Weekly News (Dec. 14, 2015)

Cigar News

• Alec Bradley Ships Post Embargo
• Black Works Studio Ships First Three Lines
• Caldwell Blind Man’s Bluff Corona Heads to Burns Tobacconist
• Davidoff to Distribute S.T. Dupont
• Gran Habano Reveals 2015 Plans
• Gran Habano Shows Off The Elegance Collection
• Habanos S.A. Gets New CFO
• La Galera Delayed
• LUJ Ships Oyin
• MLB Cigars Adding Imperia Fundador
• My Father Garcia y Garcia Coming in February
• Nat Sherman Shows Off Heritage Humidors
• Padrón Plans Reserva Millennium
• Perdomo Ships Factory Tour Blend
• Quality Importers Brings Shuriken Cutter Back
• Quesada Keg Returns for 2016
• Solloshi Releases Limited Edition Titanium Accessories
• Tatuaje Skinny Monsters Slated for 2016
• Viaje Thanksgiving Leftovers Head to Winston’s Humidor
• Villiger Cigars North America Fires U.S. Salesforce

Legislation

• Cigar Exemption Considered for Appropriations Bill — More here.

• Russia Proposes Minimum Age Increase

• Burlington, Vt. Rejects Park Smoking Ban
• Charleston, W.V. Bans Smoking in Parks
• Cleveland Increases Tobacco Purchasing Age
• Independence, Mo. Considering Minimum Age Increase
• Mission, Kan. Rejects Tobacco Age Increase
• New Jersey Minimum Age Increase Moves Forward

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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.