As we reported on The Cigar Authority Show back on May 2nd; the new Padron will be called Damaso and now official details are beginning to come to light all of which we previously reported. The round cigar is named after Damaso Padron who is the grandfather of Jose Padron, the founder of Padron who in 1890 left the Canary Islands and arrived in Cuba where he would eventually grow tobacco. The cigar will be […]
According to a post from Christian Eiroa the Asylum Ogre Lancero is coming soon and measures 7 x 38. His post, “How is it that I let Mr. Tom Lazuka talk me into these silly 38 x 7 cigars?! I hate making them, I really do. I am convinced Tom Lazuka does it just to get under my skin. So, coming very soon, the OGRE Lancero.” We reached out to Tom Lazuka to find out […]
Earlier this week our own David Garofalo penned an article about the copy cats in the cigar industry, and one could say Rocky Patel is following in the footsteps of Drew Estate which unveiled pipes from Tsuge last year. According to an email sent out to retailers today, Rocky Patel will be introducing several lines of luxury pipes. The limited supply will be showcased at the Rocky Patel Booth at IPCPR. According to the email, […]
Originally part of CLE, Robert Caldwell left to form his own company aptly named Caldwell Cigar Company and until now the cigars were made at the Ventura cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. In their short time of existence the company has outgrown the small factory and needed their own space, and own factory that will see the production still run by Ventura. However, the new factory will be more than triple the size and […]
La Flor Dominicana is raising their prices for the first time in two years, but the change won’t come until August 1st. According to La Flor Dominicana, the increase of 2.5% across all lines comes due to the rising costs in the fight of premium cigar legislation which the company is deeply involved in. A secondary factor is the rising costs of importation and production from their factory in the Dominican Republic.
My old stomping grounds in NYC was sold today to a firm with ties to Altadis and JR Cigars. The following is the email the Fakhir brothers sent to their customers. Dear Cigar Inn Customers, We wanted to share with you some important news about Cigar Inn. A subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, today has acquired The Cigar Inn stores and cigar lounges located at 1016 Second Avenue and 334 East 73rd Street. We […]
Flor de Selva “Toro” Connecticut and Maduro to be Officially Released at the 2015 IPCPR in New Orleans, Louisiana Hollywood, FL – Maya Selva Cigars is proud to announce that we will be adding a “Toro” vitola to our Flor de Selva Connecticut and Maduro lines. Our new Toros will be a classic 6 x 52 size, and will stay true to the Flor de Selva blends.The Connecticut Toro features a Honduran Connecticut wrapper with Honduran binders and fillers, for a […]
New records set for revenue and production in 2014 thanks to strong growth in sales of Davidoff cigars – Strategic investments in Honduras and Nicaragua reinforce “crop-to-shop” strategy – Cautiously optimistic outlook for current year Basel-based Oettinger Davidoff AG, the worldwide leading manufacturer of premium cigars, further consolidated its strong global market position in 2014. With market performance varying from region to region, the company secured above-average growth and thus increased its market shares. Despite […]
At the IPCPR trade show in New Orleans, Casa Fernandez is debuting the Casa Fernandez Miami Aniversario 2015 in two sizes. The cigar which is made in Miami will be available in a 7.5 x 40 box pressed lancero dubbed, “Voleur” and a 5 x 56 Robusto named “L.F. Celines”. The cigars are Nicaraguan puros and feature a Corojo ’99 wrapper from Jalapa. The Lancero will feature a production run of 300 boxes of sixteen cigars while […]
The barrel aged cigar craze is showing no signs of slowing down as Joya de Nicaragua is set to release their take on the cigar at the end of the month with the limited edition Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Reserva Especial. The small batch production cigar is slated for a release of 500 boxes a month according to a report in Cigar Insider. The soft box pressed cigars are due to be released in […]