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Press Release: José Seijas, Well Known Factory Head and Cigar Maker, to Retire

January 26, 2012 – Jose Seijas, who has run the acclaimed Tabacalera de Garcia factory in La Romana, Dominican Republic for over 30 years is stepping down as Vice President and General Manager.

H. Upmann Crystales (1940s)

H. Upmann is a Cuban brand that has a long and interesting history, and the Crystales was a major part of that history until relatively…

Weekly News (November 21, 2011)

Editor’s Note: This is not the most exciting of these commentaries, but it is the holiday season. Plenty of limited editions being released, as well…

Weekly News (October 10, 2011)

Editor’s Note: Rest in peace Steve. Here’s to the Crazy Ones. — el niño diablo. Viaje Skull and Bones “?” — These will be out…

Weekly News (September 19, 2011)

Editor’s Note: Quietly, there are a few people beginning to wonder about the IPCPR show in Orlando next year. The main reason for the concern…

Weekly News (July 4, 2011)

Editor’s Note: Two weeks away from the IPCPR show and another quiet week. There’s a lot of chatter and I imagine this week will be…

Weekly News (February 28, 2011)

And cigar news… (Going to have to find a way to keep the intros interesting, which might be difficult.) This past week was dominated by…

Weekly News (February 21, 2011)

At the end of each Monday, I wonder what cigar news we could possibly have for next week, each week we seem to deliver. It’s…

Weekly News (December 6, 2010)

The impressive C. Gars Ltd Auction finished, with 85% of the lots selling. The ten highest selling lots: Lot 141 Fidel Castro Presidencia Humidor by…

Weekly News (November 29, 2010)

The Tatuaje Anarchy went on pre-order at Smoke Inn this past Friday, orders should start arriving around December 10th. Alec Bradley gave out more information…

H. Upmann Coronas Major

Today we will be taking a look at the H. Upmann Coronas Major, formally the eminentes vitola, but is basically a standard sized corona. These cigars were…