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SmokeInn March 2020 Cigar Of The Month Club

From CigarObsession on March 08, 2020 Posted in News

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2020 CA Report: 5 Top Cigar Box Buys for Beginners

From Cigar Advisor on March 06, 2020 Posted in News

You’ve passed cigar boot camp - now it’s time to go all in on your first box. So many choices…so little time. We make it easy with our five first…

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Everyone Will Be Happy in Their Own Way!

From Cigar Journal on March 05, 2020 Posted in News

In a few weeks’ time, Heinrich Villiger is turning 90. He has experienced a great deal – the ups and downs of the cigar industry, a world war, economic miracles,…

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Cigar Journal Spring Issue: Important Shipping information

From Cigar Journal on March 03, 2020 Posted in News

Due to the actual situation with the Corona Virus our shipping of the new Spring Issue in the Asian Pacific region is delayed and will approx. start March 9, 2020.…

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Roy MacLaren Joins El Septimo

From halfwheel on March 03, 2020 Posted in News

Roy MacLaren, a cigar industry veteran, has joined El Septimo Cigars as the company’s executive vice-president. MacLaren is best known for his time at Gurkha, a nearly nine-year run that…

CAA Names Tyler Menzler Director of Legislative Affair

From halfwheel on March 03, 2020 Posted in News

Tyler Menzler is the new director of legislative affairs for the Cigar Association of America (CAA). He most recently served as a congressional policy analyst in the Office of Congressional…

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First CSWC Qualifier of the 2020 Season Ends with Promising Results

From Cigar Journal on March 02, 2020 Posted in News

The first official qualification tournament with the new official Rocky Patel cigar was held in Riga, Latvia on February 29. Many were anxious to see how slow the new cigar…

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Cigar Factory Outlet – The Shapiros | Cigar Friendly: Norwalk, CT

From Cigar Journal on March 02, 2020 Posted in News

The Shapiro family has been in the cigar business for nearly 100 years.

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Weekly News (Mar. 2, 2020)

From halfwheel on March 02, 2020 Posted in News

News Bolívar Belicosos Finos Reserva Cosecha 2016 Announced Colibri Adds Quasar Desktop Humidor Diesel Delirium to Hit Stores in March H. Upmann Super Magnum Slated as Next Colección Habanos Release…

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Padilla Cigars Hires Todd Vance as Director of Sales

From halfwheel on March 02, 2020 Posted in News

Padilla Cigars has hired Todd Vance as the company’s new director of sales, a move confirmed to halfwheel by Ernesto Padilla. Padilla said that a formal announcement is forthcoming, but added…

Cigar Boxes Decoded: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos

From Cigar Advisor on February 28, 2020 Posted in News

Cigar boxes are more than marketing - they are art, just like the cigars inside. But what do the symbols really mean? We asked Liana Fuente to decode the marks,…

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Colibri Adds Quasar Desktop Humidor

From halfwheel on February 28, 2020 Posted in News

Colibri has launched a new, smaller desktop humidor in the company’s signature Quasar design. Designed to hold between 40-45 cigars, the cedar-lined humidor measures 12 x 9 x 4.5 inches…

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STG Reports $1.01 Billion in Revenue for 2019

From halfwheel on February 27, 2020 Posted in News

Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)—parent of General Cigar Co., Cigars International and others—has reported its 2019 fiscal results. The company generated DKK 6.87 billion ($1.01 billion) in revenue with an EBITDA…

NEW BOOK: Great Places To Smoke A Cigar

From Cigar Journal on February 27, 2020 Posted in News

There’s a new cigar book coming. Great Places To Smoke A Cigar is the new bible for the travelling cigar lover;
a reference piece for the epicure who wants to enjoy…

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West Virginia Tobacco Tax Increase Won’t Advance

From halfwheel on February 26, 2020 Posted in News

While the West Virginia Senate passed a bill that would raise the state’s tobacco tax rate on cigars and other tobacco products from 12 percent to 50 percent of the…

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STEAKS, COCKTAILS & CIGARS | NEW JERSEY, CIGAR FRIENDLY

From Cigar Journal on February 26, 2020 Posted in News

Sofia, situated just outside New York City in the heart of Englewood, New Jersey, is an upscale, farm-to-table Italian steakhouse that elevates the cigar experience to a new level.

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Manhattan Beach, Calif. Bans All Tobacco Sales

From halfwheel on February 24, 2020 Posted in News

Manhattan Beach, Calif. has banned the sale of tobacco products within city limits. Effective Jan. 1, 2021, the city will no longer allow retailers to sell tobacco products—including e-cigarettes and…

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Hoyo de Monterrey Primaveras Selected for 2021 Chinese New Year Release

From halfwheel on February 24, 2020 Posted in News

Last year, Habanos S.A. released the Romeo y Julieta 8 Maravillas to celebrate Chinese New Year, now a Hoyo de Monterrey will be used for the 2021 celebration. The Hoyo de…

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UPS Updates WorldShip, Tobacco COD Shipments Still Allowed

From halfwheel on February 24, 2020 Posted in News

Last week, UPS representatives began informing customers that it would no longer be able to ship tobacco products using COD. As it turns out, that will not be the case.…

Montecristo Herederos Celebrates 30 Years of La Casa del Habanos

From halfwheel on February 24, 2020 Posted in News

This year marks both the 85th anniversary of the Montecristo marca and the 30th anniversary of the La Casa del Habano brand. And Habanos S.A. has one cigar to honor…

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Habanos S.A. Announces $531 Million in Revenue for 2019

From halfwheel on February 24, 2020 Posted in News

Corporación Habanos S.A., the worldwide distributor for Cuban cigars, has announced that it generated $531 million in revenue for 2019. While that number is slightly less than the $537 million…

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Weekly News (Feb. 24, 2020)

From halfwheel on February 24, 2020 Posted in News

News El Septimo Launching Gilgamesh Collection Next Month Gran Habano Announces Price Increase My Father Adding Sizes to The Judge and La Opulencia Stacy Thrasher Named President of Cigar Association…

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Bill to Increase Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 25 Dies in Hawaii House

From halfwheel on February 23, 2020 Posted in News

A bill that would have increased the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 21- to 25-years-old has died in the Hawaii House of Representatives. H.B. 2507 would have once…

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Wyoming Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Bill Advances in Senate

From halfwheel on February 21, 2020 Posted in News

A bill that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old in Wyoming is getting some traction, as on Thursday, SF 50 was passed by the Committee…

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Wisconsin Assembly Approves Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Bill

From halfwheel on February 21, 2020 Posted in News

On Thursday, the Wisconsin Assembly gave its approval to a bill that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, e-cigarettes and vaping devices from 18 to 21-years-old, bringing…

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