Weekly News (June 27, 2016)

Cigar News

• Black Works Studio Adding Green Hornet
• C.Gars Ltd Auction Tops $770,000 in Sales
• Cigar Dojo, Famous Smoke Shop & RoMa Craft Tobac Announce Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794
• Crowned Heads Announces Le Carême
• Cuba Extends Growing Season — Via Jamaica Observer.
• Davidoff Golden Band Award Nominees Announced
• Fable Fourth Prime Adding Three Limited Editions at IPCPR 2016
• Flor del Valle Sky Flower Corona Exclusive Shipping Next Month
• General Cigar Co. Launching Macanudo Mao
• Hammer + Sickle Plans Museum Series, Tradición Salomones for IPCPR 2016
• J. Cortès Closing in on Oliva Purchase
• Joya Black Coming to IPCPR 2016
• La Flor Dominicana Ships Special Baseball Edition to SG Roi
• La Palina Releases Goldie Dalia
• MBombay Announces Gaaja
• My Father Pepinmania Lands at Holt’s
• PDR Nicaraguan Reserve Lands at Best Cigar Prices
• Sindicato Bringing Back Particulares for IPCPR 2016
• Viaje Furiosa, C-4 & TNT Ship This Week
• Viaje Plans Juntos for IPCPR 2016
• Viva Republica Ivy Ships
• Wunder|Lust Arrives in Germany

Legislation

• Cigar Trade Groups Plan Lawsuit Against FDA

• Cortland County, N.Y. Rejects Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age
• La Grande, Ore. Bans Smoking in Parks
• Leawood, Kan. Increasing Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age
• Nevada City, Calif. Asks Retailers to Give Up Tobacco License — Via The Union.
• Portland, Maine Increases Tobacco Purchasing Age
• Waseca, Minn. Considering Tobacco Licensing Changes — Via Waseca County News.

Colleges & Universities

• Lorain County Community College — Tobacco-free as of Aug. 1, 2017.
• Mohawk Valley Community College — Tobacco-free as of Aug. 15.

Deals From Our Sponsors

• Atlantic Cigar Co. — Davidoff Royal Salomones (Two Cigars + Case, $104)
• Cigar Hustler — HVC La Rosa 520 (Box of 20, $172.80)
• Cigar.com — Camacho Powerband Robusto (Box of 20, $197.99)
• Corona Cigar —FSG Robusto (Box of 20, $207.95)
• Habana House — Membership ($25)
• JR Cigar — Davidoff Nicaragua Box-Pressed Robusto (Box of 12, $165.30)
• Lone Star State Cigar Co. — CroMagnon Atlatl (Box of 12, $97.50)
• STOGIES World Class Cigars — Illusione H-Town Lancero (Five-pack, $49.75)

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.