The cigar I have been most looking forward to smoking since hearing about it just before the IPCPR Trade Show is the Aging Room Bin No. 1. Made by Rafael Nodal, the Aging Room is a line of cigars that has gotten a lot of deserved notoriety lately. This past year they had the No. 1 available cigar in the USA according to Cigar Aficionado. Well they have arrived at my home shop, and site sponsor 2guyscigars.com […]
Gabriel Alvarez Announced as U.S. Director of Sales for Maya Selva Cigars MIAMI, FL — August 26, 2014 — Maya Selva Cigars is pleased to announce that effective September 1st, 2014, Gabriel Alvarez will be joining our team as Director of Sales in the United States. Gabriel Alvarez originally served as the Operations Manager for Kuuts, LLC, where he handled day-to-day operations for the company, including (amongst various other responsibilities) social media, marketing, brand development, logistics, […]
The Connecticut-based cigar company “Connecticut Valley Tobacconist” has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against La Flor Dominicana. The plaintiff (Connecticut Valley Tobacconist) has also filed suit against Harry’s Smoke Shop, a cigar shop that carries both brands in Philadelphia. The plaintiffs are seeking the destruction of infringing products, plus compensatory and punitive damages The complaint states that the plaintiff created the Mysterioso brand of […]
Introduced at IPCPR 2014 in Las Vegas, the Insidious by Asylum has begun to ship to retailers. The cigars come in 5 sizes and all of them come in at under $5.00. The sizes are 5 x 50, 6 x 52, 7 x 48 and 7 x 64. They are made in Honduras at a factory owned by Christina Eiroa and are distributed by Fabricas Unidas the parent company of CLE. Cigar: Insidious by Asylym Size: Robusto (5 x […]
One of the great things about 2GuysCigars.com is that we are an authorized Davidoff retailer. We get all the new Davidoff items, such as the Davidoff Art Edition and this is enough to make any fan of Davidoff such as myself, giddy. The Art Edition from Davidoff features custom boxes created by artist Quisqueya Henríquez who explains in a video about the inspiration that led to the beautiful works of art. There are two versions […]
This week we light up the Davidoff Golden Band Award Cigar and Debonaire Maduro Cigar. Barry weighs in with his news, reviews, and whats new on the self along with the rest of the Tom Foolery that ensues! Davidoff Golden Band Awards 2014 Cigar Events New Cigars Debonaire with Chuck Morrison Inside the Asylum Tweets of the Week Old Fart Freddy Cigar News Download Direct from PodBean or iTunes.
While we all know that the IPCPR Convention will be in New Orleans in 2015, and that it is widely believed that in 2016 it will return to Las Vegas the door has been opened for the convention to head back to Chicago. A new law would allow the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont (Just outside of Chicago) to hold a tobacco trade show. The Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn signed the law […]
Norteno is the newest project by Drew Estate and the first with Willy Herrera as the master blender. The cigar is a follow-up to the Herrera Esteli which was the first cigar blended by Willy Herrera for Drew Estate. The cigar comes in 10 count boxes in 6 different sizes all of which are box pressed and none bigger then a 54 ring gauge. The name of the cigar is a term for people from […]
A lot of people have reached out to me and asked now that the commenting period is over, what comes next in regards to FDA regulations? Well according to an article posted by the Executive Director of CSPnet.com a website for connivence stores, the following happens. After the dust settled from the public commenting period, a total of 82,000 comments were received. The comment period was Step 6 in a nine-step process. The law requires the FDA to […]
Reaching into my humidor of new releases, I pulled out the EP Carrillo La Historia. The cigar was introduced at the 2014 IPCPR and comes in 3 sizes. The box pressed cigar is offered in El Senador (5 3/8 x 52), Doña Elena (6 1/8 x 50) and E-III (6 7/8 x 54). It is the first box pressed cigar offered by EP Carrillo. Cigar: EP Carrillo La Historia Size: Dona Elena (6 1/8 x 50) Wrapper: San Andreas Binder: Ecuador Sumatra Filler: Dominican, […]