Imperial Plans Cigar Business Exit; Altadis, JR Cigar, Habanos Stake for Sale
Imperial Brands, plc, the British tobacco company behind Blu e-cigarettes, John Player cigarettes and others has announced it intends to exit the premium cigar business….
Davide Moro Appointed New Head of JR Cigar
Davide Moro, a longtime Nestlé employee, will become the new head of JR Cigar. Multiple sources have told halfwheel that Moro was selected to lead the…
Rob Maneson Leaving JR Cigar
Rob Maneson, the ceo of JR Cigar, is leaving the world’s second largest cigar retailer. Maneson will be joining Fontem Ventures, the Charlotte-based parent of blu e-cigarettes….
Room101 & Cigar Dojo Partner for [untitled] Collaboration
For the first time, Cigar Dojo will collaborate with Room101 for an exclusive release. The cigar social platform and Room101 have announced a new project…
Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Returning at Casa de Montecristo, JR Cigar Stores
Joya de Nicaragua has announced that its first cigar—Clásico—is returning to the U.S. market, exclusively available at Casa de Montecristo and JR Cigar locations. Clásico…
Graded: The Ten Questions for 2017
Another year almost over, another Ten Questions to grade. As loyal readers of the site are aware, my colleague Charlie Minato wraps up each year…
Casa de Montecristo/JR Cigar Get Exclusive Herrera Estelí & Undercrown Sizes
A duo of new cigars from Drew Estate is now available at Casa de Montecristo and JR Cigar. They are the Herrera Estelí JR Exclusive…
Montecristo Crafted by AJ Fernandez Robusto
If you haven’t noticed, Altadis U.S.A. has developed a bit of a thing with A.J. Fernandez in recent months. The two entities have been collaborating…
Altadis U.S.A.’s H. Upmann Latest to Get A.J. Fernandez’s Touch
Last month, Altadis U.S.A. announced that its Gispert brand would be getting a new line extension by way of Abdel Fernandez. This month, it’s H….
Rob Maneson Named New Head of JR Cigar
The old boss of JR Cigar was Rob. The new boss of JR Cigar is Rob. JR Cigar has named Rob Maneson as the new head…
Caldwell Funfetti
In December of 2015, Robert Caldwell released a cigar called Funfetti for JR Cigar that he hoped would be a more balanced version of one…