Weekly News (Aug. 24, 2015)

Cigar News

• Colibri Ships OpusX Anniversary Astoria — Details here.

Colibri/Fuente OPUS X Limited Edition lighters will be shipping this week!!! #Colibri #Fuente #cigaraficionado pic.twitter.com/SwdVnjLonE

— Les Mann (@lesbmann) August 18, 2015

• Davidoff Escurio Accessories Arrive at Retail — Details here.

Thw new Davidoff Escurio incl. the Escurio Accessoires now by Urs Portmann Tabakwaren AG pic.twitter.com/DCp0yoX0OV

— Portmann Tabakwaren (@PortmannTabak) August 24, 2015

• Ezra Zion Releases Blessed Leaf 1611
• Flor de Selva El Galán Heading to Underground Cigar Shop
• Gran Habano Announces Heather Payne as National Sales Manager
• Habanos S.A.’s 2016 New Release List Emerges
• J. Grotto Adds Silk Petit Corona
• Maya Selva Bringing Villa Zamorano Corona Stateside? Maybe.

https://twitter.com/gabealvarez_/status/634824008626798592

• Oettinger Davidoff AG Announces Albert Manzone as SVP of Europe and Global Retail Travel
• Padilla Artemis Returning?

Don't call it a comeback ..but keep an eye out. https://t.co/1WydmJYaYD

— Padilla cigars (@PADILLACIGARS) August 20, 2015

• Padilla Ships Corojo-99, Criollo-98 & San Andrés — Review here.

• New Padilla?

Unreleased blend pic.twitter.com/0DXelST10g

— Padilla cigars (@PADILLACIGARS) August 21, 2015

• New Primer Mundo?

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• Ramón Allones Sur Arrives in Lebanon
• Rocky Patel Legends 52 Ray Lewis Gets October Release
• RoMa Craft Tobac Ships El Catador de las Petite Coronas
• Romeo y Julieta Cedros de Luxe, Trinidad Vigia Tubos Ship
• Warped/Casa Fernández Ship Futuro — Details here.

Futuro starts shipping out to Warped retailers tomorrow! GET READY! #cigars #botl

— Warped® (@warpedcigars) August 18, 2015

Trademarks

• M&D Wholesale Distributors, Inc. (Cigars International) has filed for a trademark on “FLOR DE SAN ANDRES”

M&D Wholesale Distributors, Inc. (Cigars International) has filed for a trademark on “FLOR DE SAN ANDRES" pic.twitter.com/o0Nip6K0pa

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) August 21, 2015

• MONTES DE OCA has filed for a trademark on “MONTES DE OCA”

MONTES DE OCA has filed for a trademark on MONTES DE OCA. pic.twitter.com/3dBWJoo7vF

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) August 21, 2015

• Tabacalera Falto, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “FALTO YAGÜEZ”

Tabacalera Falto, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “FALTO YAGÜEZ" pic.twitter.com/OTsX59Kg13

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) August 21, 2015

• Tabacalera Palma, Ltd. has filed for a trademark on “BIG AND BEEFY”

Tabacalera Palma, Ltd. has filed for a trademark on “BIG AND BEEFY" pic.twitter.com/HxQ8xsxnxE

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) August 21, 2015

Legislation

• California Facing Minimum Purchasing Age Increase, Tobacco Tax Raises, Smoking Ban & More
• Pennsylvania Cigar Tax Proposed Again

• Anchorage, Alaska Facing Smoking Ban
• Astoria, Ore. Moving Forward With Parks Smoking Ban
• Chatham County, N.C. Makes Government Grounds Tobacco-Free
• Davidson County, N.C. Rejects Smoking Ban Advances — Via The-Dispatch.
• Ketchikan, Alaska Rejects Tobacco Tax Increase
• Littleton, Colo. Considering Downtown Smoking Ban
• Manhattan Beach, Calif. to Vote on New Tobacco Licenses, Smoking Ban for Apartments
• Ogle County, Ill. Rejects New Tobacco License Restrictions
• Peabody, Mass. Considering Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
• Port Lavaca, Texas to Vote on Smoking Ban Today — Via The Victoria Advocate.
• Portsmouth, R.I. Debating Smoking Ban Tonight
• Sagadahoc County, Maine Makes County Property to Tobacco-Free
• Saltillo, Miss. Passes Restaurant Smoking Ban

Colleges & Universitiies

• Broward College — Now tobacco-free.
• Highland County Community College — Now tobacco-free.
• SUNY Pittsburgh — Now tobacco-free.
• University of Hawaii at Manoa — Now smoke-free.
• University of Iowa — Now tobacco-free.
• San Jose State University — Now tobacco-free.
• Wayne State University — Now tobacco-free.

Deals From Our Sponsors

• Atlantic Cigar Co. — AVO Limited Edition 2014 88 (Box of 16, $128)
• Cigar Hustler — Powstanie Broadleaf Toro (Box of 21, $207.90)
• Cigars.com — Dominican Connoisseur Collection (Box of 10, $39.95)
• Elite Cigar Cafe — Kristoff Event on Sept. 3.
• Emerson’s — Davidoff Escuro Robusto Tubos (Box of 12, $181.99)
• JR Cigar — Dominican Connoisseur Collection (Box of 10, $39.95)
• Lone Star State Cigar Co. — CroMagnon Atlatl (Box of 12, $97.50)
• Serious Cigars — Neanderthal SGP (Box of 15, $121.50)
• STOGIES World Class Cigars — La Palina H-Town Lancero (Box of 10, $80.55)

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 handle the editing of our written content, the majority of the technical aspects of the site and work with the rest of our staff on content management, business development and more. I’ve lived in most corners of the country and now entering my second stint in Dallas, Texas. I enjoy boxing, headphones, the Le Mans 24-hour, wearing sweatshirts year-round and gyros. echte liebe.