Cigar News
- 262 Peacefield Announced
- Byron Adds Two New Sizes
- Caldwell Cigars Ships Four New Sizes
- Camacho Announces American Barrel-Aged
- Crowned Heads “Snake Oil” Becomes “Blood Medicine”
- Cuban Stock Creates Exclusive for Reddit’s r/cigars
- Davidoff Announces New Retail Chief
- Davidoff Opens Renovated Amsterdam Flagship
- Hfbarcelona Announces New Collection for IPCPR 2015
- House of Emilio/Gary Griffith Part Ways
- Inca – Secret Blend Comes to U.S.
- Kristoff Ships Clasica Reserva to TAA Members
- Kuuts, LLC Adds Maria Martin
- La Flor Dominicana TAA 47 Finalized, Again
- Mombacho Announces Liga de Maestros
- Padilla Announces La Pilar, Two Other Lines for IPCPR
- Perdomo Ships Small Batch 2005 Sun Grown
- Quesada España Petit Belicoso May Box Heads to STOGIES
- Swisher International/Drew Estate Announce Asia Marketing Services (AMS) as Distributor
- XIKAR Ships New Mag Ultra,Redesigned Allume
Trademark News
- Burlwood Group, Inc. (Black Pearl) files for a trademark on “CHAMPERAL”
Burlwood Group, Inc. (Black Pearl) has filed for a trademark on “CHAMPERAL” pic.twitter.com/6bsNhbxVtW
— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 29, 2015
- Cuban Cigar Brands B.V. (Altadis U.S.A.) files for a trademark on “Espada by Montecristo Estoque”
Cuban Cigar Brands B.V. (Altadis U.S.A.) has filed for “Espada by Montecristo Estoque" pic.twitter.com/qgMZvrq4Oj
— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 30, 2015
- Piloto Cigars, Inc. (Padrón) files for a trademark on “DAMASO”
Padrón’s new line—Damaso—is expected this year. Word is it won’t say Padrón on it. Damaso Padrón=José’s grandfather. pic.twitter.com/rSAAkCkOUm
— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 27, 2015
- Warped Cigars, LLC files for a trademark on “CORTO”
.@warpedcigars has filed for a trademark on “CORTO” pic.twitter.com/ZIU8mviDTW
— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 29, 2015
- XIKAR, Inc. files for a trademark on “XIKAR”
.@XIKARinc has filed for a trademark on “XIKAR” in a whole bunch of accessory groups. Previous mark just for cutters. pic.twitter.com/hj0c3IyzrN
— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) April 29, 2015
Legislation
- Charleston, W. Va. Considering Park Smoking Ban — Via Charleston Daily Mail.
- Farmington, Mo. Smoking Ban Could Head to Vote
- Kitchen, Alaska Tobacco Tax Proposed
- Natick, Mass. Increases Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
- Ocean City, Md. Smoking Ban Starts Today
- Prior Lake, Minn. Bans Smoking in Lounges
Colleges & Universities
- Henderson Community College (Indiana) — Tobacco-free as of May 11.
- Oberlin College — Smoke-free as of July 2016.
- University of Evansville — Tobacco-free in Fall 2015.
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- Atlantic Cigar Co. — J.D. Howard Reserve Single Action (Box of 10, $83.25)
- Cigar Hustler — CroMagnon Fomorian (Box of 24, $167.40)
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- Elite Cigar Cafe — Altadis Wine Cooler Raffle (Purchase any five H.Upmann, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta or VegaFina to enter) Details in link.
- Emerson’s Cigars — Davidoff Limited Masters Edition 2015 (Box of 8, $219.99)
- JR Cigars — H. Upmann Golden Nicaragua (Pack of 5, $24.75)
- Lone Star State Cigar Co. — CroMagnon Atlatl (Box of 12, $97.50)
- Serious Cigars — Viaje Chicharrones Bold (Bundles of 30, $199.95)
- STOGIES World Class Cigars — Room101 Uncle Lee (Box of 10, $89.55)