PCA 2021: A List of Companies Not Exhibiting
The following is a list of companies that have confirmed to halfwheel that they are not exhibiting at the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show. All…
Balmoral Serie Signaturas Paso Doble Brindis
Back in 2018, Royal Agio Cigars launched a fairly ambitious project named Serie Signaturas, a series of what would become two releases that would combine the talents…
STG Discontinuing Agio’s Balmoral, San Pedro de Macorís in the U.S.
The Balmoral line of premium cigars will no longer be sold in the U.S. Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) is selling the remaining American inventory of…
Royal Agio Distributes €10 Million to Employees Following STG Sale
There’s much to be decided about the future of Royal Agio Cigars employees now that the company has been purchased by Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)…
STG Completes Royal Agio Acquisition
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Royal Agio Cigars for a price of €210 million ($234.59 million). The…
Balmoral Añejo XO Oscuro Lancero FT Lancero Ships
Royal Agio Cigars USA has announced that it has begun shipping the Balmoral Añejo XO Oscuro Lancero FT Edición Limitada. Announced last month, the new…
Agio Ships Balmoral Serie Signaturas Paso Doble
Royal Agio Cigars collaboration with Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana is now off to stores. The company has announced that it has begun shipping…
Balmoral Añejo XO Oscuro Lancero FT Shipping Next Month
The Balmoral Añejo XO Oscuro Lancero FT Edición Limitada will head to stores next month. This is the second lancero for the Balmoral brand following…
InterTabac 2019: Day 1
I’m a bit pressed for time, but here’s a very quick rundown of some first impressions of InterTabac 2019 before I head to a dinner…
Five Thoughts: Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s Acquisition of Agio
We rate cigars, not cigar M&A deals, but I’d have to give Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s (STG) planned acquisition of Royal Agio Cigars a pretty decent…
Scandinavian Tobacco Group Acquiring Royal Agio Cigars
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced plans to the Dutch-based Royal Agio Cigars in a deal valued at €210 million ($232.61 million). Formally, the deal…
