The Quesada Blender’s Sampler

SAG Imports, the distribution arm of Quesada, is set to release its most popular blends in the form of a special sampler. The Quesada Blender’s Sampler will feature eight Robustos, two each of the: Quesada Tributo, Quesada Jalapa, Quesada Selección España and a test blend. The samplers are packed in wooden boxes and include the [...]

News: Fuente Ships “Un-Named Reserva 2012″

Arturo Fuente has one last surprise before the end of the holidays, the Fuente Un-Named Reserva 2012. Much like last year’s last minute ForbiddenX 13 release, Fuente is shipping an extremely limited supply of special cigars to some of its top accounts. The Fuente Un-Named Reserva 2012 measures 5 3/4 x 48 with a Sun [...]

News: Oliva Plans STUDIO TOBAC Connecticut & Habano for 2013

Oliva’s STUDIO TOBAC brand will be receiving two eponymous lines for 2013, the STUDIO TOBAC Connecticut and Habano/Sun Grown. Previously, Oliva has used STUDIO TOBAC almost exclusively as the overarching brand for its previously existing Cain and NUb lines and fore events. “We will be releasing a Sun Grown and Connecticut this year,” said Bryan [...]

News: Oliva Plans Serie V Melanio Maduro for Father’s Day

The Serie V will be getting a new Maduro special edition next year, the Melanio Maduro. Representatives confirmed to halfwheel a single size of a Maduro version of Oliva’s newest cigar is planned for Father’s Day 2013. Earlier this year at IPCPR 2012, the Ecuadorian-wrapped version of Oliva’s popular Serie V line debuted in Orlando. [...]

News: SAG Imports Delays Casa Magna Domus Magnus II Until 2013

Casa Magna Domus Magnus II, the follow-up to SAG Imports popular Domus Magnus, has been delayed until 2013. The cigars, which feature a different vintage (2007) of Jalapa Sun Grown wrapper were believed to be a late 2012 release after being announced for IPCPR 2012. However, SAG Imports has confirmed the cigars, which are part [...]

News: La Grande Clase Set for November Release

According to Dion Giolito, La Grande Clase, the small batch project for the Illusione founder’s Reno, Nev. retail store, is set to arrive at FUMARE either this week or next week. When reached by phone, Giolito refused to comment on any of the details regarding the release, which has been publicly listed on the FUMARE [...]

News: 601 & Murcielago Production Move to Two New Factories

It’s been three months since Erik Espinosa took control of the 601 and Murcielago brands after the dissolution of EO Brands, and he’s now confirmed to halfwheel that the popular 601 and Murcielago brands will now be made at his La Zona Factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, as well as Tabacalera Villa Cuba S.A. (TAVICUSA), the [...]

News: Oliva Atlantic Cigar 15th Aniversario Diadema Nears Release

Atlantic Cigar Co. will release the fourth and final release in their 15th anniversary series next week, the limited edition Oliva Atlantic Cigar 15th Aniversario Diadema. The 6 3/4 x 48 Diadema will go on sale on Monday October 15 with an MSRP of $8.50 per cigar or $85.00 per box. Like the first three releases, [...]