Imperial Sells Premium Cigar Business for $1.3 Billion

Imperial Brands, plc has announced that it has a deal in place to sell its premium cigar assets for €1.225 billion ($1.33 billion) in two…

Weekly News (April 27, 2020)

News Glynn Loope Leaving Cigar Rights of America Later This Year Crowned Heads Teases Las Calaveras 2020 General Shipping Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Selección Joya…

Trinidad Media Luna

In 2019, the Cuban-made Trinidad brand celebrated its 50th anniversary. As is commonplace in the cigar industry, Habanos S.A. released a special cigar to mark…

Villiger San D’oro Claro Diadema

On March 16, Villiger Cigars began shipping a new limited edition diademas in two of its already existing lines. Limited to only 300 boxes, the…

Lewisville, Texas Bans Smoking in Parks

Parks in Lewisville will become tobacco-free in early May after the city council unanimously approved a ban at its most recent meeting. The ban comes…

HF Barcelona Melamine Grid Ashtray

Welcome to halfwheel, apparently your number one source in 2020 for cigar ashtray reviews. Unlike the last ashtray I reviewed, the HF Barcelona Melamine Grid Ashtray…

Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Edición Asia Shipping Next Month

A short and stout Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco will head to Asian markets—specifically China, Hong Kong, Macau and Vietnam—next month. Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro…

Vector Announces Twister and Combat Lighters

Vector-KGM has announced a pair of new lighters that it expects to have on store shelves in the second half  of May. The Twister is…

Davidoff Ginza 10th Anniversary (2020)

In the final weeks of 2017, Davidoff of Geneva USA unveiled a new program called ACCESS, which would include the rerelease of rare and limited…

S.T.Dupont Expands Croco Dandy Collection

S.T.Dupont has added five new lighters to its Croco Dandy collection, all of which are heading to stores today. Croco Dandy draws inspiration from the…

FDA’s Substantial Equivalence Deadline Delayed Until Sept. 9, 2020

Cigar companies will not have to submit substantial equivalence until Sept. 9, 2020. After weeks of procedural legal functions, an agreed-upon 120-day delay of the…