Court Rejects Health Groups Attempt to Enter FDA Cigar Lawsuit
In July, six health groups asked to be named as co-defendants in a lawsuit regarding the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of premium…
Gurkha Begins Shipping Master Select
At this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show Gurkha brought back two blends from the company’s past: Havana Legend and Master Select. Now the latter…
Cuba Plans Expanded 2018 Crop
After a successful 2016/2017 harvest, Cuba has begun planting an even larger tobacco crop for 2017/2018. Grupo Empresarial de Tabaco de Cuba has announced that…
Fort Worth Looking at Smoke-Free Bars
Fort Worth is the last major city in Texas where smoking is still legal in bars, but that might not be the case much longer….
La Palina Goldie Laguito Especial
My Sunday started in Houston following STOGIES World Class Cigars’ annual Wingding event on Saturday. It ended in Dallas with me staring at my redux…
John Miller Replacing Peter Ghiloni as Swisher President Next Year
Peter Ghiloni will retire as the president of Swisher International Inc. at the end of this year. John Miller, the vp of sales and marketing,…
Weekly News (Oct. 16, 2017)
Cigar News Altadis U.S.A.’s VP of Marketing Leaves Black Label Trading Co.’s Santa Muerte Set for Second Release Crowned Heads Plans to Sell Tennessee Waltz…
Habanos S.A. Promotes González Jiménez to Marketing Head
Rodrigo González Jiménez is the new marketing director for Habanos S.A. His promotion comes after José María López Inchaurbe, who previously held the job, was promoted to…
Crowned Heads Sending Tennessee Waltz & Yellow Rose National, For a Day
It will be called Lawless Day. Inspired by the film The Purge, a fictional movie where all crime is allowed for 12-hour, Crowned Heads will allow…
Davidoff Year of the Dog Shipping Nov. 1
It’s the Year of the Dog. Well, next year at least. Next month is November, which for Davidoff means it’s time for the next in…
La Flor Dominicana Creates 2017 Wingding Exclusive
This weekend is STOGIES World Class Cigars’ annual Big Damn Jamboree & Wingding and La Flor Dominicana has a special cigar to celebrate. Given this…
