Weekly News (April 7, 2014)

Cigar News

• The following companies announced new exclusive releases for the Tobacconists Association of America:
  • Altadis USA — H. Upmann Bank Note
  • AVO — AVO 2nd Movement
  • Crowned Heads — Angel’s Anvil
  • La Flor Dominicana — La Flor Dominicana TAA Exclusive 707
  • My Father Cigars — My Father 2014 TAA Exclusive
  • Padrón — Padrón 1964 TAA Exclusive
  • Tatuaje Cigars — Tatuaje TAA 2014
• Tatuaje Pudgy Monsters Slated for June
• Cain F Lancero Production Ends
• Nat Sherman Epoca to Return
• Guayacan Sabor de Esteli Coming
• Tatuaje Releases WCD 127
• La Palina Announces Black Label For IPCPR 2014
• Viaje Oro & Platino Perfectos Returning in 2015
• Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Expands With Two New Sizes
• Tarazona Moving Production to Tabacalera Aromas de Jalapa — Via Cigar Coop.
• Leroy VS The Dark Master Gets Pricing
• Asylum Cigars Opens Comerica Park Cigar Bar
• Cubanacan Announces Event Perfecto
• Miami Cigar & Co. Shows Off 25th Anniversary
• Davidoff Announces Timeless Classics Three-Packs
• Regius Teases New Exclusive U.S.A.
• Iconic Leaf Announces Recluse Amadeus to debut this summer.
• Ana Lopez Leaves Habanos S.A. — Via Cigar Journal.

Legislation

• H.R. 792 Reaches 153 Sponsors — Details here.

• Hawaii Bans Smoking in Public Housing — Details here.
• Massachusetts Public Housing Ban Proposed — Details here.
• New Jersey Considers Taxing Tobacco Ads
• Pennsylvania Cigar Tax Increase Proposed, Again
• Vermont Considering Increased Smoking Ban

• Gautier, Miss. Eyes Smoking Ban
• Hingnam, Mass. Age Increase Requested — Details here.
• Nassau County, N.Y. Rejects Age Increase
• Newburyport, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age
• Ocean City, Md. Considers Smoking Ban
• Pittsfield, Mass. Eying Smoking Bans
• Saluda County, S.C. Bans Park Smoking
• Southaven, Miss. Considers Smoking Ban
• Tulsa County, Okla. Considers Park Ban
• Waltham, Mass to Raise Purchasing Age
• McCall, Idaho Could Enact a Smoking Ban This Week

• Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne — Tobacco ban in effect.
• University of Illinois System — Tobacco free legislation advances.
• Saint Louis University — Smoking ban advancing.

• New European Union Warnings Opposed — Via The Cigar Blog.

Site Giveaways

• Blessed Leaf Kairos — Five Pack
• Ninfamanic — Box

Deals From Our Sponsors

• Atlantic Cigar — Oliva Atlantic Cigar 15th Aniversario Diadema (Boxes of 10, $59.95)
• Superior Cigar — VIaje Exclusivo Leaded (Box of 25, $236.00)

Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.