Weekly News (Sept. 11, 2023)

Cigar News

• AGANORSA Leaf Teases Supreme Leaf Perfecto
• Best Cigar Prices Launches Dakine Brand of Cigars Using Hawaiian Tobacco
• Bocock Brothers Releases New Container Box Packaging for World Traveler Connecticut & Habano
• Camacho Broadleaf Goes on Sale
• Cigar Dagger Entering Cigar Market with Royal Blood and Birthright
• Davidoff Aniversario No. 1 Returning to Store Shelves in October
• Deadwood The Girl With No Name Connecticut Shade Robusto Heads to JR Cigar
• El Pulpo Octo Ocho Shipping
• German Engineered Cigars Adds #21 Panatela Pigtail for Three Lines
• Gran Habano Ships G.A.R. American Standard
• Gurkha Discontinues San Miguel and Treinta Lines
• HumidifGroup Expands Production Capabilities Through Partnership with Voion Printing Group
• J. London Ships Orange Telephone Booth
• JM Tobacco Debuts New Logo
• Joe Gro Joins Casa de Montecristo
• La Palina Toro Grande with Amped-Up Blend Arrives at The “World Famous” Cigar Bar
• Les Fines Lames Collaborates With Casdagli On Villa Casdagli Eye Punch Bracelet
• Patina Cigars to Release First Lancero
• Revamped Black Bomb Firecracker Heading to Stores
• RoMa Craft Tobac Begins Shipping Quinquagenario
• Romeo y Julieta Cupidos Coming to German Cigar Shops This Week
• San Cristóbal de La Habana Obispo Nears Release in Austria
• Selection Meerapfel Rebranding to “The Selection”
• Sinistro to Release New Batch of Last Cowboy Limited Edition
• Tatuaje Delays 20th Anniversary Cigars Until Late October
• Tatuaje Releases Details About The Face Redux 3
• Tony Gomez of La Flor Dominicana Appointed to Cigar Rights of America’s Board of Directors

Regulations 

Local

• Fairbanks, Alaska. Considering Tobacco Tax Increase — via NewsMiner.com
• Grandview Heights, Ohio Bans Sale of Flavored Tobacco and Vape Products — via WOSU.org
• Oahu, Hawaii Bill Banning Flavored Tobacco Getting Mixed Reaction From Councilmembers— via HawaiiPublicRadio.com
• Multnomah County, Ore.’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Upheld in Court
• Peoria, Ill. City Council Could Consider Tobacco Retailer Ordinance on Tuesday — via CentralIllinoisProud.com
• St. Paul, Minn. Holds Public Hearings on Proposed Smoking Ban — via KSTP.com
• Syracuse, N.Y. Common Council Advances Tobacco Retailer Licensing Ordinance — via Syracuse.com
• Ypsilanti, Mich. Passes First Reading of Smoking Ban Ordinance — via WEMU.org

Reviews

• Davidoff Nicaragua 10th Anniversary Limited Edition
• El Mago Pepe Box-Pressed Toro Tubo
• Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo Papas Fritas
• Southern Draw IGNITE Private Blend #4 Corojo

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• Famous Smoke Shop — September Sampler Sell-Off, All Under $99
• Gotham Cigars — Take 10 Percent Off All Alec Bradley Maxx (Code: MAXX10)
• JR Cigars — End of Summer Savings, $40 Off on Orders of $160+ (Code: END40)
• LM Cigars — Free Premium Factory Overrun Short Robusto 5-Pack with With Any Order of $29.99 or More  (Offer Expires Sept. 14, 2023)

Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.