Weekly News (June 15, 2015)

Cigar News

• Aging Room Announces Quattro F59 & FFortisimo M19
• Credo Releases New Special T Cutter
• Crowned Heads Ships The Angel’s Anvil 2015
• Davidoff Announces Golden Band Awards Nominees
• Davidoff Escurio Planned for IPCPR 2015
• Davidoff Opens New Basel Store
• Dram Ships Cask No. 4
• Drew Estate Sending Second Tienda Exclusiva by Willy Herrera Heading to Riverside Cigar Shop & Lounge
• Foundation Cigar Co. Hires David Sather
• Fratello Bianco Soft Launch This Week
• Guayacan Rojas Reserve Coming to IPCPR 2015
• HVC Cerro Line Gaining New Size at IPCPR 2015
• La Palina Goldie Robusto Extra Ships
• Mombacho Cigars S.A. Announces New Distribution
• New World Zander-Greg 20th Anniversary Slated for September
• Ortega & Williams Releasing Miami Stash Later This Month
• Quesada Oktoberfest Returning for 2015 With New Size, Limited Nicaraguan Puros
• Recluse Amadeus Habano Reserva Slated for IPCPR 2015
• RoMa Craft Tobac Ships Neanderthal SGP
• Warped Bringing Corto to IPCPR 2015
• Warped Making Don Reynaldo Regular Production

Trademark News

• AllanPaul Companies files for a trademark on “BITS OF”

AllanPaul Companies (@CruxCigars) has filed for a trademark on “BITS OF" pic.twitter.com/hf82pT6hIc

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 12, 2015

• Crowned Heads, LLC files for a trademark on “LAS MAREAS”

.@TheCrownedHeads has filed for a trademark on “LAS MAREAS" pic.twitter.com/c8LvNcXged

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 11, 2015

• General Cigar Co. files for a trademark on “CAO PILON”
• Gunslinger Cigar LLC files for a trademark on “Shrunken Heads”

Gunslinger Cigar LLC has filed for a trademark on “Shrunken Heads" pic.twitter.com/0mZ1SWwY67

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 12, 2015

• Miami Cigar & Co. files for a trademark on “DANNO”

.@MiamiCigar has filed for a trademark on “DANNO" pic.twitter.com/K0ZCF7DWvv

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 11, 2015

• Obrigada Panama S.A. files for a trademark on “WHAT’S UP MAN”

Obrigada Panama S.A. has filed for a trademark on “WHAT’S UP MAN" pic.twitter.com/jV3mvsa2jA

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 11, 2015

• Santa Clara, Inc. files for a trademark on “BONESHAKER”

Santa Clara, Inc. (@JRCigars) has filed for a trademark on “BONESHAKER" pic.twitter.com/vYZ5I6fj5M

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 11, 2015

Legislation

• Louisiana Cigar Tax Hike Stopped
• Ohio Senate Proposes Tobacco Tax Increase

• Fort Ann, N.Y. Passes Beach Smoking Ban
• Santa Clara County, Calif. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
• Upper Arlington, Ohio Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21

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.