Decision to Move Texas FDA Cigar Lawsuit Appealed
Attorneys for the three Texas-based cigar businesses that sued the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) over its cigar regulations have appealed a decision from…
Protocol Official Misconduct
Cubariqueño Cigar Co. partners Bill Ives and Juan Cancel are both law enforcement officers, so it is not surprising when the names of their cigars all…
IPCPR Moves Events from Westgate to Las Vegas Convention Center
Following reports of a suspected outbreak of norovirus, a serious version of the stomach flu, at the Westgate Resort & Casino, the International Premium Cigar…
Quesada Revamps Fonseca Classic Packaging
Quesada Cigars has announced that it has updated its Fonseca Classic line. The blend remains the same—a Connecticut wrapper over Dominican fillers—though Miguel Nuñez, the…
CLE Prieto Line Gets Box-Pressed Diadema
At next week’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, CLE Cigar Co. will be expanding its Prieto line with a new size. The CLE Prieto Box-Pressed…
XIKAR Announces HP3 & Turismo Lighters
XIKAR has announced two new lighters for the company’s High Performance Collection: HP3 and Turismo. The Turismo lighter was actually leaked a couple months ago by…
Joya de Nicaragua Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Cinco Décadas
Joya de Nicaragua is 50-years-old and now it has a cigar fitting for the occasion. The Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas, Spanish for five decades, pays tribute…
XIKAR Adds XFlame Electric Lighter to Portfolio
For the first time ever, XIKAR has a lighter that does not require butane. It’s called the XIKAR XFlame, a battery-powered lighter that uses an…
La Sonrisa Adding El Profesor at IPCPR 2018
La Sonrisa Cigars is paying tribute to one of the company’s co-founders with a limited edition cigar named after his profession. El Profesor is being…
XIKAR Adding First Flat Flame Lighter, Reducing High Performance Butane Price
Flat flame lighters have been part of the cigar accessories landscape for a while, but now one of the best-known names in the industry is…
Colibri Adding Quasar Punch
Colibri’s line of Quasar accessories will be getting another addition in the form of a punch cutter. The Quasar Punch contains three different punch cutter…
