Dignity Cigars Takes Pizzeria Out of the Oven
Don’Juan Gross told halfwheel he had been keeping the concept for his latest cigar in the proverbial oven for five years; but this spring, it will…
2015 Awards: New Company of the Year
Launching a new company is a significant challenge, a big part of which is making sure that what you promise gets delivered and that there…
La Palina Excellentes (1920s)
If you’ve been in a humidor or read pretty much any cigar publication in recent years, you’re undoubtedly familiar with La Palina, the brand owned by…
LUJ Kuro Corona Gorda Announced as Store Exclusive for Smokin’ Joe’s
Smokin’ Joe’s in Alcoa, Tenn. has announced that they will be receiving a store exclusive size of LUJ Cigars’ Kuro, a 6 x 46 corona…
Rocky Patel Creates Gold Series II for Cigar King (Update)
Rocky Patel has created The Gold Series II, a new limited edition cigar made for Cigar King in Scottsdale, Ariz. that is a follow-up to the store’s…
E.P. Carrillo Elencos Oscuro Elites
In late 2011, it became known that E.P. Carrillo was planning an extensions to its limited Elenecos line, Elencos Oscuro. That December, the company shipped…
Hawaii Raises Tobacco Purchase Age Today
With the stroke of midnight, Hawaii became the first state in the country to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and nicotine delivery…
Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. Moves to Former Oliva Factory
While many spent the Christmas holiday relaxing, Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. spent it moving into a bigger factory, with an eponymously named cigar as…
The Seven Five Cigars Coming from Tabacalera Palma (Update)
Tabacalera Palma has announced that it is producing The Seven Five Cigars, a new line that gets its inspiration from a 2014 documentary about a drug kingpin and…
Nomad H-Town San Andres Lancero
When Jorge Ahued of STOGIES World Class Cigars in Houston announced his plans to commission a 10-cigar series of lanceros, it became a waiting game…