Weekly News (January 13, 2014)

Editor’s Note: Award season is over, hopefully.

• General Cigar Co. Discontinues Over 250 SKUs — Story here.
• Casa Magna Dominican Released — Story here.
• Villiger Introducing Three New Lines — Story here.
• Neanderthal, The Newest From RoMa Craft Tobac:

• Intemperance Breach of the Peace & Brotherly Love Delayed — Story here.
• Cabaiguan Lonsdale Heading to Leesburg Cigar & Pipe This Summer — Story here.
• Tatuaje Gran Maravilla Delayed Until May — Details here.
• Viva Republica Guerrilla Warfare Corona Coming in March — Story here, review here.
• Por Larrañaga Secretos Arrives in Spain — Details here.
• Alec Bradley Prensado DeSocio Heads to Alliance Cigar Co. — Story here.
• Padilla 10th Anniversary Cigar in the Works — Here.
• Epicurean Gonzo Santeria Close to Shipping — Details here.
• Nomad S-307 Adds Two Sizes — Press release is here.
• Sindicato Bundle Maduro Coming — Via Cigar Coop.
• Miami Cigar & Co. Teases 25th Anniversary, Redesign — Here.
• MUWAT KFC Just a Friend Getting Packaging Redesign — Via Jonathan Drew.
• Padilla 1932 Returns as Meier & Dutch Exclusive — Here.
• Debonaire 1st Degree Coming — Via Cigar Coop.
• General Cigar Co. Prices Increase — Majority of lines going up, details here.
• Quesada Adjusts Pricing — Story here.
• E.P. Carrillo Moves More Sales Jobs In-House — Story here.
• Cigar Oasis Introduces New Humidification Devices — Press release here.
• Min Ron Nee’s Second Edition Update — An absolutely fascinating read via Nino.

• FDA Launches Tobacco Safety Reporting Portal — You can view the system here.
• Statewide Smoking Ban Proposed Again in Kentucky — Details here.
• 21-Year Age Limit Targeted in Maryland — Story here.
• Baltimore County Smoking Ban to Be Proposed — Here.
• St. Joseph, Mo. Rejects Smoking Ban — Story here.
• Ridgewood, N.J. Sidewalk Smoking Could be Banned — Here.
• Bullitt County, Ky. Public Building Smoking Ban Remains in Effect — Details here.
• Rehoboth, Del. Eyes Beach Smoking Ban — Here.
• Kennett, Mo. Voters to Take Up Smoking Ban — Details here.
• Boulder, Colo. Continues Debating Public Smoking Ban — Here.
• Playground Ban Moving Forward in Florida — Here.
• Adams, Mass. Bans Pharmacy Tobacco Sales — Details here.
• Suffolk County, N.Y. Age Increase Proposed — Details here.
• Franklin, Mass. Rejects Purchasing Age Increase — Story here.
• Keller, Texas Smoking Ban Proposed — Here.
• Salisbury, N.C. Bans Park Smoking — Story here.
• United Arab Emirates Bans Advertising, Sales to Under 21 — Details here.

• University System of Georgia to Debate Smoking Ban — Here.
• LSU-Eunice — Now tobacco-free.

Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.