Nat Sherman Unveils Major Portfolio Update
The Nat Sherman cigar portfolio is undergoing a major makeover. At next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the company will show off both a…
BURN by Rocky Patel Oklahoma City Opening Thursday
A three-story version of BURN by Rocky Patel will open this week in Oklahoma City. It’s the third location of the high-end cigar bar concept…
Weekly News (June 18, 2018)
Cigar News Cano Aret Ozgener, CAO Founder, Dies at 81 Eric Hanson, founder of Hammer + Sickle, Passes Away ACID Subculture Amigos Returns to Two…
Camacho Coyolar Rothschild (2018)
While visiting the new Camacho factory earlier this year, I was handed an unbanded cigar that was described as the new Coyolar. I had heard that…
Ask halfwheel: Why aren’t you writing about Nicaragua?
As the civil conflict in Nicaragua has unfolded in the last two months, I’ve fielded questions from all over about why we weren’t writing about…
Murray, Ky. Passes Smoking Ban
Smoking will be banned in almost all buildings open to the public in Murray, Ky. The Murray City Council passed a smoking ban 8-2 that…
Caldwell Adding LLTK MAD MF at IPCPR 2018
For only the third time in its history, though the second time at next month’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Caldwell Cigar Co. will be…
Ocean City, N.J. Bans Smoking on the Beach
You will not be able to legally light up a cigar on the Ocean City beach or boardwalk on July 4. The New Jersey town…
What is IPCPR 2018?
One month from now, the doors will open to the 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. If you are a regular reader of this site,…
Fratello Hires Shannon Strang as Director of Operations
Fratello has announced that Shannon Strang will be the company’s new director of operations. Her responsibilities will include logistic, business relationships and development and financial…
Caldwell Adding Eastern Standard Habano at IPCPR 2018
Later this summer, Caldwell Cigar Co.’s Eastern Standard will get a new extension courtesy of a hybrid wrapper. The Eastern Standard Habano will use a…