Espinosa Ships Wasabi Corona

A new size in Espinosa Premium Cigars’ Wasabi line is en route to retailers today, as the company has released the 5 x 46 Wasabi…

About Our New Look, 2019 Edition

This post should look a bit different. As you probably can tell, we’ve completely redesigned the look of halfwheel. As I mentioned the last time…

Connecticut Senate Passes Beach Smoking Ban

The state of Connecticut is one step closer to banning smoking and vaping on state park beaches. Wednesday night, the Connecticut Senate passed S.B. 752…

Cohiba Connecticut Toro

If I had to bet which premium cigar brand was the most identifiable by Americans, and probably the world, my choice would be Cohiba. And…

Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Belicoso Exclusivo Eventos DDRP Announced

Joya de Nicaragua’s Cuatro Cinco Reserva Especial brand will get a new limited, event only size later this year in the form of the Joya…

Las Calaveras EL 2019 Ships

The 2019 version of Crowned Heads’ Las Calaveras release is heading to stores today. For the first time since its debut release in 2014, the…

Gaston County, N.C. Bans Tobacco Use in Parks, Indoor Places

On Tuesday, the Gaston County Board of Commissioners approved a multi-pronged smoking ban that will prohibit the use of tobacco products—including e-cigarettes—on county property, including…

A.C.E. Prime Launching at IPCPR 2019 With Five Brands

At this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Tabacalera Pichardo—a Nicaraguan based factory—will begin to offer its own brand under the A.C.E. Prime name—and the…

The Wise Man Maduro Lancero

In 2017, Foundation Cigar Co. followed up its debut El Güegüense with a maduro version, known as The Wise Man Maduro. It uses a Mexican…

What is IPCPR 2019?

IPCPR 2019 will begin one month from today, exactly 31 days. Regular readers of this site will know that the next month will see hundreds…

Crowned Heads Tabs Drew Estate for La Coalición (Update)

Crowned Heads’ release for the 2019 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show will be La Coalición, another cigar from Drew Estate. The four-vitola line uses a…