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)
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• 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 handle the editing of our written content, the majority of the technical aspects of the site and work with the rest of our staff on content management, business development and more. I’ve lived in most corners of the country and now entering my second stint in Dallas, Texas. I enjoy boxing, headphones, the Le Mans 24-hour, wearing sweatshirts year-round and gyros. echte liebe.