La Palina Adds New Hue With Red Label
The La Palina portfolio is about to get even more colorful, as this week the company will release its new La Palina Red Label, a…
Drew Estate’s Nica Rustica Extensions Slated for August
When Drew Estate showed off extensions to its Nica Rustica line last year, it’s difficult to imagine that the cigars wouldn’t see shelves until 13…
Oliva Adding NUb Lighter
If you are not a fan of NUb, you probably can stop reading. Oliva Cigar Co., the parent of the NUb brand, is launching a…
Arandoza Launching Defcon
Arandoza is back with another new maduro release. Last year, it was San Andrés; this year, it’s broadleaf. The new release is called Defcon, a…
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s Sobremesa Debuting at IPCPR
As June came to a close, it came to light that Steve Saka was returning to the cigar industry with a new company, Dunbarton Tobacco…
Mombacho Creates Limited ArtBox With Todd White
Mombacho Cigars S.A., makers of the Tierra Volcan line of cigars, has announced a new partnership with Todd White, a noted observational artist. White designed an…
General Cigar Co. Trims La Gloria Cubana Offerings
Earlier today, multiple retailers received notice that General Cigar Co. has discontinued the La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami, La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Tabaqueros and La Gloria…
Kings Cigars Deploys Knights at IPCPR
Kings Cigars has announced that at this week’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, it will unveil its newest line, Knights, which it describes as a…
Fratello Trays Coming to IPCPR 2015
Omar de Frias wanted to bring something new for retailers to this year’s trade show, so there’s a new tray. de Frias told halfwheel the company…
Catelli Adding Maduro Line at IPCPR 2015
Catelli Cigar Co. is adding a third blend to its lineup. The new regular release blend is the Modella Maduro, a line composed of a…
Quality Importers Launching Big Easy L’Anniversaire Cigars
In 2013, Quality Importers acquired Big Easy Tobacco Co., which gave Quality Importers, a company best known as an accessory distribution, access to not only…