And after all that, there will be no consumer day. At least for 2020 and hopefully not for 2021 either. Earlier today, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced that CigarCon 2020 was canceled, while the organization would evaluate whether to introduce the concept for 2021 including creating a new sub-committee to further study the concept....Read More
And after all that, there will be no consumer day. At least for 2020 and hopefully not for 2021 either. Earlier today, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced that CigarCon 2020 was canceled, while the organization would evaluate whether to introduce the concept for 2021 including creating a new sub-committee to further study the concept....Read More
At last year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, JRE Tobacco. Co. released a very interesting cigar it dubbed the Aladino Corojo Reserva. The interesting part was evident in its name, as the single vitola puro that was made up of 100 percent corojo tobacco sourced from Honduras. At that time, there was only one vitola—namely,...Read More
A bit later than originally announced but ahead of the most recent schedule, Drew Estate has begun shipping the Undercrown Shade SUPREMA to Drew Diplomat retailers across the country. The cigar is a 6 x 50/54 perfecto, and it’s also the first time that the brand is getting a limited edition addition in the U.S....Read More
A ban on the use of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and other inhalant systems, was approved by the Woodburn City Council at its most recent meeting. The idea has been in the works since late June, when former Mayor Nancy Kirkse made the request to the council that city staff begin researching similar ordinances in...Read More
CigarCon 2020 will not happen. The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), formerly IPCPR, has announced that the controversial consumer day for its annual trade show will not happen in 2020. Instead, the organization will evaluate whether to move forward with the concept for 2021, including the creation of a new sub-committee to look at the event...Read More
A bit earlier than expected, the Rocky Patel LB1 is off to stores. It’s a five-vitola line that uses an Ecuadorian habano wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers. The name is actually the factory code that was used at the El Paraiso factory in Honduras when the cigar was being developed....Read More
The central Minnesota town of Litchfield is poised to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. Yesterday, the Litchfield City Council voted 5-2 in favor of an ordinance that would set 21 as the minimum age to purchase tobacco. According to the Litchfield Independent Review, the measure underwent some revision. Specifically, those...Read More
