Weekly News (Sept. 14, 2015)

Cigar News

• Camacho Announces Ditka Game Time
• Crowned Heads Adding Las Mareas Next Year
• Henry Clay Tattoo Ships
• IPCPR Adds Mark Mann
• Jericho Hill Lancero Scheduled for September
• Larceny Lancero Details Finalized
• My Father Churchill Heads to Thompson
• Prometheus Shipping God of Fire Aniversario
• Quality Importers Acquires Palió
• Ramón Allones Club Allones (Edición Limitada 2015) Arrives
• Sobremesa Torpedo Added, November Release Planned
• Sosa Classic USA — Maybe?

New Brand Extension? Sosa Classic USA. Might just happen. http://t.co/OT1Qd1Hg7T

— Sosa Brand Cigars (@sosacigars) September 13, 2015

• Tatuaje TAA 2015 Ships

Trademark News

• Habana Port has filed for trademarks on FLOR DE ANDALUSIA” & “LA GITANA”

.@habanaport has filed for trademarks on FLOR DE ANDALUSIA” & “LA GITANA" pic.twitter.com/V4p31sseOQ

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) September 13, 2015

• Michael L. Bellody (MLB Cigar Ventures) has filed for a trademark on “Aventador”

.@MLBCigarVntures has filed for a trademark on “Aventador" pic.twitter.com/NGFfENK6iH

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) September 13, 2015

• Oettinger Davidoff AG has filed for a trademark on “American Barrel Aged”

Oettinger Davidoff AG has filed for a trademark on “American Barrel Aged” pic.twitter.com/CS6gLZDt1e

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) September 13, 2015

• Sunrise Palm Distributors, LLC (A.J. Fernandez) has filed for a trademark on “ONE WORLD”

Sunrise Palm Distributors, LLC (@AJFcigars) has filed for a trademark on “ONE WORLD" pic.twitter.com/c43xIbeKdP

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) September 14, 2015

• Tabacalera Don Chencho has filed for a trademark on “Juan Sanchez Serie 32”

Tabacalera Don Chencho has filed for a trademark on “Juan Sanchez Serie 32" pic.twitter.com/B8FWtcMcHs

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) September 13, 2015

• Tabacalera Falto, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “BAQUINÉ”

Tabacalera Falto, Inc. has filed for a trademark on “BAQUINÉ" pic.twitter.com/tapjTecl8Y

— Charlie Minato (@charlieminato) September 14, 2015

Legislation

• Operation Choke Point Affects Cigar Manufacturer
• California Tobacco Restrictions Tabled Until Next Year

• Pleasanton, Calif. Downtown Smoking Ban Considered — Via Pleasanton Weekly.
• Swampscott, Mass. Considering Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase — Via Itemlive.com.

Colleges & Universities

• University of Alabama — Smoking ban now in effect.
• University of South Florida — Smoke-free as of January 2016.

Deals From Our Sponsors

• Atlantic Cigar Co. — AVO Limited Edition 2014 88 (Box of 16, $128)
• Cigar Hustler — Powstanie Broadleaf Toro (Box of 21, $207.90)
• Cigars.com — Buena Vista Short Churchill (Box of 10, $19.95)
• Elite Cigar Cafe — Tatuaje TAA 2015 (Box of 20, $198)
• Emerson’s — AVO Syncro Nicaragua Robusto (Box of 20, $159.99)
• JR Cigar — Buena Vista Short Churchill (Box of 10, $19.95)
• Lone Star State Cigar Co. — CroMagnon Atlatl (Box of 12, $97.50)
• Serious Cigars — Henry Clay Tattoo (Box of 20, $170.95)
• STOGIES World Class Cigars — Wingding Event on Oct. 24 (Tickets, $100)

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.