Weekly News (Dec. 5, 2022)

Cigar News Cavalier Genève Opens Honduran Distribution Center, Switches Fulfillment Strategy  D’Crossier Expands Golden Blend Series With Refinados  Foundation Celebrates The Humidour Cigar Shoppe’s 25th…

Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf Robusto

The company’s Experimental Series third line is built around broadleaf tobaccos grown in non-traditional places.

Rocky Patel Increasing Prices for 2023

A handful of lines are not increasing, but most of the company’s cigars will increase by roughly 5 percent next year.

La Aurora Fernando León Legacy Lancero

Shortly before his death in 2009, Fernando León Asensio led La Aurora to experiment with growing tobacco in Bonao, Dominican Republic. Nearly 15 years later, some of that tobacco is being used on a cigar that honors what would be his 100th birthday.

Multnomah County, Ore. Approves First Reading of Flavored Tobacco Ban

A ban on flavored tobacco products is likely coming to Oregon’s most populous county.

Davidoff Concrete Ashtray

The Davidoff Concrete Ashtray is offered in two-cigar ($225) and four-cigar ($270) versions.

Jared Ingrisano Takes Control of Favilli Brands, Production Moving to New Factories

While Jared Ingrisano has announced that he resigned as president of Mombacho Cigars S.A., he will actually be more involved with the company’s former brands through his companies, Favilli Trading LLC and Favilli S.A.

HVC La Rosa 520 Rare of Rare Begins Shipping

This marks the first time HVC has made a cigar in the U.S., the first time the company has worked with Dominican tobacco and the first time one of its cigars includes medio tiempo tobacco.

Watch: Charlie Minato on Cigar Coop Prime Time (10:00 P.M. EST)

Tune in at 10:00 P.M. to see Will Cooper and me talk cigars and hopefully something other than cigars.

OneOff +53 Robusto

Not only did Illusione add Allegria—a sister brand to OneOff—but it also added two new +53 sizes.

Vector-KGM Releases New Colors for Five Lighters

The Alpha, Empire, Jetz, Apex and Throne lighters are getting some new color options.