North Dakota Won’t Increase Tobacco Purchasing Age

While a number of states have bills seeking to raise the tobacco purchase age, North Dakota has become the first of this current crop to…

Weekly News (Feb. 6, 2017)

Cigar News Altadis U.S.A. Appoints Rob Norris as General Manager Crowned Heads Announces Paniolo Especiale 2017 Drew Estate Appoints David Lazarus as SVP of Sales…

La Gloria Cubana Revolution (ER Asia Pacifico 2015)

As part of the 2015 crop of new Cuban cigars, Habanos S.A. planned a new Edición Regional release in the La Gloria Cubana marca for the Asia…

Guáimaro Corona

Esteban Disla might be the most famous cigar factory manager. Disla is a co-owner of the Fabrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A. factory, which is best known for…

Romeo y Julieta Capuletos (EL 2016)

Each year, Habanos S.A. releases three cigars under the Edición Limitada name. The cigars feature a distinctive black on gold secondary band, though that’s not…

Rob Norris Appointed GM of Altadis U.S.A.

Three years later, Rob Norris is back at Altadis U.S.A., this time as the boss. The cigar giant announced that Norris has been named the…

Davidoff Escurio Punch Cutter

In June 2015, Davidoff followed up its extremely popular Nicaragua blend with a new line of cigars inspired by the country of Brazil. Named Escurio, the…

Senate Bill to Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA Introduced Again

There’s a new Congress, a new house Bill regarding premium cigar regulation and a new bill in the Senate. Again. Yesterday, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.,…

Ask halfwheel: My Cigars Are Dry

Now that we’re in a month into the new year and hopefully all writing Year of the Rooster on our checks, we return to our…

Thompson Lands La Bohème Connecticut

Another month, another Boutique Blends exclusive has landed at Thompson Cigar Co. This time it’s the La Bohème Momentos, a three size line that uses an Ecuadorian…

Nestor Miranda Collection Corojo Robusto

In 2014, Miami Cigar & Co. celebrated its 25th anniversary and began a new chapter by making numerous changes to the company.. First, Jason Holly, owner of the…