Weekly News (September 24, 2012)
Editor’s Note: Much of the discussion from the earlier portion of the week was dominated by Dr. Paul Garmirian and comments he made to The…
Weekly News (September 3, 2012)
Editor’s Note: And so begins the news. Things that shipped this week: Viaje’s IPCPR releases, Jameson Santos de Miami Haven Parejo, Rocky Patel Freedom. Much-needed…
IPCPR 2012: Crowned Heads
Perhaps it was the theme of IPCPR—old faces, new booths. There was Christian Eiroa and CLE, José Blanco and Joya de Nicaragua, Eddie Ortega and…
Weekly News (June 25, 2012)
Editor’s Note: After a few weeks of craziness, we seem to be catching up. There are a few technical changes being introduced to the site,…
Crowned Heads to Add Sixth Vitola to Four Kicks
Crowned Heads, the Nashville-based cigar company formed by four former CAO employees in early 2011, has announced its sixth size to its debut Four Kicks…
Four Kicks Selección No.5 (Prerelease)
In late 2011, the long-awaited and much-anticipated Four Kicks debuted from Crowned Heads, the Nashville-based company formed by Mike Conder, Nancy Heathman, Jon Huber and…
Weekly News (February 20, 2012)
Editor’s Note: This is the week of ProCigar 2012, and as such, much of the news will likely be about the Dominican Republic. Quesada will…
The Consensus: 2011 Awards
For the 2010 rendition of this concept, click here to see Brian Hewitt’s work. Before anyone starts, I started this long before Bill Berris posted…
Editorial: Ten Questions for 2012
Last year, I published an article entitled Ten Questions for 2011. The concept was simple, what were a few of the topics to watch for…
Four Kicks Corona Gorda (Prerelease)
In November of 2010, C.A.O. Director of Lifestyle Marketing Jon Huber decided to leave the company after Scandinavian Tobacco (which had acquired C.A.O. in January…