Casa Fuente Launches Online Store

On Monday afternoon, Casa Fuente in Las Vegas announced the launch of a new online store that will be selling Casa Fuente logoed accessories and…

AKA Cigars Ships Solace Harmony Lancero

AKA Cigars has begun shipping its newest cigar, the AKA Solace Harmony, a 7 x 38 Lancero. The Richardson, Texas-based company introduced the Ecuadorian Connecticut line last…

La Flor Dominicana Changes Carajos Packaging

La Flor Dominicana’s smallest cigar is seeing a slight packaging change. The La Flor Dominicana Carajos, a 4 x 34 Petit, is seeing its packaging…

New York City to Consider Raising Tobacco Sales Age to 21

New York City continues to lead the anti-tobacco charge, as they will soon be considering a measure that would raise the minimum age for buying…

Dante Canto I: The Imp (Prerelease)

In 1857—156 years ago—Dante became one of the first brands to use lithographed labels. It is the same brand also credited as being the first to…

If You Aren’t Following @halfwheel on Twitter

Correction: once we get to 1002 followers, we'll pick two to receive some custom blends, stickers, discontinued LEs, Bovedas & more. — halfwheel (@halfwheel) April…

E.P. Carrillo Federal 92nd Anniversary Medalla D’ Oro

In June of 2010, the relatively new E.P. Carrillo released the first in what has become an annual tradition for the company, the Short Run….

La Gloria Cubana Quietly Releases Bella Dama

La Gloria Cubana has quietly released what appears to be another limited edition regional release, this time an 8 x 60 cigar called “Bella Dama.”…

Tatuaje Cohete (2013)

Back in 2006, Tatuaje released three of what has now become dozens of single store releases, one of which was the Cohete, Spanish  for rocket….

IPCPR Restructuring to Better Address Legislative Efforts

The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association is about to embark on a bit of restructuring as they seek to better address their legislative…

U.S. Senate Rejoins Fight to Protect Cigars from FDA Regulation

The United States Senate has officially rejoined the fight to protect cigars from FDA legislation, as the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act…