At the 2014 IPCPR in Las Vegas, the Padron family unveiled a limited edition humidor designed by Nelson Alfonso who has designed Behike as well as Atabey, Byron and Bandolero stateside via Selected Tobacco. The original humidor which saw a price increase just before shipping was packaged with 50 numbered cigars and gave the owner the ability to refill the cigars at selected times, however the cigars would not be shipped to the consumer directly, […]
La Aurora and Padilla Cigars Reach Amicable Settlement Padilla will change their current logo to avoid any potential consumer confusion with logos used by La Aurora October 5, 2015 – La Aurora, the original factory in the Dominican Republic, and Padilla Cigars have finally signed an amicable agreement in which La Aurora will allow Padilla Cigars to use an alternate version of their current logo, “to reflect a sufficiently abstract version of a lion design […]
Drew Estate Announces New Event-Only Kentucky Fire Cured “Yard Bird” Miami, FL – Drew Estate announces today the release of a new size of their popular Kentucky Fire Cured blend, called “Yard Bird”. The new size will be available exclusively at Drew Estate events, and will be making its first appearance at the second annual Kentucky Barn Smoker, taking place on October 3rd in the Hopkinsville, KY. Attendees of the sold-out event will be the […]
Oettinger Davidoff AG signs Joint Venture agreement for China with Sparkle Roll Group Limited Basel/Switzerland, October 2, 2015. Oettinger Davidoff AG, the worldwide leading manufacturer of premium cigars, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and Sparkle Roll Group Limited, a publicly listed company in Hong Kong (Stock Code: 0970.HK), principally engaged in the distributorships and dealerships of top-tier branded consumer goods, announced today the entering into a Shareholder’s Agreement to form a new Joint Venture Company for […]
The latest creation from Room 101 has a name that reminds me of Saturday morning cartoons from back in the day and it is headed to retailers. According to information sent by Davidoff, the parent company of Room 101, “One small puff for man, one giant cascade of flavor for mankind is what our dear friend and comrade in arms Johnny Tobacconaut seeks to deliver unto you. We escape the day-to-day ether we know so […]
The new Camacho Limited Edition 2015 which is part of the Camacho Brotherhood Series is set to hit the shelves of local tobacconists. Limited to 4,000 boxes and a total of 80 thousand cigars the new Shellback is described as, “Our Brotherhood Series crosses the line from bold to fearless. Initiating a rite of passage that begins at Lat. 0° Ecuador, ending deep in the heart of Nicaragua. Built with uniquely sweet and spicy tobacco wrapped […]
The Last Chance to Try a Historic Cigar It was late in 2009 when at Two Guys Smoke Shop we began preparing for our 25th Anniversary Party. We asked every manufacturer that we were dealing with (in any large capacity) if they wanted to take part in our big event. At Two Guys Smoke Shop’s 25th Silver Anniversary event, we would be giving away a Rolls Royce Silver Spur and 250 4oz pure silver bars […]
The following press release was submitted by Nate McIntyre who has been a sales representative in the cigar industry for many years. In the past he was with House of Emilio and today he serves as a representative for Cubanacan cigars. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2015 Nashville, Tennessee: “After years of both retail Cigar sales, part-time sales, full-time sales, and many thousands of miles of travel across the Southeast and numerous other […]
An Open Letter… If you’re a Candidate for President of the United States The following message was sent from CRA Executive Director Glynn Loope, to each declared candidate for President, in both national parties. If you are a declared candidate for President of the United States, this message is for you. 29 – That’s the magic number. That’s the number of electoral votes represented by Florida, and the path to ‘29’ is with the approximate […]
This year at the 2015 IPCPR in New Orleans when many retailers and manufacturers went to ship products via FedEx they were asked if the packages contained tobacco due to restrictions prohibiting the shipment of tobacco. It turns out this was a precursor for what was about to come. The Cigar Authority has reached out to IPCPR and spoke with Matt Dogali via email where it has been confirmed that starting January 1st, 2016 that […]