Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic Lancero
The Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic Lancero was one of two lanceros featured in the Lanceros Collection by Don Pepin Garcia. It featured five different…
Room101 The Big Payback Heads to Retailers
Matt Booth’s Room101 is heading down a few new roads in the form of a new release, The Big Payback. Described as a release to…
EH Lancero Shipping Next Week
Edgar Hoill’s take on a lancero will begin hitting stores around the country next week. The EH Lancero, a 7 x 38 version of the…
Weekly News (May 19, 2014)
Cigar News Willy Herrera Appointed Master Blender at Drew Estate Davidoff Art Edition 2014 Set for Release CAO Area 9 Debuts at Events Ortega Mini…
Re+United
Few releases will take people by surprise as the Re+United did. Anytime two cigar manufacturers team-up, it’s a rarity. This becomes particularly unique when it…
The FDA’s $10 Exemption Explanation & Problems
For those wondering how the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) came to a $10 retail price point when trying to define a “premium cigar”—there’s…
How Much Will FDA Regulations Cost the Premium Cigar Industry?
According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) own internal data—at least $115.6 million over the next 20 years and potentially as much as…
FDA: Regulation Could Cut the Cigar Industry in Half
In a document accompanying the proposed deeming regulations, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) made estimations about the potential impact of proposed regulation and…
Announcing halfwheel.com/fda
Today, we launch our newest project, halfwheel.com/fda. It’s a microsite dedicated to breaking down the deeming regulations with more detail, but also with a much…
Willy Herrera Appointed Master Blender of Drew Estate
Drew Estate has announced the Willy Herrera has been appointed to the position of master blender of Drew Estate. The news comes less than a…
