Weekly News (June 3, 2013)
Editor’s Note: Over the weekend William Cooper of Cigar Coop posted a defense of big ring gauges. Cooper is a noted fan of the format,…
Quesada TP40Q Heading to Tobacco Plaza in July
Quesada will be releasing a fifth Heisenberg vitola for New York-based Tobacco Plaza’s 40th anniversary. The Quesada TP40Q is a 6 x 56/65 Figurado shaped…
Toraño Dips Into the Vault Again
The Toraño Family Cigar Company is once again dipping into the family vault as they prepare to release a new addition to their Vault line,…
Sosa Adds Underground Connecticut to IPCPR 2013 Plans
In addition to the company’s Limitado Stout Torpedo, Antillian Cigars is planning an extension to the Sosa Underground line in the form of the Sosa…
Oliva Details Melanio Maduro Release
Oliva’s newest Serie V limited edition will be much like many of the company’s other limited releases, a Torpedo. David Wagner told Cigar Insider the Oliva…
Quesada Adds Corona to 2013 Release of Oktoberfest
The last nationally-distributed size of Oktoberfest will be introduced later this summer, a 5 x 43 Corona known as Krone. First reported by Gregory Mottola,…
Weekly News (May 27, 2013)
Editor’s Note: I’ve never made these columns about my personal life. Many others do it in their blogs—most notably Jerry Cruz, who does it better…
Regius to Add Limited Culebra & Robusto at IPCPR 2013
Two new Regius cigars are being made for Alfie Turmeaus Tobacconist, both limited and both heading to the U.K.’s second-oldest tobacconist as well as to…
Tres Reynas to Return With Corona Size, New Look
The collaborative project between Janny García of My Father and Patricia and Raquel Quesada of SAG Imports/Quesada is set to return again to the annual…
Exclusive Sizes Highlight Holt’s Pepin Mania III Sampler
Holt’s Cigar Company has announced their ‘Pepin Mania III” sampler, a seven cigar collection featuring new, exclusive vitolas of cigars from José “Don Pepín” García. On…
D’Crossier Adding Four Sizes to Diplomacy Line
D’Crossier is adding a quartet of new cigars to their Diplomacy line, starting with a 4 1/3 x 52 vitola called the Gordito. It will…
