Weekly News (July 14, 2014)

Cigar News

• 7-20-4 Expands Regular Production Offerings
• A.J. Fernandez Prepares New World for Release
• AKA Nth Degree Lancero, New Packaging Coming
• Blanco Expands American Legion Line
• Brun del Ré Limited Edition Announced
• Camacho Double Shock Slated for October
• Camacho Liberty 2014 Arrives in Stores
• Casa Fernández Aniversario 2014 Coming
• Casa Fernández Arsenio Oro Debuting at IPCPR 2014
• Casa Fernández Teases Lunatic — 8 x 80, not on the company’s IPCPR list.

• Cigar Federation Sold to Logan Lawler
• Córdoba & Morales Adds Clave Cubana Etiqueta Blanca
• Crux Expanding Passport, Add Sports
• Cubanacan Blends HR With Hirochi Robaina
• E.P. Carrillo Finalizes Perez-Carrillo La Historia
• East India Trading Co. Prepares Classic Cigar Havana Blend
• EH Cigars Box-Pressed Coming

• Ezra Zion Follows Up Tantrum With Passive Aggressive (PA)
• Espinosa Expands With Laranja Reserva
• Felipe Gregorio Prepares Costa Rican Pelo de Oro Puro for Release
• Gurkha Adds Cellar Reserve Edición Especial
• Gurkha Royal Challenge Maduro Set for Release
• Headley Grange Snaredrum Arrives at Federal
• Intemperance Coffee Sampler — RoMa Craft Tobac and Twin Engine Coffee are teaming up for Intemperance Cigar Blend Coffee. It will be sold in the form of 200 Coffeehouse Samplers (300g bag of coffee, 12 Intemperance EC XVIII Brotherly Kindness and 12 Intemperance BA XXI Breach of the Peace), 500 boxes (three 300g bags) and 2,300 bags (300g). All will go on sale at IPCPR 2014.
• JFR Expands With XT
• Kristania Maduro Coming From Kristoff
• La Flor Dominicana Teases IPCPR Releases
  • 1994

In celebration of our 20th anniversary we will be debuting a new line, the 1994. Come see them at next week's IPCPR! pic.twitter.com/evztwuNGel

— La Flor Dominicana (@LFDcigars) July 10, 2014

• • Digger Ashtray

https://twitter.com/LFDcigars/status/487984776566276097/photo/1

• • Sequel — Follow up to Chapter One.

https://twitter.com/LFDcigars/status/487746001663315968

• Legacy Brands Expands Tortuga 215 Cedro Line
• Nat Sherman Adds Joel Sherman 75th Celebration
• Nat Sherman Creates Epoca & Timeless Nicaragua — Priced at $67.50 and $52.50 respectively, each come with a candle.
• Nomad Connecticut Fuerte Adds Belicoso Size
• Pedro Martín Ruby Coming Back
• Pedro Martín Maduro Returning
• Primer Mundo Updates La Hermandad Packaging

• Ted’s Expands Made By Hand Connecticut
• Ted’s Adds Made By Hand Maduro
• Ted’s Expands to Debut Farris
• Toraño & Brothers of the Leaf, LLC (Palió) End Distribution Agreement
• Toraño Adds to Big Ring Gauge Offerings
• Toraño Slates Charlie Toraño Captiva for Release
• Toraño Updating Brick at IPCPR 2014
• Total Flame Wild One Debuting at IPCPR
• Total Flame Premium Coming at IPCPR 2014
• Total Flame Prepares Off the Rails for Release
• Total Flame Spokes Coming at IPCPR 2014
• Valentia Espada Scheduled for IPCPR
• Viaje C-4, Late Harvest, Summerfest & TNT Not Coming This Year
• Viva Republica Propaganda Set for Debut
• XIKAR Adds Allume Double & Triple — XTX is now being phased out.
• XIKAR Cirro Debuting at IPCPR 2014
• XIKAR Essence Ashtray Coming
• XIKAR VX Key Chain Announced
• XIKAR Adds X875 Cutter
• XIKAR Xi3 Gets Four New Finishes

Trademarks

• Fairmont Holdings Inc. (Alec Bradley) Files For MAGIC TOAST
• K. Hansotia & Co., Inc. (Gurkha) Registration Review Complete, ASURA K. HANSOTIA & SONS (wine)
• Max Rohr, Inc. (Altadis) Files For BACKWOODS, BACKWOODS WILD ’N MILD

Legislation

• Paris, France Considering Park Smoking Ban

• Beaver County, Pa. Considers Public Party Smoking Ban — Via CBS Pittsburgh.
• Epworth, Iowa Passes Smoking Ban
• Fayetteville, N.C. Considers Park Smoking Ban
• Foxborough, Mass. Raises Minimum Purchasing Age
• Lubbock, Texas Petitioned for Smoking Ban
• Hancock, W.Va. Moves Forward With Smoking Ban
• Providence, R.I. Park Smoking Ban Coming

• Carnival Cruise Lines Bans Deck Smoking

Colleges & Universities

• Arizona Western College — Now tobacco-free.
• Jamestown Community College — Tobacco-free as of Aug. 1.
• Northeast Community College — Tobacco-free as of Aug. 1.
• Tulane University — Smoke-free as of Aug. 1.

Deals From Our Sponsors

• Atlantic Cigar Co. — Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Maduro (Box of 18, $149.95)

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.