Perez-Carrillo Encore 656
For the past several years, one of the first clumps of stories about new cigars each year has the same three letters attached to it:…
Crowned Heads Delays The Lost Angel to 2021
Crowned Heads has officially delayed the release of The Lost Angel, the cigar that was to be its 2020 contribution to the Tobacconists’ Association of…
CAO Expedición
Each year some of the cigar industry’s most prominent independent owners meet with a few dozen manufacturers as part of the annual Tobacconists’ Association of…
E.P. Carrillo Ships Encore 656 to TAA Retailers
E.P. Carrillo has begun shipping its contribution to the 2020 group of TAA exclusive cigars, the Encore 656. As the name implies, the cigar is…
Villiger TAA 2020 Exclusive
The annual Tobacconists’ Association of America Meeting, generally held in mid to late March, has become an annual event that the cigar industry tends to…
La Aurora TAA Exclusivo
This year has been a weird one for just about every part of the world, including the cigar industry. Like many others, the Tobacconists’ Association…
CAO Expedición Arrives at TAA Stores
General Cigar Co.’s 2020 TAA release is now in stores. The CAO Expedición is a 6 1/8 x 50 toro that is offered exclusively to retailers…
Villiger TAA 2020 Shipping Tomorrow
Villiger Cigars North America’s first TAA exclusive is set to begin shipping tomorrow. The Villiger TAA 2020 is a 6 x 54 box-pressed toro that…
La Aurora TAA 2020 Shipping Next Week
La Aurora’s first TAA exclusive will begin shipping to retailers next week. Miami Cigar & Co. has announced that the La Aurora TAA Exclusivo will…
Rocky Patel TAA 2020 Exclusivo
If you’ve been following the cigars reviewed on halfwheel for the last month or so, you’ve likely been rather familiar with a three-letter combination: T, A,…
Tatuaje TAA 2020
Tatuaje’s annual exclusive release for the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA)—known affectionally as the Tatuaje TAA—has become one of the company’s most anticipated releases every…