C.Gars Ltd Auction Shows Cooling in Davidoff & Gran Reserva Prices
Last week’s C.Gars Ltd auction ended with some interesting results. After a few years of Cuban Davidoff prices doing nothing but increasing, prices appear to…
Ask halfwheel: Is the Review List Searchable?
Each Friday, except for last week apparently, we try to tackle a question asked by one of our readers. Reader Stewart(?) wanted to know whether…
La Palina Releasing Private Blend for TAA Retailers
At next week’s Tobacconists’ Association of America meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, La Palina will show off an exclusive release for the group for the first…
Nat Sherman Expanding Panamericana Line
Turns out Nat Sherman will have new cigars for next week’s Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) meeting. The company will show off three new sizes…
Dunhill Signed Range Selección Suprema
There is perhaps no more impressive collection of cigars under one name than Dunhill’s Selección Suprema. The line came about in 1935 when Dunhill, the…
West Virginia Tobacco Tax Increase Defated
An attempt to raise the taxes on tobacco products in West Virginia was defeated today. The House Finance Committee failed to advance SB 420, a…
L’Atelier Côte d’Or La Tâche Soft Launches Today
Tonight, in Bethesda, Md., the L’Atelier Côte d’Or La Tâche will be available for the first time. L’Atelier co-founder Pete Johnson is at an event at W. Curtis…
Rocky Patel Announces Price Increase
Earlier today, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars announced a price increase effective April 1. The company will raise the prices across the board 2 percent, with…
California Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase & Others Advance
California is likely to become the second state where individuals must be 21 to purchase tobacco products. Today, a special session on healthcare in the…
Limited Powstanie Coming Later This Year
There’s a new limited edition Powstanie coming this year. Mike Szczepankiewicz, one of the two brothers behind the brand, told halfwheel the company is planning a 5…
Montecristo Artisan Series to Show Off Altadis U.S.A.’s Grupo de Maestros
Last year, Altadis U.S.A. released the Grupo de Maestros Private Batch, a Montecristo-branded cigar that focused on the Grupo de Maestros, a group of cigar masters…