The past couple of years has seen cigar manufacturers embrace budget priced cigars and now the industry seems to be gearing for a year of more luxury priced releases. DURAN CIGARS TO RELEASE THE “SANTO” CARDENAS EDITION OF THE ROBERTO P. DURAN SIGNATURE SERIES (Miami, Florida) July 8, 2015— Duran Cigars will be unveiling the Limited Edition Roberto P Duran Salomon rolled by Master Roller Crisanto “Santo” Cardenas at the 2015 IPCPR in New Orleans. […]
According to a press release from the organizers of the Chattanooga TweetUp: This year’s Chattanooga Tweet-Up and Cigar Festival line-up just keeps getting better… Noel Rojas, owner of Guayacan Cigars, contacted Burns Tobacconist several weeks ago about creating a special “Tweet-Up Exclusive” cigar. Noel and Burns employee, David Jones, worked together to create this very special blend. It uses Nicaraguan filler and binder, along with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. We are calling this special cigar […]
KILO Returns at 2015 IPCPR What began in 2013 as a test blend marketed at cigar shops in New Mexico, Texas and Maryland, KILO was a labor of love for Barry Stein and was originally made at La Aurora in the Dominican Republic. Originally the Director of Social Media for Miami Cigar & Company he parted ways with them in the spring of 2014 when he relocated to New Hampshire to work for David Garofalo. […]
NAT SHERMAN ANNOUNCES 2015 IPCPR PLANS AND NEW PRODUCT OFFERINGS Famed Tobacconist Celebrates 85th Anniversary with Limited Edition Cigar NEW YORK, NY (July 7, 2015) – Nat Sherman (www.natsherman.com), Tobacconist to the World since 1930, will unveil three new Sterling vitolas and a collection of new namesake ashtrays and humidors at the IPCPR tradeshow, July 17-21 in New Orleans, LA. A nod to the Company’s illustrious past and vision for the future, the limited edition Nat Sherman 85th Anniversary cigar will also be […]
COLIBRI AND ARTURO FUENTE CIGARS ANNOUNCE LIMITED-EDITION SERIES FOR FUENTE FUENTE OPUS X Special cigar lighter project to benefit the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation New York City, July 7, 2015—Colibri Group (www.colibri.com) and Arturo Fuente Cigar Company (www.arturofuente.com) are happy to announce a special project to benefit the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation (https://www.cf-cf.org). Colibri will produce a limited-edition Fuente Fuente Opus X series of the Colibri Astoria triple-flame cigar lighter. ”It was a true pleasure […]
Crux Guild To Be Released in October (Miami, Fla.) – After launching its brand with six different blends in 2014, Crux Cigars is proud to announce it will have three brand new releases in the second half of this year. One of the three brand new lines for Crux Cigars will be the Crux Guild, a complex and rich blend with a mosaic of flavors that will delight your palate. The Guild release is meant to […]
As Pete told us the last time he was on Cigar Authority that one cigar he has a love for outside his brand is Henry Clay and now he has worked with the Altadis blending team to release a collaboration that will be called, “Henry Clay Tattoo.” The cigar made in the Dominican Republic will come in one size, a bundle press Brevas style that will retail for $9.00 and come in 20 count boxes. […]
COLIBRI ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF THE QUASAR Designed in New York City and hand-crafted in California New York City, July 2, 2015—Colibri announces a new limited edition series of the Colibri Quasar cigar humidor. Designed in New York City by Colibri and hand-crafted in California by Daniel Marshall, the Quasar model made its debut at last year’s International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) show and quickly sold out. The visually striking Quasar humidors, inspired […]
While information came out earlier this week about Steve Saka’s return to the cigar industry, The Cigar Authority was able to find information from the Tobacco Retailers Almanac regarding Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. Named after the town the company does business in, Dumbarton Tobacco & Trust is set to showcase at least three brands at the upcoming trade show. According to the almanac this is what we know. Sobremesa: Sobremesa, “over the table” has no precise […]
La Mission du L’Atelier is set to debut at IPCPR 2015 in New Orleans. La Mission is a brand that was inspired by Château La Mission Haut-Brion, a French winery located southeast of Bordeaux in the Pessac-Léognan region. Known for producing full bodied wines with explosive flavor, La Mission became the perfect inspiration for what would be the most full bodied release to date under the L’Atelier brands. La Mission du L’Atelier will use a […]