Statewide Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Proposed in Massachusetts, Again
Nowhere in the country has the fight to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco been more active than Massachusetts and now there’s a bill…
Weekly News (May 11, 2015)
Cigar News Dunstable Cigar Co. Debuts — Review here. E.P. Carrillo VP of Sales Resigns Hammer + Sickle Icon Series Renamed to Trademark Series, Maduro…
Hammer + Sickle Rebrands Icon to Trademark Series, Maduro Coming
After two years on the market, Hammer + Sickle is changing the name of its Icon Series to Trademark Series. The new name might be…
Moving On (Down)
I’ve mentioned this story before, but it seems uniquely attached to this announcement and worth repeating. I remember a seminal moment for halfwheel: it was December 2011,…
Dunstable Cervantes
There’s always a new cigar brand, the latest of the bunch just happens to be Dunstable. There is no story of ancestral history in tobacco,…
RoMa Craft Tobac’s Neanderthal Shipping Next Week
Next Friday, RoMa Craft Tobac retailers and fans will get their first chance to smoke something long on the horizon. RoMa Craf Tobac will begin…
David Lampert Resigns as E.P. Carrillo VP of Sales
David Lampert’s tenure as the vp of sales and marketing for E.P. Carrillo will be a short one. Both Lampert and the company confirmed to…
Cañon City, Colo. Eyes Downtown Smoking Ban
Smoking outside in downtown Cañon City, Colo. might soon be a thing of the past. Earlier this week, City Attorney John Havens pushed for the…
IPCPR Convention & Trade Show 2016, July 24-28 in Las Vegas
While New Orleans will play host to the largest premium cigar trade show this year, it’s only a temporary thing. A representative of the International Premium…
Room101 Ichiban Ranfla Heads to Doc James Cigars
The third release of the Room101 Ichiban Series is headed to New York. Doc James Cigars, which has locations in Mamaroneck and Shrub Oak, N.Y., will…
Hunters & Frankau Celebrates 225th Anniversary with a Ramón Allones
It’s been known for quite some time that Hunters & Frankau, the U.K. importer for Habanos S.A. had a cigar planned for its 225th anniversary…
