Tatuaje Gran Maravilla (Prerelease)
Next month, the Tatuaje Gran Maravilla will arrive at Silo Cigars in Knoxville, Tenn. It’s the final rerelease of a trio cigars that debuted eight…
Viva Republica Propaganda Disinformation (Prerelease)
In July of 2013, Viva Republica was talking about their next release, tentatively named Thrice, which got its name from the fact that it used…
Felipe Gregorio Pelo de Oro Corona
In 2006, Felipe Gregorio introduced its Pelo de Oro line in four vitolas, with a blend consisting of a Costa Rican wrapper, seven-year-old Nicaraguan filler tobacco…
Weekly News (August 8, 2011)
Editor’s Note: Yes, we are still here. There was some thought that we were going to have to move servers and guess what I spent…
Atabey Sabios
There are now a dozen different sizes of Atabey, the rather expensive brand from Costa Rica. For what it’s worth, the other two brands from…
Partagas Cortado Corona
When I think of the cigar industry’s biggest and most heritage-laden brands, I often assume that at some point in its history of one of…
Don Reynaldo Coronas De Luxe
In September, Warped Cigars gave its Twitter followers the heads-up that a new limited edition would be coming out before the end of the year…
My Father Changes Packaging to Three Lines & Discontinues JJ Maduro
My Father Cigars has changed packaging on its Don Pepin Garcia (Blue Label), JJ and Cuban Classic (Black Label) lines. The changes went into effect…
Miscellaneous: Boxes of Cigars
So, I was looking at my (seven) Vinotemps the other day, and realized it had been a while since I had taken stock of my…
La Gloria Cubana Glorias Arrives at German Retailers
The 2015 Edición Regional for the German market is now on German shelves. Christoph Puszkar, director of marketing for 5th Avenue, the German distributor for…
Atlantic Cigar Celebrates 20 Years With Exclusive Viaje
Last month, Atlantic Cigar Co. began selling a new Viaje release, exclusive to the Pennsylvania-based retailer. It’s the Viaje Atlantic 20th Anniversary WLP 20th Limited…
C.Gars Ltd.’s Latest Auction of Rare Cigars Is Now Live
OnlineCigarAuctions.com, the auction arm of British retailer C.Gars Ltd., has launched its latest auction of rare and vintage cigars, with a total of 236 lots…
Muestra de Saka Stolen Valor Scheduled for November
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s Muestra de Saka Series will get a new addition later this year, only it won’t be a blend from Steve Saka….
Padilla Spirit of San Jacinto Arrives in Texas
Padilla’s Texas regional release has finally arrived in stores. The 6 x 61 perfecto is a limited release made for retailers in Texas with a…
Hunters & Frankau Previews New Juan Lopez Selección Superba
At last night’s annual Hunters & Frankau Summer Party, the U.K.’s distributor of Cuban cigars showed off the latest Edición Regional for the region. This…
E.P. Carrillo Ships Edición Limitada 2015
A few weeks ago, E.P. Carrillo began shipping Ernesto’s Humidor, now the other limited edition shown off at this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show…
Tatuaje Avion 12 (Prerelease)
At the 2011 IPCPR show, Tatuaje introduced the Avion, a limited production box-pressed Perfecto version of the Fausto blend. Each vitola is named for the year…
Tatuaje Brown Label Civil Cigar Lounge
In 2003, a relatively unknown cigar called Tatuajewas released for the first time. The first cigars on the market from the new brand were named…
Por Larrañaga Lonsdales (ER Alemania 2006)
There is only one first of anything, and the first Edición Regional for the Por Larrañaga marca was the Lonsdales. Released in 2006—just one year after the Edición…
IPCPR 2013: Daniel Marshall
It wasn’t easy to find, but there were gold skirts that helped lead the way to America’s premier desktop humidor builder. (Elie Bleu is French,…