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Appropriations Subcommittee Moves To Protect Premium Cigars

International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Applauds U.S. House Effort to Protect Premium Cigar Industry from Onerous Regulation WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies released the draft legislation for FY2017 which included a provision to protect premium cigars from undue FDA regulation. The language states, “SEC. 749. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used […]

April 12, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

The Two Guys Smoke Shop 2016 Firecracker Will Be Made By…

The Tail of THE FIRECRACKER CIGAR Salem, New Hampshire (April 9, 2016) It began on May 19, 2007 at a cigar rolling event at Two Guys Smoke Shop in New Hampshire featuring Jose Don “Pepin” Garcia. David Garofalo, owner and founder of Two Guys Smoke Shop asked Pepin to roll him a short cigar and to put a long pig tail on it. Pepin followed the direction and The Firecracker Cigar was born. Over the […]

April 9, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Black Label Trading Company To Release Morphine 2016

April 6, 2016 — Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce the third release of MORPHINE: Hand crafted in Esteli at Fabrica Oveja Negra. Black Label Trading Co. first released MORPHINE in June, 2014. Followed by the second release in June 2015. MORPHINE is produced by BLTC’s factory, Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli. “Morphine has quickly become a favorite of our customers. I think we can now say its our signature blend. The 2016 […]

April 6, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Elie Bleu & Lotus International Sign Distribution Deal

March 21, 2016. ELIE BLEU S.A. Paris, France has appointed LOTUS INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Warwick, Rhode Island as their exclusive distributor for the United States and Canada. The ELIE BLEU workshop is a luxury manufacturer of humidors, watch winders, jewelry boxes and other wood accessories. ELIE BLEU is regarded as the premier designer and manufacturer of the finest wooden cabinets and boxes in the world. ELIE BLEU produces exclusive pieces for the most famous Parisian jeweler, couture house […]

April 5, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Maya Selva Changes Packaging On Cumpay Line

Maya Selva is a company with 20+ years of rich cigar history. While they have a strong presence in Europe, they have recently begun to establish a foot print in the American market. One of their lines, Cumpay has undergone a transformation with new packaging that has a similarity to the company’s 20th Anniversary packaging. The name Cumpay comes to us from the Native Americans who once inhabited Central America. It’s name translates to “rolled […]

April 5, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

La Aurora 1962 Corojo & La Aurora 1987 Connecticut Ships

LA AURORA 1962 COROJO AND LA AURORA 1987 CONNECTICUT HAS SHIPPED (Miami, Florida) March 5, 2016 – La Aurora is pleased to announce that the La Aurora 1962 Corojo and the La Aurora 1987 Connecticut are now in stores. La Aurora is celebrating their 113 years in existence. These two blends are dedicated to the years in which they began working with the types of wrappers used on each. The La Aurora 1962 features a corojo […]

April 5, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Drew Estate Begins Selling/Distributing Debonaire Cigars

In January it was announced that early in Q2, Drew Estate would begin the sales and distribution of Debonaire cigars. Turns out that press release was slightly misleading as on the last day of Q1, the transition has been completed and effective immediately Drew Estate will handle all logistics associated with the Debonaire brand. This morning Phil Zanghi III, owner of Debonaire Cigars reached out to The Cigar Authority to inform us that the transition of logistics […]

March 31, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Drew Estate Announces Lounge At Home Of Florida Panthers

If you are a hockey fan such as myself you remember the story of Scott Mellanby seeing a rat in the dressing room of the Florida Panthers and using his stick to take a slap shot with the rat. In retrospect, this is a match made in heaven. The incident led to panthers fans throwing toy rats (for the most part) on to the ice when the Panthers scored a goal. The following is the […]

March 30, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Announces Future Releases

As we know, Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust has plans to release a new vitola in the Sobremesa line at IPCPR in Las Vegas. Those plans were made official with a letter to retailers today. According to the email the Elegante en Cedros will be a cedar sleeved 7 x 50 parejo that comes packaged in 13 count boxes. The blend will be a tweaked version of the El Americano and Cervantes Fino. According to Saka, […]

March 29, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

FDA Ruling On Cigars Frozen For Now

The forthcoming Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deeming regulations on cigars have been put to the side for now, say insiders, as there is a temporary freeze on the FDA Ruling close sources tell The Cigar Authority today. The story heard is that the decision for the freeze came immediately following President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba this past Tuesday March 22nd. Cigars are one of the largest exported products from Cuba followed closely behind raw […]

March 25, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

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