Weekly News (July 23, 2012)

Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago I said the 2012 Cigar Releases List would sit at 750 before IPCPR. With a bit over a week before the start of the show, the list has 751 entries. And it’s just getting started.

• Litto Gomez Outlines La Flor’s IPCPR Releases — Details here.
• Camacho Ships Liberty Series 2012 — Patrick reviewed it here.
• Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2012 Ships — Still waiting on confirmation, but this appears to be 15 Connecticut and one Maduro, i.e. the opposite of last year. No word on pricing, blend and box counts.
• Añoranza Gets Four Sizes — Details on the Miami Cigar & Co. release here.
• Toraño Plans Salutem and LFC at IPCPR — Story here.
• Casa Fernandez Gets Two New Lines at IPCPR — Story here.
• Berger & Argenti Gets Two Releases at IPCPR — Story on V3-D & FATSO here.
• La Palina to Add KBII And New Packaging at IPCPR — Story here.
• CAO to Add Concert Line — Story here.
• Nat Sherman Timeless Collection Gets Two New Sizes — Story here.
  
• Pete Johnson Shows Off Trocadéro — Details here, picture via.
• Crowned Heads Headley Grange to be in Five Sizes — Story here.
• SWAG SoBe at IPCPR — Story on the South Beach-influenced line here.
• La Aroma de Cuba El Jefe Released — Story here.
• Zino Platinum Ten Toro X — Details here.
• Oliva Ships 2,000 More Boxes of Cain F Lancero — Details here.
• Arsen Pink for Men Coming at IPCPR — Story here.
  
• Dylan Austin Shows off Room 101 Daruma — Via.
• Davidoff Golden Band Nominees Announced — Here.
• Gurkha Details 125th Anniversary Release — Press release here.
• Aging Small Batch M356 Gets Two New Sizes — Press release here.
• King Havano Gets Two New Sizes & Packaging — Press release here.
• Aniversario 1965 Coming in late August — Press release here.
• Sentinel Havana Series to Debut at the 2012 IPCPR — Press release here.
• J. Grotto Lancero Limitado Coming to Events — Press release here.
• Urbano Adds Samplers — Press release here.
• H.R. 1639 Gets 210 Cosponsors — Press release here.
• Michigan House Committee Passes Cigar Cap — Press release here.
• Dominican Republic Request WTO Support Regarding Australian Packaging — Press release here.

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.