La Aurora Preferidos Diamond No. 1 Heads to Michael’s Tobacco
For fans wanting a larger perfecto version of the Connecticut broadleaf-wrapped La Aurora Preferidos Diamond, Michael Peacock has found a way to answer your request….
Grace Sotolongo Leaves CLE Cigar Company
The face of the Hechicera brand has left CLE Cigar Company. Grace Sotolongo informed halfwheel that effective immediately she was no longer part of the…
Nomad C-276 Robusto (Prerelease)
Earlier this year, Fred Rewey, owner of Nomad Cigar Co., handed me an unbanded cigar. I took a few cold draws, another glance at the…
Nate McIntyre Leaves House of Emilio, Joins Cubanacan (Update)
House of Emilio’s longest tenured employee is leaving the company, Nate McIntyre has resigned as national director of sales effective Aug. 1. in order to…
Espinosa Ships Warhead II
The latest version of the 601 La Bomba Warhead is headed to stores. On Monday, the company began shipping the Warhead II, a cigar that debuted…
Weekly News (July 28, 2014)
Cigar News CLE & Gentili Announce U.S. Distribution Deal CLE & Patoro Announce U.S. Distribution Deal CLE Warehouse Burglarized La Barba Purple Announced RoMa Craft…
IPCPR 2014: Oettinger Davidoff AG
There was no big Davidoff Nicaragua launch. No reintroduction of Camacho. No Avo Uvezian. In many ways, the Davidoff booth felt less spectacular than in…
IPCPR 2014: Dante
While there may have not been an abundance of new product on display at the IPCPR trade show, Mo Fakhro and Michael Huff have plenty in…
IPCPR 2014: Rocky Patel
After covering Rocky Patel for the last five years, there are two things that have been hallmarks of the company’s trade shows each year. One,…
IPCPR 2014: Las Cumbres Tabaco
It’s hard to consider José Blanco “new” when it comes to anything regarding the cigar business. When one looks up “cigar industry veteran”—it seems almost…
IPCPR 2014: Arturo Fuente & J.C. Newman
After a few years of a lot of new product from Arturo Fuente and J.C. Newman, the two family-owned companies seemed focused on things other…
