Ypsilanti Township, Mich. Bans Smoking in Parks
The Ypsilanti Township (Mich.) Board of Trustees have brought and end to smoking in township parks, approving the second reading of the ordinance during its…
Trinidad Topes Arrives at Stores
The second Edición Limitada for 2016 has arrived in stores.
Retailers in Europe have stated they’ve taken receipt of the Trinidad Topes, one of Habanos S.A.’s three planned Edición Limitadas for the year.
Medio Fuerte Liga de Reyes from Raíces Cubanas Surfaces (Update)
Another day, another new cigar line stealthily appears at retail. The cigar: the Alec Bradley-distributed Medio Fuerte Liga de Reyes from Raíces Cubanas; the retailer:…
FDA: Cigar Donations to Troops Are Illegal
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has clarified that donating cigars to members of the U.S. military is illegal under the deeming regulations that went…
Weekly News (Oct. 24, 2016)
Cigar News A.J. Fernández Adds Tampa Cigar Bash Exclusive Alec Bradley Medio Fuerte Liga de Reyes Arrives at Retail Black Label Trading Co. Announces Throw…
La Palina Illumination Lancero
La Palina is undergoing a transformation.
The brand has new leadership in the form of Clay Roberts and Sam Phillips—both previously served in marketing roles at Alec Bradley and Rocky Patel—and that’s led to a host of new products and new looks. It’s admittedly somewhat challenging to figure out how much was part of the planned transformation and how much is thanks to FDA, but it’s safe to say that even without the Aug. 8 deadline for new products set by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), there would be new product.
Caldwell Savages Corona Extra
One avenue that cigar makers have to bring new cigars to market is to take an existing blend and modify it somehow – make it…
XIKAR Xidris
Occasionally in one of our cigar reviews, the lineage of a cigar gets mentioned; for instance, the vast chain of Oliva Serie V releases or…
Neanderthal OM
In mid-August, Houston-based retailer STOGIES World Class Cigars received 53 boxes of the newest addition to its H-Town Lancero Series from RoMa Craft Tobac, the Neanderthal…
Portraits: Javier Estades Saez
Last month, I watched numerous consumers chat with Javier Estades Saez and eventually ask: so what do you do for the company. Javier Estades Saez is the…
Kerman, Calif. Bans Tobacco Use in Parks
The Kerman, Calif. City Council has brought an end to tobacco use in its city parks, passing an ordinance on Wednesday that will go into…
