Three New La Aurora Limited Editions Arrive Early

A trio of new limited releases from La Aurora is arriving on shelves in the U.S. This week, retailers have taken delivery of the new…

ADVentura The Royal Return King’s Gold Corona

While it’s been a while since I’ve given the speech, one of the more counterproductive things I see cigar companies do is name cigars—specifically the…

Villiger Moves La Libertad to Nicaragua, Revamps Line

Villiger has announced that it is moving production of its La Libertad line to its new Villiger de Nicaragua factory in Estelí as part of…

1502 Ships New Robustos, XO Box-Pressed Churchill

Global Premium Cigars—the company behind the 1502 brand—has begun shipping four new cigars, each an extension to an existing line. The 1502 Black Gold, Blue…

Pistoff Kristoff Firecracker

The year 2007 brought the debut of one of the longest-running retailer exclusives series that continues to this day: the Firecracker Series. Originally made exclusively…

Weekly News (Aug. 9, 2021)

Cigar News Baka Gran Perfecto Heads to Stores Brad Berko Departs Bahama Mamas China’s International Cigar Expo 2021 Postponed Claudio Sgroi, Edgar Julián Sued Team…

Viaje Honey & Hand Grenades Maduro The Shiv

Just as spring was getting into gear across the country, Viaje announced that it would soon be shipping its newest release to retailers, a maduro…

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to California’s Flavored Tobacco Ban

A lawsuit challenging the legality of California’s planned ban on flavored tobacco has been dismissed. On Friday, Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo of the U.S. District…

Undercrown 10 Robusto

Way back in 2011—at the same time that we were coming up with the idea for halfwheel—Drew Estate released a new line named Undercrown which…

Bristol, Tenn. Passes Public Smoking Ban

At its meeting this week, the Bristol City Council passed an ordinance that bans smoking and vaping in parks, playgrounds and what is described as…

El Casco Cigar Cutter

When it was originally founded in 1920, El Casco—a name that translates to the helmet from Spanish—was a producer of revolvers that were exported across…