José Blanco

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…

  There’s a much different style to the news, okay sort of… A few stories are still in paragraph form, but most will be in…

La Aurora is adding a new size to its popular Serie Aniversario 107 line, a 7 x 58 monster, known as “Gran 107.” This marks…

On Tuesday, we broke the news regarding the discontinuation of the AVO 787. La Sirena, Miami Cigar & Co.’s newest release, is in Miami at the warehouse, should be at retailers in a few days. In other news from Miami Cigar & Co., the La Aurora Corojo will be released at the 2011 IPCPR show. For anyone that was at the show this past year, you’ll know it was one of the cigars featured at the booth, however packaging and branding concerns led to a decision to relaunch and release the cigar in July. It will feature new packaging and banding, but the cigar itself will be the same. La Aurora also announced that the 1495 BME Sumo Short Robusto will be making it’s U.S. debut. The NUb-style cigar has been in the European markets since early fall, and Miami Cigar & Co. has now decided to bring the cigar to the U.S. market. It’s 4 x 58 and should be available in a few packaging options, including boxes of five. In other large ring gauge news, the Cain F NUb is also shipping this week, the post from when we originally broke the story now has price points for the two sizes. In other Oliva/Studio Tobac news, rumor has it the Studio Tobac tour will start on el niño diablo’s birthday.

Screw top ten lists… Okay, maybe not. My list will be out at some point for all four of you that care, but in the…

Apologies for the lack of reviews recently, things have been hectic, but normalcy should return this week. As a few of you know, I was…

December 8, 2010 — MIAMI FL – Miami Cigar & Company, the exclusive U.S. distributor for La Aurora, announces help is on the way for New York. Tobacconists are suffering under harsh tobacco tax of 75% of wholesale cost which prices many cigars out of the average smoker’s reach. La Aurora vice president Guillermo León says it is time for action to help smokers. As a result, León and Miami Cigar and Company President Nestor Miranda are releasing a special Broadway Series by La Aurora with a suggested retail price of $12.25 including the onerous NY state tobacco tax.

Last week when I said Sam Leccia would not be the last one to leave a brand before the end of the year, Tim Ozgener…

First was news that a new 6 x 60 would come to the Master Line. In addition, Toraño supported the Gala for Hope, for Hope…

A pretty impressive cigar auction will be taking place in London at the end of November, items include items from Hemingway and a Fidel Castro…

It’s unfortunately that time of the year again… smoking bans. New York City is proposing a ban on smoking in parks and beaches, at the…