Surrogates Cracker Crumbs
I had an early flight to the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival and a redux review I needed to tackle, so I spent five minutes opening…
de Blasio Signs New York City Tobacco Tax Hike, Price Floor
Earlier today, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a variety of anti-tobacco bills including one that will raise the price of cigars in New…
Oettinger Davidoff AG Announces New Chairman & CEO
Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard is out at Oettinger Davidoff AG. The company announced that Hoejsgaard, its ceo, and Andreas Schmid, the chairman of the board, were no longer…
Monte by Montecristo AJ Fernandez Toro
Last year, A.J. Fernández announced that it would begin making cigars for Altadis U.S.A. and JR Cigar. It’s a partnership that has spawned nearly a…
STG Reports Poor Q2 Results
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced its financial earnings for the second quarter and as expected the results aren’t great. The parent company of General…
Casa de Montecristo Buys Store in Florida, Adds Four Phoenix Franchises
Casa de Montecristo—the brick and mortar retail chain from Imperial Brands, plc—is expanding its footprint, both east and west. The company has purchased Prime Cigar &…
Trinidad Santiago Shipping in October
The first product of Rafael Nodal’s tenure at Altadis U.S.A. has emerged. It’s called the Trinidad Santiago. Both Nodal and Altadis U.S.A. have posted images…
Buffalo Grove, Ill. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age
Buffalo Grove, Ill. has raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21, but not without controversy. In somewhat of a unique scenario,…
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Ships Todos Las Dias
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s strongest release has begun formally shipping to stores. Todos Las Dias, which translates to all the days, is a four-size Nicaraguan puro…
Davidoff Ships The Master Selection Series 2010 & 2011
Davidoff has begun shipping the next pair of its Eladio Diaz-inspired The Master Selection Series. Each year Diaz, the blending head and production chief at…
La Aurora ADN Arrives Stateside
La Aurora’s DNA has arrived in the U.S. Literally. La Aurora ADN Dominicano has begun shipping. It’s the latest release from the oldest Dominican cigar…
