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When Michael Giannini of Foundry Tobacco Company pulled back the curtain on his 2013 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show releases, many were caught off guard…

Last year, Viaje introduced one of its most exclusive offerings to date, an event only cigar named Secret Sauce. The 5 1/4 x 56 box-pressed…

At the 2013 IPCPR trade show, L’Atelier Imports offered retailers a reward for showing up–the L’Atelier Extension de la Racine ER13. The Racine, which is…

Earlier this year, Victor Vitale announced the release of the Tortuga 215 Reserva, earlier this week, he announced the release of three new sizes all…

The Ramón Allones marca traces its history to between 1837 and 1845, though Wikipedia lists its beginning as 1845, at the hands of brothers Ramón…

In reality, Viaje’s shipping pattern now looks like some craft breweries. There are a few true one-and-done limited editions, bust most everything is a seasonal…

In 1984, Bernard H. Grobet started The Griffin’s line of cigars, which was named after his nightclub in Switzerland. The brand became quite popular, and as…

Flor de las Antillas was released last year by My Father Cigars Inc., garnering many favorable reviews and placing 14th on our 2012 Consensus list….

Without question, the most secretive company in the cigar industry is Curivari. The company’s phone number routinely doesn’t work, sales reps have little contact with…

One of the many widely-expected predictions for the 2013 IPCPR trade show and convention was that there would be many retailers with their own cigar…

In February of 2012, the first mentions of the second Crowed Heads release came to light when Jon Huber mentioned the “Project HG” in an…