The Kentucky State Senate has approved a bill that would raise the state’s minimum age to purchase tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21-years-old, officially bringing it in line with the recently increased federal minimum age. On Thursday, the Senate voted 28-10 on in favor of SB 56, which also allows law enforcement to confiscate tobacco products...Read More
Embargo Cigar Lounge in Phoenix, Ariz. will soon be the home of a new lancero vitola in Espinosa’s 601 La Bomba line. The new vitola measures 7 1/2 x 38 and is offered in five-count bundles priced at $49.95. A total of 100 bundles are being released. The blend remains a full-bodied Nicaraguan puro highlighted...Read More
At next week’s Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2020, Cavalier Genève will offer retailers the opportunity to purchase cigars from its Small Batch collection, including two cigars that have not been offered for sale before. One of those is completely new, the Cavalier Genève Black Series II Salomones, a 7 x 50/58 box-pressed salomones. It retails...Read More
Jas Sum Kral is celebrating its fifth anniversary and that means it’s time for a cigar to celebrate The Jas Sum Kral 5 Year Reserva, formally called не за секого, is a 7 1/2 x 48 Churchill extra. The company isn’t disclosing any of the blend details, nor has it said where it’s going to...Read More
Next week, Villiger will debut a pair of new blends celebrating the brand’s new home in Brazil. Called Villiger do Brasil, the new cigars share a name with the company’s new factory, which opened up in 2018. Both blends are Brazilian puros, though the wrappers are different. For the Claro, Villiger is using a Connecticut shade...Read More
Black Label Trading Co. has announced that it will ship the next back of its Deliverance Nocturne next week. This release will see 450 boxes of each of the three sizes of Deliverance Nocturne: Black Label Trading Co. Deliverance Nocturne 2020 Perfecto (5 x 56) — $10.50 (Box of 20, $210) Black Label Trading Co....Read More
Puro Sabor is back, and boy am I happy about it. After an unfortunate political situation that made things unsafe to bring in a significant number of tourists for a cigar festival in 2019, the Nicaraguan Cigar Festival, also known as Puro Sabor, is back for 2020. So am I, and so is Charlie Minato....Read More
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has denied a motion by cigar trade groups to grant a stay on the May 12, 2020 deadline for substantial equivalence until after an appeals process is completed. It did, however, grant a motion to expedite the next part of the process, wich a hearing scheduled for March...Read More
