The development of the Punch Signature began in 2012 when Punch Master Blender Agustin Garcia and his team came across a small batch of Ecuadorian tobacco they wanted to use. Worried they wouldn’t have enough to produce a new line they worked with a grower to cultivate special Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper exclusively for this cigar. According to General Cigar the parent company of Punch, the filler leaves are of the same variety of the original […]
Ocean City, Maryland has finalized a beach smoking ban that will prohibit you from lighting up on the majority of the beach or boardwalk. The new restrictions now require you to stand at the back of the beach near the dunes, or keep within 15 feet of a Boardwalk ashtray. The new law comes with a $500 fine for violators although the rule is expected to be self-policed. The measure was passed into law on […]
Trip to Cuba – Day 3 I got up in plenty of time for breakfast and decided not to go off on my own in this city. I took the opportunity to talk with the waitress a bit because she spoke better English than I did Spanish. She seemed happy and said so… she liked her life in Cuba and the closeness with her family and neighbors. Although she had never been to the United […]
The Avo line underwent a transformation earlier this year with a redesign of the box and label. The blends are said to have remain the same, but having not smoked them in a while they come off as new and worthy of a review. According to the Avo website where they write about the XO, “Avo’s legacy captured in every format, with tobacco aged for at least six years, artistically woven into each cigar. A […]
Hamer + Sickle’s parent company Klin Tobacco announced today some price changes that included a price drop. Moscow City will see a price reduction in excess of 15% to bring it in line with the other brands within their portfolio, while Hammer + Sickle Tradicion, Hermitage, Berlin Wall and Icon will go up roughly 3%. The price changes are effective immediately.
Alec Bradley sent out a new price list this morning, and it reflects some price increases. The Alec Bradley American Classic and Alec Bradley American Sungrown will be going up roughly 4% effective April 1st. In retrospect the Alec Bradley Tempus is seeing a price drop as high as 17% while the Alec Bradley Connecticut is also seeing a price cut effective immediately.
This morning Rocky Patel sent out a letter to retailers informing them of a price increase. The letter reads as follows, “Due to rising costs associated with manufacturing and distributing cigars we are announcing the following price increase on our brands. Effective April 1, 2015, we will be taking a 5% price Increase on our brands.” The price increase does not include All Edge, Rocky Patel Prohibition, Rocky Patel Super Ligero, Rocky Patel Decade Cameroon, Rocky Patel Catch […]
Griffin’s is launching the Special Edition Griffin’s Club Series III, the ideal cigar to enjoy a night out Basel, March 2015 – This Special Edition Griffin’s Club Series III is the last version and completes the Series of three Club Editions. It is created for those who are constantly in search of a modern and entertaining cigar, for those celebrating exciting night outs. With the creation of this popular Robusto format, suited for a memorable nightlife, […]
ROBERTO P. DURAN PREMIUM CIGARS & AZAN TOBACCO GROUP ANNOUNCES ITS PARTNERSHIP WTH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL ERIC PIRAS (Miami, Florida) March 17, 2015— Roberto P. Duran Premium Cigars & Azan Tobacco Group proudly announces its partnership with Eric Piras. Roberto Pelayo Duran continues to make aggressive moves to further expand Roberto P. Duran Premium Cigars. Eric Piras has a high public profile, significant management experience in the tobacco trade and a strong global expertise in sales […]
Day 2 Monday March 9, 2015 I skipped breakfast (that almost never happens) and chose to walk around a little before meeting with the group. “American” and “Cohiba” the Cuban people asked me as apparently I stuck out like a sore thumb. They were not asking for a hand-out or begging for my money, they wanted to sell me something. They had cigars, what locals call “street cigars” made at their homes with either their […]