Press Release: House of Emilio Master Retailer Program

September 23, 2013 (Newark, Del.) — Gary Griffith announced today that House of Emilio, which includes the Emilio, 1502, Ezra Zion, Nomad, Epicurean, Rodrigo, Guayacan, and…

Press Release: Guayacan Cigars Expands Offerings

September 23, 2013 (Newark, Del.) — After meeting with Guayacan Cigars owner and blender Noel Rojas this morning, Gary Griffith of the House of Emilio…

Press Release: Davidoff Celebrates First European Golden Band Awards

September 23, 2013 (Basel/Dortmund) — As part of Inter-tabac in Dortmund, Davidoff invited 150 guests and the most successful European Davidoff dealership partners to the…

Press Release: Crémo Cigars to Release Third Blend, the “Capa Caliente”

September 20, 2013 (Miami, Fla.) — Ultra boutique manufacturer Crémo Cigars releases its third blend, the Capa Caliente. The Capa Caliente features a luscious Ecuadorian…

2013 BOTL™ Corona Coming in October

The 2013 BOTL™ Corona Gorda by Drew Estate sold out in approximately 200 minutes when it went on sale back in June. Due to the…

Hex Perfecto (Prerelease)

We started hearing faint rumors about a brand of cigars that would be backed by various large cigar retailers more than a year ago, although…

Press Release: IPCPR CEO Bill Spann Resigns

September 19, 2013 (Columbus, GA.) — Citing a two-plus year separation from his family and the opportunity for employment in his new home town of…

Iconic Leaf Files Trademark Suit Against Kurt Kendall

On Tuesday, September 17, Iconic Leaf Cigars LLC filed a trademark suit against Vintage Cigar Distributors of New England, the New Hampshire company owned by…

Camacho Announces Ditka 89

On Wednesday, Camacho quietly announced the Ditka 89, which will be the fifth installment in their Ditka line and is being made to celebrate Mike…

Alec Bradley Warehouse Burglarized (Updated)

Alec Bradley Cigars’ warehouse was the target of a break in and burglary early on the morning of Saturday, September 7th, with the team of…

Boveda

In June of 1997, Sean Knutsen and Tim Swail founded Humidipak Inc. in Minneapolis, Minn. and brought on two former General Mills employees named Albert Saari and Robert…