Ten Questions for 2018
It’s almost 2018, which means it’s time for my annual article of speculation. For the last eight years, something that actually precedes halfwheel, I will ask…
Submit a Top Cigar List for The Consensus 2017
It’s December which means a lot of things, but at halfwheel it means we are full into preparation for our awards which are given out in…
Weekly News (Dec. 25, 2017)
Cigar News Davidoff Celebrating 50th Anniversary With Special Bands Gurkha Ships Blendmaster’s Cask Perdomo Increasing Prices on Most Lines for 2018 Viaje Releases Circa ’45…
Espinosa Reggae Dread
Last year, Espinosa Premium Cigars—like most other companies—introduced a variety of new lines before the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulations took effect. And…
Davidoff Celebrating 50th Anniversary With Special Bands
Some of Davidoff’s most popular brands will get special cigar bands as part of the company’s 50th anniversary celebration of Davidoff, the brand. Core products…
Four Kicks Maduro Corona Gorda
In mid-2010 it became quite apparent that the CAO we knew would be no more. The company’s executives were leaving, its Nashville headquarters was to…
Perdomo Increasing Prices on Most Lines for 2018
Perdomo Cigars will raise prices on all but four of its 17 lines effective Jan. 1, 2018. “Due to the ongoing FDA regulations and the…
Boveda Launches Smart Sensor
Boveda is the latest to enter the wireless humidor monitoring space. The Minnesota company known for its ubiquitous humidification packs has launched the Boveda Smart…
Gilberto Oliva Sr. Dies at 86
Gilberto Oliva Sr., the founder of the Oliva Cigar Co., has passed away at 86. Like many, Oliva Sr. and his family’s roots in tobacco…
Bedford, Mass. Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21, Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
Effective Jan. 1, the minimum age to purchase tobacco in Bedford, Mass. will be 21. The town’s Board of Health voted to raise the minimum…
FDA Plans to Reevaluate Premium Cigar Regulation in 2018
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), announced “major policy goals” for the agency in 2018 and reevaluating the regulation…
