Weekly News (June 22, 2015)

Cigar News

• 1502 Shipping Nicaragua Churchill
• C.Gars Ltd Auctions $680,000 of Cigars
• Crowned Heads Announces La Imperiosa
• Crowned Heads Bringing New Jericho Hill Size to IPCPR 2015
• Dissident HOME Coming to IPCPR 2015
• Fratello Adds Brand Manager
• General Cigar Co. Announces Partagas Aniversario
• Habanos S.A. Announces Selección Petit Robustos 2015
• Heritage by Dunhill Coming to IPCPR 2015
• Imperial Tobacco Group Acquires Cigar Inn
• Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Reserva Especial Debuts This Month
• La Mission du L’Atelier Scheduled for IPCPR 2015
• La Flor Dominicana Increasing Prices Aug. 1
• La Flor Dominicana Meaner Digger Returning
• Lotus Expanding Lighter Line-up at IPCPR 2015
• Maya Selva Bringing Flor de Selva Toro Maduro Added to IPCPR 2015 Plans
• My Father Bringing El Centurion H-2K-CT to IPCPR 2015
• Nat Sherman 85th Anniversary Released
• Nomad Therapy Coming to IPCPR 2015
• Oettinger Davidoff AG Announces Production, Revenue Increases
• Room101 Ichiban Mutante Heads to STOGIES
• Sosa Original Box-Pressed Released
• Sosa Half Century Finalized
• Tatuaje Anarchy Returning
• Tatuaje W Nice Ash 2015 Slated for August

Trademark News

• Brown Gold, LLC files for a trademark on “BELEN”

Brown Gold, LLC (which lists the same address as Cesar Cigars) has filed for a trademark on “BELEN" pic.twitter.com/QT6IFBOAv6

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 19, 2015

• El Galan Cigars files for a trademark on “DOÑA NIEVES SENTIMIENTO”

El Galan Cigars has filed for a trademark on “DOÑA NIEVES SENTIMIENTO" pic.twitter.com/7GpbItXwji

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 19, 2015

• RC Gadway Inc. files for a trademark on “Varadero Cigars”

RC Gadway Inc. (@Federal_Cigar) has filed for a trademark on “Varadero Cigars" pic.twitter.com/lUlJj6gp1Q

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 19, 2015

• Thompson and Co. files for a trademark on “ENGLISH MARKET SELECTION”

Thompson and Co. (@thompsoncigar) has filed for a trademark on “ENGLISH MARKET SELECTION" pic.twitter.com/gZ0TFH73V8

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 19, 2015

• Vivalo Cigars files for a trademark on “VIVALO”

Vivalo Cigars (@Pvivalo) has filed for a trademark on “VIVALO" pic.twitter.com/9BJKdszlPF

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) June 19, 2015

Legislation

• Hawaii Governor Signs Minimum Purchasing Age Bill
• Ohio Senate Votes New Budget, With Cigar Tax Changes
• Pennsylvania Smoking Ban Would Restrict Cigar Bars & Lounges

• Cadillac, Mich. Delays Smoking Ban Vote — Via Cadillac News.
• Cañon City, Colo. Moving Towards Downtown Smoking Ban
• Greenfield, Mass. Keeps 21-Year Purchasing Age Requirement
• Montpelier, Vt. Delays Smoking Ban Votes
• Wayne County, N.Y. Bans Smoking on County Property

Colleges & Universities

• Michigan State University — Smoke-free as of Aug. 15, 2016.
• Mineral Area College — Tobacco-free as of Aug. 1.

Deals From Our Sponsors

• Atlantic Cigar Co. — Room101 Series Black Scale (Pack of five, $40.50)
• Cigar Hustler — Powstanie Habano Belicoso (Box of 24, $179.55)
• Cigars.com — La Colmena Amado No. 44 (Box of 10, $130.50)
• Emerson’s Cigars — Larceny Sampler (Pack of four, $38)
• JR Cigars — La Colmena Amado No. 44 (Box of 10, $130.50)
• Lone Star State Cigar Co. — CroMagnon Atlatl (Box of 12, $97.50)
• Serious Cigars — Neanderthal HN (Box of 50, $539.95)
• STOGIES World Class Cigars — Caldwell Last Tsar (Pack of five, $89.75)

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.