C.Gars Ltd Opens September Auction
For the 22nd time, British retailer C.Gars Ltd is hosting an auction of Cuban cigars. The latest rendition opened yesterday and concludes on Sept. 10….
La Aurora ADN Dominicano Robusto
During this year’s Procigar, La Aurora showed off a brand new line named ADN Dominicano, which translates into Dominican DNA from Spanish. While the majority of…
Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Ten Fidy. Without a question, it was one of the most anticipated beer releases of 2016. Oskar Blues Brewery of Longmont, Colo. took…
Quesada Oktoberfest Bayern Lands at The Cigar Shop
Later this month, Oktoberfest will formally kick off in Germany, but Quesada’s Oktoberfest celebrations are already underway. As it has done since 2011, the company…
Espinosa Creates One Love Houston for Hurricane Harvey Relief
If you’d like to smoke a cigar and help the Hurricane Harvey Relief effort, there’s an easy option. Espinosa Premium Cigars and Houston-based retailer STOGIES…
Cuba Introduces Two New Tobacco Strains, Eyes New Cigar Tobacco
Cuba’s San Juan and Martinez Tobacco Experiment Station has developed two new cigarette varietals and is working towards new cigar tobaccos. The report comes from Xinhua,…
Davidoff The Master Selection 2016
As regular readers of halfwheel know, to start each year we run a series of reviews that are called Holy Grail Week. The idea is to…
Jeremy Jack Libelula
At the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, a new brand named Jeremy Jack Cigars debuted five different lines, all of which are the brainchild…
Alliance Cigar Adds Herrera Estelí DeSocio
Alliance Cigar Co.’s collection of exclusive releases under the DeSocio name has another entry. Drew Estate has announced that it has created the Herrera Estelí…
David Tang, Founder of Pacific Cigar Co., Dies at 63
Sir David Tang, the founder and chairman of Pacific Cigar Co., which distributes Habanos S.A. cigars throughout the Asia Pacific region, has died at the…
Tonawanda, N.Y. Passes Parks Smoking Ban
The city of Tonawanda, N.Y. has passed a smoking ban for its parks and recreation areas, though the city isn’t planning on committing much in…